How Do You Get a Job as a Crossdressing Administrative Assitant?

[Alissa]

I always go to job interviews and Job Fairs as a man, only went to one Job Fair as an exception for Secret Service work.

You are commenting on a job ad that I just replied to today... It's a throwaway jobs that doesn't pay well so that's why I said the heck with it and wrote my cover letter that way. I don't care if it gets tossed a $12 / hr job is insulting pay only good enough for a fresh college grad.

The longer you remain unemployed by not taking something... anything to close the nearly four year work history gap, the lower the value of your work. Pretty soon, you will fall behind those recent graduates just because of technology advances in the technical field. I don't think your are in the position to turn down any work even remotely close to your field. what looks better on a resume, 4 years taking a check from the government or 4 years doing work even close to your field for lower pay?

[PretzelGirl]

I don't care if the job I posted paid $3 an hour. If I state the job requirements and you come back stating your terms of employment, you don't make the first cut. Someone may be able to get away with demands when it is a high pay, specialized job and you have a background that makes you highly desirable. But the fact is the lower paying jobs are more of a commodity. You just can't make any demands.

[CDTracey2U]

I hate to sound negative, but is that cover letter for real? I know after 4 yrs it has to be hard to stay positive and upbeat, but as many have already said, that letter got tossed way before the CDing part.

[KerryLynn]

I work in a call center and have been given the ok to dress how I like within the bounds of the dress code. My recommendation would be to get the job first then find out if you can dress how you like. It is much better to be employed and dressed like a man than unemployed in any condition. Thankfully I'm in a state that gender identity is protected within the work environment.
Good luck
Kerry

[lingerieLiz]

Resumes get about 10 seconds to be read if that. I've worked and hired for corporations. Only had about 30 technical writers at one time. Your attitude needs readjustment. Unless your old bosses are calling you with offers you need to demonstrate that you still have what it takes.

[Voulez-Vous]

It's a throwaway jobs that doesn't pay well so that's why I said the heck with it and wrote my cover letter that way. I don't care if it gets tossed a $12 / hr job is insulting pay only good enough for a fresh college grad.

IMHO, $12 an hr is better than nothing, and that's where you are now, RIGHT?
Honestly, You may need to re-adjust your standards and attitude a bit.
Here's my observation: You're frustrated and may have too much time on your hands from being unemployed and have allowed your CD interests to drift over into your job search, which you never should have done. Put the CD-ing on the shelf and forget about it for awhile. Your job right now should be finding a job as a male. Period.

[Nicole Erin]

Am I the only one on the forum who STILL laughs about the whole "Applying en femme for secret service" thing?

[Babeba]

I can tell right away that you were not serious about that job. Would you like to know how? I believe it was the fact that your second sentence was a fragment.

What I can't figure out is if you knew you were not serious about it, because you flipped from being crass and sarcastic to almost hopeful.

I agree with others that if I were in your shoes, getting a job, any job, would come first to me and then gender expression would be second.

[VeronicaMoonlit]

Am I the only one on the forum who STILL laughs about the whole "Applying en femme for secret service" thing?

The only laugh I do is a nervous tittering, because I've been around these boards long enough to know that:

1. Kate suffers from mental health issues.
2. Those issues caused her to lose a nice job.
3. She was once in a "supported environment" though I don't know if that was either an institution or a group home. I think she needs to be in one now, if she isn't.
4. She has been on powerful anti-psychotics.

Around here, I'd guess she'd be in a group home of some sort, but even though the places that run them mean well, they don't really know how to deal with GLBT issues in the clients. (one problem is that there are often guardians involved and they have their own ideas)

So, though I sometimes just want to confront Kate with reality, her issues just make me sad.

Veronica