59: jobs I've applied for at those 50 companies
8: employee referrals
6: rejection letters
2: companies I've interviewed with, positions still pending
0: job offers
As Christmas approaches, I am a little nervous about companies closing down their shops for the holidays. I've been dreading this lull for a while, and nothing makes it worse than knowing it will be 2011 when everyone starts focusing on hiring again! However, I have heard that January is the best month to get a job, and that's a statistic I can get behind.
Oh, and I'd like to give a shout-out to my friends Keely and Katie, who I mentioned before were also enduring hellacious job hunts themselves. Both recently got great news - Katie got a highly coveted nursing job in the PICU at Tulane Hospital and begins training this week, and Keely has a legal job lined up for post-graduation in Fort Worth! Considering Keely's professors told her that only 10% of law students will be able to find jobs after graduation this year, and Katie was among a few hundred applicants for her job, these are huge feats! Congrats friends!
2 comments:
Yeah when I got laid off in December 2008 I embraced the holidays as an opportunity to network because applications were not fruitful. But come January there was an increase in postings and that is when my current employer got a hold of my resume from a mutual connection. So hang in there friend!!
Let's go lucky #50!!
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