Been going over resumes today at work for the position of one of my assistants. Bizarre thing to do. I feel very strange holding the potential future of people's lives in my hands. I keep thinking of whether these people have food to eat, children to feed, rent to pay, etc. It's hard to feel burdened with those thoughts.

It also becomes glaringly obvious that some people have no idea how to respond to an advertisement. First of all, who sends in a resume without a cover letter? Secondly, why would anyone completely misspell words on their materials? Or write sentences that have no verb? After a while I ended up looking for the wrong things-- like people who could help me in my personal life. Now that's not what you think. I mean, like, one woman was a certified massage therapist. Another was a Spanish tutor. And another provided individual financial counseling. And then there were the obviously gay male resumes.... hmmm, I wonder.... Well, you get the idea. Anyhoo, I have about 100 resumes to go through. A lot from internet/tech companies, as one would assume. What to do, what to do.