the ramblers are ramblin'

[rainjewel]

To not go into too much detail, Evan and I have reconciled. This has put a great strain on my relationship with both my family and close friends. I have relocated, rather immediately, to the Tri-Cities in Washington and now have begun a job hunt in earnest (nothing is as motivating as Not Having Money

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[dragonstarlin]

I've been putting off writing a resume for weeks... I hate selling myself too.

[rainjewel]

Bleargh! It's poopy.

[innerchorus]

Yuck, job hunting is pretty soul-sapping (was doing it myself until fairly recently - now employed at last, hooray). I guess the only real tip I have is to try and stay as removed from it as possible, just treat it like something you have to get done and try not to let it rule your life. I hated trying to make myself sound ideal for each and every job but treating it a little like writing an essay worked well (and the word count each time was lower than any essay I've done, score!).

Good luck finding something!

[rainjewel]

Thanks! I think that's sound advice. I keep trying to think of my resume as someone else's resume. That way it's ten times easier to analyze. I could write a resume for someone else MUCH faster than I can for myself.

And cover letters. Jesus. I hate being a grown up.

[lady_ganesh]

::hugs::

Remember to customize your resume and cover letter to the ask/ad.

[rainjewel]

Thank you!

I'm freaking out. I have little in the way of experience so it mostly comes down to persuading people like crazy on the cover letter.

[lady_ganesh]

It's so awkward.