Had an interview yesterday to become an independent contractor for an at home tutoring company, and I got the job! The lady thought I was wonderful and the interview lasted half the time she says it normally does. She also didn't make me do the extra interview tests I was supposed to because she liked my mock tutoring session so much. So basically ( Read more... )

I have the day off for the first time in eight days (not complaining too much as I only have one week left of work at my part-time place anyway), but for once I'm trying to be super-productive on my day off ( Read more... )

22 applications. 10 outcomes still unknown. 9 official rejections. 2 application closing date not yet past. 1 position not being filled at this time.

I am registered with a publishing recruitment agency now, but I'm not too hopeful about that.

As culf says, it only takes one, so I'll just keep plugging away and maybe something will come up. My managers ( Read more... )

In one month, I've applied to 17 jobs and 2 official rejections. In another week or so, I'll be able to know for certain if another handful are also official rejections. On Tuesday, I'm meeting with a publishing recruitment agency ( Read more... )

What is up with that? I bought packs of actual bath salts from Wal-Mart to bring back to London with me, so I could, you know, have nice, relaxing baths, and was afraid customs was going to arrest me for possession.

Anyway, did not realize I haven't posted since June, so here it goes!

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This week marked the start of a three week Easter break for uni. Yay! After nine straight weeks, everyone was kind of drained. Not that it'll be a real break as I have a briefing paper to write for my PG Cert teaching class plus a group project to do for that same class (oh joy of joys), plus meetings with my dissertation supervisor, and work.

Yes, ( Read more... )

Had a bit of a realization yesterday that I'm focusing too much on my long-term goals (ie - getting a job by next March so I can stay in the UK) and not so much on the short-term goals (getting a part-time job now so that I don't have to beg money from my parents in the near future ( Read more... )

I just applied for a part-time job that I would very much like to get. Basically, I would get paid to do reader's reports on screenplays. I've done reader's reports before, but it was an internship so I wasn't paid for it. I would get to work on my own time and not have to go to an office regularly while utilizing both my cinema studies degree and ( Read more... )

Just finished a reader's report for our university press that I've been putting off. Huzzah! Now I have to short stories to edit for the uni literary magazine, which must be done by this Friday. (When can I start getting paid for this?)

Speaking of Friday, I have an interview! I'm going to an interview for an editorial work experience placement with ( Read more... )

So, turns out LoveFilm.com offers Editorial Work Experience placements. Working with films? Writing copy about them? I could totally do that, yes? Well, so many copywriting skills aren't as strong as I'd like them to be, but hey, I have a film studies degree and I'm working on a publishing degree. The LoveFilm work placement sounds like a good idea ( Read more... )