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WELCOME TO THE SAM'S CAFE JOB FAIR, where our motto is "Being unemployed is some bullshit. Give me a job."

We are disorganized, but that's excellent preparation for life!

Basically, the idea is to bring all three thousand of us together in an orgy of job-seeking. We ask for advice and give advice and network without all the really gross slimy bits of networking.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB...leave a comment! Tell us what you're looking for and where, and what your qualifications are, to the degree that you're comfortable.

IF YOUR PLACE OF WORK IS HIRING...leave a comment! Tell us what the job is and where, and what kind of person you're looking for, again, to the degree that you're comfortable.

Feel free to post anonymously if you wish, especially if you're linking to a resume or LinkedIn and don't want your screen name associated with your facetime identity.

Make sure you also read the comments, in case a match is out there waiting for you, or a colleague in your field has also commented and could be a good connection. If you have questions about applying for jobs or interviewing or anything career-related, ask! If you have some awesome advice to give, now's the time to share it!

If you're curious about how this has worked before, you can check out the previous two, and you may want to have a look at the Job Advice Sub-Thread snaxcident started last time.

Have at it, and keep checking back!

Comments

Re: Chicago/San Mateo/DC/NYC: AIR

[lilyayl.livejournal.com]

Sorry about that, I didn't check if all locations were hiring. That said, the list is updated often, and people who work here do transfer between offices occasionally.

Re: Chicago/San Mateo/DC/NYC: AIR

[queencallipygos.livejournal.com]

Good to know!

I was most interested in research-type things (based mainly on the fact that I have "finding really obscure things on Google" as a somewhat quirky skillset -- I once was able to track down the home address of the last living descendant of a playwright from 1911); but it looks like the research spots they have up call for people with a PhD in something fairly specific. Do you know if there are ever any general sort of entry-level "just be good at Google" types of research jobs?...

Re: Chicago/San Mateo/DC/NYC: AIR

[lilyayl.livejournal.com]

Well, for this company, look for a research associate position. That's what I have and I got it with just a Masters. My Friday was spent almost entirely between Google and various state DoE websites (nearly all of which I hate dearly). Some experience with other software would likely help your case though (SPSS/Stata/SAS, NVivo, Excel (so. much. Excel work.) etc --these aren't required, by the way, I knew Nvivo and Excel, but I'm going to learn the stats software from someone up the food chain in-house). Also, there can be a lot of writing involved (at least for me there is. Another research associate is more quantitative and he does a lot more stats work than I do).