The worst part of job hunting is sifting through all those crap jobs in the worst parts of town. By the time I finally find the right ones I'm totally exhausted and ready for happy hour again. Who's with me on this? I was a bit skeptical after downloading the new Job Compass app for iPhone until I finally took it for a typical half-ass test drive.
This app uses iPhone's locator to hone in on your miserably unemployed position on the map and then it gives you the option to job search inside a 5 mile or even a 100 mile radius. The great news is that Job Compass still performs even if you have a sweet gig but you're buying into the delusion that the grass is greener somewhere else. Too bad there's not a "get over yourself" button included.
Most importantly, this app is a mad slackers dream. It does the heavy lifting for you but still makes you feel like you're job hunting at warp speed. I searched for an Accountant job in the Seattle area with one finger and 288 results popped up faster than Wal-Mart bargain tramplers on Black Friday.
The numbered tags allow you to focus on results in the part of town where you want to work. Simply tap on one of the job tags and a full description is delivered in plain view ready to email to yourself. You can also view the jobs in a list if you admire stuff in a row. This app works perfectly for any city you're in with your iPhone glued to your palm. The app supposedly searches over 2 million jobs. Which becomes a constant reminder that you're just not trying hard enough to land even one.
Job Compass is a brilliant app that has arrived for iPhone in time to make a lot of unemployed Americans drool with joy. Even if some of them are only lazy ass clowns playing hack journalist for a failed iPhone blog.
This app is currently on sale for $.99 until December 24th because the developers don't want to get real jobs. That's what will happen if they charge too much and nobody buys in. I think it's worth three times that price, just for the pleasure of watching you do something mildly productive with your day. Because no one's paying you for hosting those weekly wine tasting parties dressed up like Hugh Hefner.
Download Job Compass and find a friggin job loser!
[Job Compass Website]
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