It has come to my attention that the post-graduate experience has been a subject of hit-movies for a few decades now, think about The Graduate, Saint Elmo’s Fire, Reality Bites, and the movie Post-Grad which is in theaters now. What’s so interesting to me about these films is that they are about me. Well “me”- [...]
Archive for August, 2009
I’m Of the Stuff Movies Are Made!
Posted in Life After Bates, The Job Search, tagged Bates College, Demi Moore, Dennis Hoffman, job search, Point Blank, post-grad on August 31, 2009 | Comments Off
What Archives Can Tell You About Your Own Life
Posted in Life After Bates, Random Thoughts, tagged archives, Bates College, Cambridge, Civil War, Massachusetts, personal papers on August 31, 2009 | Comments Off
So, to fill some of my free time I’ve decided to volunteer for a local historical society, processing their archival collections. Now there are some benefits to this work at this point in my life, especially during the summer months. Firstly, I am not thinking about jobs or the economy, instead I am thinking about [...]
A New Way To Green America
Posted in Life After Bates, Random Thoughts, tagged Bates College, environmental justice, greening, recycle, reuse, Tupperware on August 26, 2009 | Comments Off
Cleaning up after dinner last night my boyfriend turned to me with the piece of tinfoil I used to cover the marinating chicken that day. “Should I toss this?” he asked me. I thought about it. We had just spent $7 on that generic roll of tinfoil and I was hoping it would last a [...]
Too Much NPR
Posted in Life After Bates, tagged Bates College, graduation, job search, NPR, post-grad life, radio on August 17, 2009 | Comments Off
I cannot tell you how many times I have had various adults tell me that the job search itself is “a full time job.” Though one could call this line trite and it tires me to hear it, I can tell you it’s not that far off base. Some of you may recall my blog [...]
I’m Not a Student Anymore
Posted in Life After Bates, tagged apartment hunting, Bates College, Boston, graduation, moving, student life on August 17, 2009 | Comments Off
I walked right out of college and into a new existence. This is one of the reasons that I haven’t posted in a good two months- I barely know where I am more or less know something witty and engaging in which to write about. I am no longer writing about my life as a [...]
Existence Overhaul: Part I (The Explanation)
Posted in Life After Bates, Random Thoughts, The Job Search, tagged Bates College, career search, Existence Overhaul, graduation, job search, job search tips, post-grad on August 17, 2009 | Comments Off
As a recent college graduate I’ve only just discovered what career fields I think I might want to get involved with for my first job post-college. This has been a long-winded process with many minor mistakes, personal freak-outs, and set-backs along the way. It took me applying to a few jobs with mediocre cover letters [...]
