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Neglect Abound
I said I wouldn’t neglect this blog when I got to D.C. and that I was going to turn its purpose into blogging about my time here….but right now I’m extremely stressed about internship issues and I will have to put this thing off until I find something. I will say that the one thing [...]
Growing Up Will Lead to Changes Here
The market and inability to find a job has slapped me and many others in the face. Some have already adjusted, others are resisting the inevitable, and I truly believe that I’ve been sitting in the middle of either end of the spectrum since the beginning of my final semester. On one end, I knew [...]
A Frustrating Process and Revelations of the Work Force
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 [...]
iPads Make Me Slack
I’m on a bit of a mini vacation so I went back into not posting for a little bit. The first part involved going to Raleigh, NC for about 4 days to see the town, decide if I want to move there, and also attend WordCamp Raleigh on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday I did not [...]
Phone Interview Number 2
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 [...]
Finally Found a Direction?
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 [...]