- UP: I went to the career fair, spoke with several interesting companies. And in the “it’s a small world category” one of the frat brothers was recruiting.
- DOWN: Frat brother could get me a plant manager/engineer job, but he warned I would be severely underpaid.
- UP: I scheduled an interview with the US patent office.
- DOWN: They prefer candidates with lower grades and low ambition.
- UP: I can be paid well enough to become ambitionless.
- DOWN: I saw a string of about 8 cars make illegal left turns and I didn’t get to hit any of them.
- UP: I sold a used book for $75.
- DOWN: On the way to the post office to ship the book, my pen leaked all over my nice shirt. I have to spend $35 on a new shirt.
- UP: I will still have $40 leftover for beer.
9/21/2006
olivier blanchard Says:
You may not be pasty enough to work at the PO. It takes years to develop the right fluorescent hue to really look the part.
Oh, and you have to speak pretty quietly and in a perfectly monotone voice. Those are deal-breakers right there.
If you have not already heard this advice, I would suggest that in your job search, you find someone already in the field you are looking at (preferably someone you know or a friend of someone you know) and get them to help you. With any luck, that person might help you find a position within the company he or she works at. Networking can be surprisingly effective.