Latest job shenanigans
It's been a while since I've given a bona fide job update. In no particular order, here are the latest developments:
-I never heard back from Newsweek. Big surprise. Big waste of time and energy. But I'm not saying "I told you so." I'm greatful to all those who encouraged me to go through with it.
-The whole Miltonsprogeny "personal assistant" affair has been incredibly infuriating. It looks like last week's enigmatic phone call is the last I'll ever hear about it. I guess my public secondary school education and mid-3's GPA weren't up to snuff for the illustrious anonymous professor/writer. What's sad is that the whole thing is really just par for the course. I have still never heard back from the Food & Wine editor I interviewed with, even after scads of emails (in case you missed it, in November I went into New York to interview for an editorial assistant position and never heard back from them one way or the other). And then there are all of those applications that have never even been acknowledged. Not to sound shrill, but the intensity of the disregard that I've been shown over these past few months is often overwhelming. Nothing in my life has prepared me for this. It flat out sucks.
-I applied to a "copyediting assistant" position with Time Warner Books in Boston. I'd obviously love to land this job, and I took a lot of time crafting a cover letter. But I'm sure it'll be just another exercise in futility.
-My father is trying desperately to "be helpful" to me in my job search. He's enlisted his girlfriend to ferret out job opportunities at her company (Otis Elevator). If only there were some tactful way to say "leave me alone."
-Other than the Time Warner and Kaplan jobs, this week has been a total wash in terms of applications. I dawdled on Monday, on Tuesday a lunch date turned into a whole-day affair, Wednesday was tire day, and Thursday was dedicated to getting my college boxes sorted and laundering two months worth of clothing that had accumulated on my bedroom floor. I've got five jobs on the docket but I've already got plans to see a movie on Friday afternoon. My hopes are high but my expectations are low.
-I'm considering applying to summer programs in creative writing. The University of Iowa has one, and I'm sure I can sleuth out a couple more. Then in autumn I think I'll probably apply to a mix of writing programs and (gulp) law schools. Mom thought that was a good idea. "See where the chips fall," she said.
That's enough for one update, methinks. It's bedtime now, and I might have a busy day tomorrow.
-I never heard back from Newsweek. Big surprise. Big waste of time and energy. But I'm not saying "I told you so." I'm greatful to all those who encouraged me to go through with it.
-The whole Miltonsprogeny "personal assistant" affair has been incredibly infuriating. It looks like last week's enigmatic phone call is the last I'll ever hear about it. I guess my public secondary school education and mid-3's GPA weren't up to snuff for the illustrious anonymous professor/writer. What's sad is that the whole thing is really just par for the course. I have still never heard back from the Food & Wine editor I interviewed with, even after scads of emails (in case you missed it, in November I went into New York to interview for an editorial assistant position and never heard back from them one way or the other). And then there are all of those applications that have never even been acknowledged. Not to sound shrill, but the intensity of the disregard that I've been shown over these past few months is often overwhelming. Nothing in my life has prepared me for this. It flat out sucks.
-I applied to a "copyediting assistant" position with Time Warner Books in Boston. I'd obviously love to land this job, and I took a lot of time crafting a cover letter. But I'm sure it'll be just another exercise in futility.
-My father is trying desperately to "be helpful" to me in my job search. He's enlisted his girlfriend to ferret out job opportunities at her company (Otis Elevator). If only there were some tactful way to say "leave me alone."
-Other than the Time Warner and Kaplan jobs, this week has been a total wash in terms of applications. I dawdled on Monday, on Tuesday a lunch date turned into a whole-day affair, Wednesday was tire day, and Thursday was dedicated to getting my college boxes sorted and laundering two months worth of clothing that had accumulated on my bedroom floor. I've got five jobs on the docket but I've already got plans to see a movie on Friday afternoon. My hopes are high but my expectations are low.
-I'm considering applying to summer programs in creative writing. The University of Iowa has one, and I'm sure I can sleuth out a couple more. Then in autumn I think I'll probably apply to a mix of writing programs and (gulp) law schools. Mom thought that was a good idea. "See where the chips fall," she said.
That's enough for one update, methinks. It's bedtime now, and I might have a busy day tomorrow.
posted by temporarily unemployed at 01:16
1 Comments:
kaplan! post about kaplan!
PS
when did you graduate from high school, exactly?
~C
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