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A Frustrating Process and Revelations of the Work Force

By Chris Smith on June 14, 2010

Lately the job hunting process has become far more frustrating, disheartening and depressing. On Friday I received an automated email from the first company (agency) I interviewed with saying I had been disqualified for not having the requirements necessary (specifically my GPA). It represents a fundamental flaw in the governmental hiring process though. The application [...]

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Phone Interview Number 2

By Chris Smith on May 19, 2010

I had phone interview number two today. It went pretty well but I still feel as if I’m only marginally better at the phone interview style. I prefer face to face and there’s some amount of disconnect if I’m trying to sell myself based on voice, cadence and what I can actually say in a [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged Job Search, Jobless, Jobs, Life, Phone Interview, Recent Grad, Sales, Student | 1 Response

Finally Found a Direction?

By Chris Smith on May 17, 2010

NO LONGER LOOKING FOR WORK. I DIDN’T FIND A JOB BUT FOUND A NEW DIRECTION WHICH INVOLVES MORE SCHOOLING AND INTERNSHIPS. As I walked across the stage on Saturday, May 16th, during the graduation for History majors at Virginia Tech, I couldn’t have been happier. I was receiving a bachelors degree from one of the [...]

Posted in Blog | Tagged Career, Graduation, Help, Job Search, Jobs, Resume, Virginia Tech | 1 Response

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