“According to the averages, you should apply to at least 5 jobs a day, and then maybe you would get a job at the end of three month…” – was nagging my step-mother. Really? You think so … hmm.. Interesting how she seems to believe in the statistics, but not in the basic concepts behind them.

I already did the statistical approach to applications once, when I applied to 18 different universities and ended up in the one that I applied to last. Not because I didn’t get into another ones, but because the last one was always the first choice among 16/18 schools on the list.

Now, 3 months is an ‘average’ statistic, which means some people out there spend 16 month, and some people spend 16 days waiting to get a job. So why the f_ck should I play safe and apply to all the jobs posted, left, right and centre? Sure I could waste my energy sending resumes to a bagillion of companies simply because I can, or I could approach this efficiently and only apply to places where I see myself being employed. Kind of makes sense, doesn’t it?

If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you? I wouldn’t unless there was a flaming truck speeding my way and about to run me over. Just like that, why should I do the ‘average’ amount of useless work, just to get the ‘average’ outcome. Gosh I hate it when people don’t make any sense!