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Hello, loyal readers. I have, once again, taken a little hiatus from the blogging world. But now I’m here to share the experiences I’ve had with you because-dare I say it?-my life is slightly more under control. I know, just saying that is tempting fate. But I think even fate would say “this chick could […]
July 28, 2011
When you make it to the interview stage, it’s easy to look ahead and say, “What is there to prepare? We’re just talking about me.” However, I’ve recently learned first-hand the importance of making a great impression during that sit-down chat. I had an interview last week. I prepped my elevator speech, reviewed my experience, […]
July 21, 2011
From personal experience, I have found that there are two major frustrations that rear their ugly heads during the job search process. 1. Rejections 2. Waiting We’ve already addressed rejections in earlier posts. Summary: rejections happen. They do not indicate that you are a bad person, only that there is still more work to be done. […]
July 15, 2011
I like to have fun. And being unemployed does not mean fun is out of the picture. You don’t have to sit around and mope all day. Actually, I strongly encourage fun, because job searching without fun breaks will inevitably make you very, very cranky (no one likes to interview a cranky person) and computer […]
July 12, 2011
Dear readers, I am coming off of quite the wedding weekend. One bachelorette and bridal shower later, I’ve found myself thinking about the complicated art of wedding attendance. The last actual wedding I attended, I think I was 5 years old. All I had to do was show up, look cute, and tear up the […]
July 5, 2011
I spent a significant portion of June attending or having graduation parties. Oddly enough, graduations tend to bring up questions like, “what do you want to do?” At first, I would get frustrated…and maybe a little annoyed…when people would ask me about where my life was going. In retrospect, I think it was because I […]
June 30, 2011
First semester of senior year, I looked at my calendar and thought, “I should probably look for a job.” Then I went to bake some cookies. Second semester of senior year, I looked at my calendar and thought, “Shoot. I should really find a job.” So, I signed on the internet and poked around. It […]
October 7, 2011
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