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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!

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Re: Recent Graduate seeks social media and marketing work

[ehbeeceedee.livejournal.com]

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#4- Social / Friends: Last but not least, unless you are currently a very lonely person who lives alone and does not interact with very many people, it can be brutal to move to an area where you don't know anyone. If you are a very social person, have a social roommate, and/or social coworkers, you'll likely meet people quickly and won't even notice a difference after a few months. If you're not, make an effort to attend meet-up groups or something so that you have someone you can call the day you see your first big city roach. :-)

Re-reading all of that, it sounds like nobody should ever try to make the move, ever, but those are the things I wish I had known about before I moved so that I would be a little better prepared. For me, it was a triple-transition, so I might have been especially clothes-lined: I lived in Washington Heights, where I did not speak the neighborhood's primary language (Spanish); I was coping with the above changes; and I had never lived in an apartment before (I had always rented a house with others).

Moving to the city (although work later led me to move out of the city) was one of the best things I've ever done in my adult life. It forced me to become way more independent and gave me a confidence in my own problem solving abilities that I never realized was missing. I was also in the best shape of my entire life and never wanted for anything fun and excited to go and do!

Hope that helps give you an idea of what you're in for!

Re: Recent Graduate seeks social media and marketing work

[foreverrhapsody.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thank you! Luckily I don't drive, so I won't have to worry about a car. I'm moving to a city partially to take advantage of public transportation. I also have friends down there already, and I'm planning on moving down there with other friends, so I won't be alone either.

Thanks for all the help! They'll definitely be useful in the next year or so. Luckily, I'm not planning on moving until at least January, so I've got some time to prepare.