Entries from July 2007

July 25, 2007

Divine Intervention

It seems the gods of irony took a break today. I was offered a paid position at the paper i’ve been interning at. Does this mean my disdain for the job hunt or memories of bad interviewing experiences will fade? Not really. I’ll keep it all in mind, and definitely be able to relate to [...]

July 24, 2007

I’m on Borrowed Time

the last post was pitiful….
Some recent happenings have got me pondering the meaning of a JOB. Sociologists would argue that a job is defined by paramaters which, in one aspect or another, include some sort of material compensation, aka a salary. A career, however, as my sister would rightfully argue, entails the act of doing [...]

July 21, 2007

It Bugs When…

A recent comment got me thinking (and it was good, I agree). I can’t stand it when people think you’re involuntarily employed for a REASON. I don’t quite understand how someone would think someone else is unemployed by choice. In the recent interviews i’ve had, the question often comes up, because it has been a [...]