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[fruitdrops]

this whole not-having-a-job or any source of income is really fucking depressing. I can't even get temp agencies to respond to my contact attempts. or fucking coffee shops. i feel like a ghost or something. I don't even know what to say in my cover letters and emails anymore. nothing I've said so far has been successful and this is month 3 already

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[gfonk]

I know how you feel. When I graduated it was terrible, I sent out literally thousands of resumes and got no word from anyone. But I just kept plugging away and eventually got a job that got me to my next and my next, etc. It'll work, you just gotta be strong!

[fruitdrops]

i feel like writing cover letters is so time consuming, and I need to be quicker at getting my stuff out there. did you just send you resume without a cover letter, or just send a generic cover letter or something?

[gfonk]

Yeah I just had a generic cover letter. Here's what I sent out:

Hello!

Please accept my application for your open position. My previous design experience ranges from national publications like PiQ Magazine and Newtype USA Magazine to designing a line of comic book covers for ADV Manga. I also have writing and editing experience from those publications, and have written for Connect Savannah, The Savannah Morning News and The Stanford Daily.

May I arrange an interview to further discuss my qualifications and share my portfolio with you? I know that I can succeed in this position if given the chance, and am extremely enthusiastic about the opportunity. Thank you for your time and consideration!

Sincerely,
Scott Howard

[fruitdrops]

thats a nice, enthusiastic cover letter. thanks for showing me, i think i may adopt a few of your lines

[y2cake]

i feel the same EXACT WAY. maybe worse ... living at home in long island.... graduating fukkin' sukks

[y2cake]

it's the worst when you think you are exactly qualified for a job too :(

[fruitdrops]

i hate life

[dayofthelocust]

nothing like a job search to make summer feel like winter!

[fruitdrops]

its so true. =[

nice icon

[weile]

it is rather starting to seem that the only way to get a job, almost, is to have a personal connection.

sometimes weird stuff happens though, like... one of my classmates emailed Oliver Herring, asking to work for him, and now he's an intern working for Herring 3 days a week in Nyc...!

I have been assuming that if I simply have my things where people can see them, they will come to me if they want more of it. letting them do the work for me, so I can get away with little or no self-promotion...? hmm.