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I wish I could put this in a cover letter
The cover letter is the hardest part of the job application process. How many people actually learned to write a good cover letter before applying? I didn’t know until actually applying for jobs that wanted cover letters, despite noticing a … Continue reading
Don’t apply if you’re unemployed. What is this, a cruel joke?
The Room for Debate blog at the New York Times has a post asking if any job is better than no job. Naturally, opinions varied across the board: people need money so they can pay the bills, graduate school will … Continue reading
Some depressing statistics from my job search
In another fit of unemployment, I inventoried my inboxes: my main inbox, the one mentioned on my contact form, and another inbox that I use to pretend that I’m an adult. There is no mention of sushi or writing in … Continue reading
Some job hunt laughs
When you’re looking for jobs, you usually don’t want to go to the same place where people look for sex. This means Facebook is out too, but LinkedIn is still in (for now). Still, today I hit up Craigslist just … Continue reading
Those job descriptions really do look the same.
I am woefully unemployed. Outside of the time spent at my (unpaid) internship, a good chunk of my time is spent applying to jobs and grumbling at the job crunch the new graduates like me find themselves in. Jobs that … Continue reading