Thanksgiving was very different for me this year. I want to say less stressful as I remember last year’s Thanksgiving and how I was desperately writing my thesis however, truthfully it’s not. I still slept poorly, plagued by anxious thoughts about “all the work I have to do.” I still enjoyed eating delicious food because [...]
Archive for the ‘The Job Search’ Category
How Thanksgiving Differs For a Graduate
Posted in Post-Graduate Life, Sociological Thoughts, The Job Search, The Working World, tagged Bates College, MTV, Post-Graduate Life, thanksgiving, the city, The Job Search on December 3, 2009 | Comments Off
Wait, Bragging Can Help You Get Ahead?
Posted in Post-Graduate Life, Sociological Thoughts, The Job Search, tagged Bates College, bragging, feminist backlash, gender, interview tips, Peggy Klaus, Roger Ailes, Ronald Regan, the ERA, The Job Search, The Wire on November 19, 2009 | Comments Off
With all the cover letters I’m writing and all the times I’d rather forget where I stammered through an explanation of what I was interested in career-wise and why, I’ve come to the realization that I need to learn how to brag. I have been having a supremely difficult time talking up my accomplishments and [...]
The First In-Person Interview: Embody Your Cover Letter
Posted in Post-Graduate Life, The Job Search, The Working World, tagged Bates College, both/and, cover letter, how to ace an in-person interview, In-person interview, interview tips on November 15, 2009 | Comments Off
This past Friday I had an interview for a position in which I am extremely interested. To prepare myself the morning of, I woke up, did yoga, got dressed, made breakfast, and scoured a few of my favorite blogs for interview tips and inspiration. In my early morning research on interviews, I came [...]
Discovering My Brand: Tips for a Successful Blog
Posted in Post-Graduate Life, The Job Search, blogging, tagged Bates College, blogging, blogging tips, branding, cats, how to make a successful blog, job application tips, job search, Post-Graduate Life on November 9, 2009 | Comments Off
As a recent college graduate, I believe my blog to be quite valuable when it comes to job application materials. Rather than hiding it from potential employers because I’m afraid they’ll dislike me from my writing, I’m putting it out there and making it a key piece of my employment persona. This blog can help [...]
Revamping the Resume- A Guide
Posted in Bates Opportunities, Post-Graduate Life, The Job Search, tagged Bates College, herd mentality, Nietzsche, office of career services, resume writing, self promotion, The Job Search on November 1, 2009 | Comments Off
Recently I made the decision that I needed to revamp my resume after reading the advice provided by a few blogs and career books. Apparently, my resume wasn’t doing enough bragging. I read that recruiters usually only take about 10 seconds to look at a resume and if they don’t see anything that catches their [...]
Paper-cuts Are Not a Skill But Working a Job You Hate Is
Posted in Post-Graduate Life, The Job Search, tagged Bates College, Blockbuster, healthcare, job search, Kindergarten Cop, loan processing, Microsoft Outlook, paper-cuts, Penelope Trunk, post-grad life, resume writing on October 29, 2009 | Comments Off
I cannot stress enough how every job matters. I type this statement earnestly with my left finger aching with each touch of my laptop keys. I washed my hair tonight using only three fingers on each hand. Last night I nearly cried as I put lotion on my face. I have about 7-10 paper-cuts on [...]
Existence Overhaul Part 3- Get off the couch: What I wish I had known in college that I am trying to do now to make-up for lost time.
Posted in Life After Bates, Post-Graduate Life, The Job Search, tagged Back to the Future, Bates College, bodhisattva, career search, Career Services, cover letter writing, networking, resume writing, Terminator 2, The Job Search on October 1, 2009 | Comments Off
So I had coffee with a dear friend the other day who (gasp) is still in college. As she was talking with me about how she felt concerning her studies and that she really likes to put 100% of herself into each task that she tackles I found myself actually interrupting her and saying, “You’ve [...]
When “Work” No Longer Means Paper Writing
Posted in Post-Graduate Life, Random Thoughts, The Job Search, tagged Bates College, post-graduation, The Job Search, interviewing, Boston University, food court, Ray-ban, gladiator sandals, Back to school, Matt and Kim, Old Commons, hipster on September 21, 2009 | Comments Off
I had an interview at BU earlier this week for a position in their Educational Resource Center. The interview took place in their student union (something that is a mystery to me for there is no office “student union” at Bates). A few things I noted about the space: 1) there were Bank of America [...]
Existence Overhaul Part 2: Hitting the Books
Posted in Bates Opportunities, Life After Bates, Post-Graduate Life, The Job Search, tagged alumni/ae networks, Bates College, Bill Nye, career path, Don Draper, Existence Overhaul, job search, job search tips, networking, office of career services, Post-Graduate Life, post-graduation, The Jungle, unemployment on September 13, 2009 | Comments Off
If you’re anything like me, thinking about the career path you want to pursue as a post-grad is an intensely difficult question. I left Bates with quite a few passions and a lot of knowledge on a lot of different subjects (bless the liberal arts education) however, I did not leave with any specific dream [...]
