Comments | etrurian_gold: first interview

etrurian_gold

first interview

Jan 09, 2007 16:36

I've been showering KC with CV's and resumes and I got my first interview. Hurray! For a sub at Barstow, a prep school, and one of the few high schools that actually teach art history in the area. Honestly, I think I will have to wait until the next cycle (summer/fall) to hear back from the colleges around here ( Read more... )

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narsissy January 9 2007, 23:44:08 UTC

It is absolutely okay to register with more than one temp agency. I recommended Stivers on the plaza. They have the UMKC temp account, as well as a few other large accounts.

narsissy January 9 2007, 23:45:03 UTC

Oh, I meant to add that in DC I was registered with 4 agencies at one point.

"I am totally qualified, but I think my education is actually a hinderance." sensaes January 10 2007, 01:46:45 UTC

Flashback: Summer, 1986. Due to head off for my first year as an undergrad in two months. Needed cash, so then-girlfriend half-jokingly suggested I apply to McDonald's. So I did - seriously.

I was turned down. Reason (as explained to me on the 'phone that night by pimply deputy branch manager): "I'm afraid you're over-qualified." (I had four A' levels.)

*Rolls eyes.*

Advice: Fuck 'em. You worked hard for your qualifications - don't play the Devaluation game, and be proud of what you've achieved. If your numerous bits of paper are truly what's preventing you getting a specific job, then the employer is the one with a problem, not you.

Historical postscript, re: Summer, '86: I ended up flogging a short story, and lived in a caravan in Allhallows, Kent with my then-girlfriend for two months. Ah, youth...