What's a Ghost job? As our good friend put it, it's a job that's not a part of your bigger career aspirations, but one that will certainly tie you over and cover the bills for now. It's the job you took with the intent of leaving when the job market picks up again, whenever it picks up again. Most importantly, it's also the job that stays off the resume.
They explain why they're discussing this topic:
Our hope in writing this Ghost Job blog is that we bring attention to the reality that many people are facing today so that hiring managers and organizations will acknowledge and welcome resumes with jobs that may seem out of place. This would acknowledge the character building that such an experience requires from a person.
An astute commenter replies:
I used to be in operations for RJR Nabisco: Oreo Division. Not a single Oreo would come off the line w/o me personally licking the cream filling to make sure it lived up to our customers high Oreo standards. However, the strain of licking 1200 creamy fillings an hour (that's what she said!) and the Bush-driven economy have conspired to leave me unemployed.I have since moved to Woakyland to try my hand at flamboasting and slumlawding! No need to wish me luck, my medium-large sized pimp skills are proving more than sufficient to insure that this brotha never need holla back.Onward and upward, or, as they say in my hood, "Tally ho, bitch!"
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