The downside to being a former professional student

[shamble]

So I'm really starting to freak out about not getting any responses from any of the jobs I've applied to. Yesterday I found myself looking up admission requirements for the PhD. program in mass communication at UC Boulder. Not going to happen. I own a house in Denver, and the drive is unacceptable. But I know I'm good at school, I know they want me

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[shamble]

Sorry, but that's actually really funny.

I would like to write a book, but again, I don't think the bank would let me avoid paying my mortgage while I write it.

[angiewarhol]

well, depending on what job you're applying for, i think you should play up the skills you want them to recognize that are peritinent to the jobs you are applying for. bring it up in your cover letter, like say i have bookkeeping experience but i am also a great leader and communicator blah blah blah...

also switch your resume around so you can downplay the bookkeeping job and make it look like that's what you did for money while you were in school pursuing the field you wanted to enter.

i have at least 3 resumes that i use, and i personalize every cover letter. research the company and the job a little bit and whatever they are asking for in the descriptions is what you can use to stress certain aspects of yourself.

trust me, i was a professional student too! it sucks we can't get paid just to go to school and be scholars and make appearances on quiz shows. "and now here's angelica who knows alot about absolutely nothing!"

good luck :)

ps...

[angiewarhol]

i would also mention the words "career change" sin ce it sounds like you're trying to get jobs that are no longer bookkeeping oriented. it helps.

[shamble]

I've been personalizing every cover letter. I don't know. I just made a resume on Monster, and they let you convert it into a Word version, and I did that, and it looked AWESOME, and I thought maybe my resume just didn't look good enough. I'll use that one from now on.

Also, how long are you expected to wait before hearing from a potential employer before you write them off? Maybe it's normal for them to wait two weeks before responding to you. I don't know.

[angiewarhol]

if you're using Monster it might take a while. i didn't know you were using one of those sites. i findit best to go straight to the source, like when you answer an ad off craigslist it automatically goes to whoever placed the ad.

but yeah, i always found it amusing how everyboyd raves about Monster and i've used it and received no replies from anyone! i'd scrap the monster and start somewhere else...

[donquixote]

man, i hope you get a sweet job quickly. denver had better do right by neal & shannon or i'll kick its ass.

[shamble]

You better let it know.