Applying for jobs is filthy...Mike Rowe has nothing on me

Oh hey, thanks to the three people who've spoken up on my poll. And thanks for no one clicking "never."
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Riddle me this: why do some organizations have overly redundant job application processes? (Is there even such a thing as "sufficiently redundant"?) I'm already sending you a tailored cover letter, resume, and references, all as attachments at the end of your unnecessary electronic application; why do I need to fill out THE SAME EXACT INFORMATION beforehand? It's even worse at temp./staffing agencies: fill out an application (complete with work history, references, and "what are a couple stories that exemplify the type of worker you are" questions) send a resume, then bring in a copy of the same resume so that the recruiter can verbally ask you the same questions you answer on the application. (I'm talking to you, Beacon Hill Staffing Group and [not-so-]Personal Staffing Group. You're welcome for the undeserved plugs.)

Then again, it's probably so clowns like me just see it and give up halfway through. Joke's on you--I'm still applying! Enjoy reading the same information twice! Eat that, Winchester Hospital Developmental Office! Er...and by "eat that," I mean "please consider me for the position in question." kthx.

Dr. Resume or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and...wait, I'm still worried.

New blog for new ideas. Or new lamentations. Or whatever.

Today I found a myriad of jobs. Tonight I'll write. Tomorrow I'll apply for said jobs. Tomorrow night I'll write. This'll keep up until I get a job. For best results, rinse and repeat.

I might post the jobs for which I'm applying and maybe any rejections that float my way, if for no other reason than to criticize them. You say "bitter," I say "potentially entertaining."

Just to throw some facts to my yet-to-be-interested [lack of] readers:
*On average I apply to 15-20 jobs every night, all more or less in the Boston area (I'm trying to stay in the area for at least a year).
*These jobs are usually in the nonprofit sector or with start-ups.
*Common job titles: "Development Associate," "Volunteer Recruitment Specialist," "Project/Program Coordinator."
*I receive on average one rejection letter, phone call, and/or e-mail every day.
*Since I've been sending these applications out at this rate for about two months, the chance I have of a company even giving me the courtesy "thanks, but no thanks" is 5%.
*I've had three phone interviews, seven face-to-face interviews, and have been asked back for a second round of interviewing once. Still waiting to hear back from that one.
*I have a Masters degree in English from Boston College. I'm still not sure if "Masters" should be apostrophized or not. Also, according to the blog's spell-check, I do not know how to spell "apostrophized."
*I currently teach part-time at a local college. My contract is up at the end of July.
*For my 26th birthday (on Tuesday, 7/27!), my Mom's insurance company is giving me the gift of freedom. I.e., they're dropping me.

My cynicism of the job market is tempered by my [usually] positive outlook, humor, and self-deprecation. We'll see how that works here! (I'll apologize ahead of time: that won't be the last exclamation point you see. Gross, I know.)

M