We were discussing at home the other night how wonderful it would be if "friends with benefits" actually came with benefits. Like, you know, a sweet little 401k. It'd make social negotiations a whole lot more pleasant.
Anyway, I'm now actively selling myself to the man, firing off some solicited application and some cold-call inquiries to several area publications and some non-journalism jobs. The area publications are *mostly* local-interest and NW-cultural like Seattle magazine and The Stranger, but some are more variable, like Northwest Home + Garden and Fishing & Hunting News. I might not be suited for technical writing, but the benefits at f5 Networks are certainly enticing... and work for a Japanese publishing company might not pay well but could prove a positive experience. So I'm dibble-dabbling in all of it, about ten jobs in all, with hopefully, at the least, a 10 percent return.
Posted on October 10, 2005 @ 3:45 PM | 2 comments
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as an employed journalist (gasp! yes, they do exist), let me tell you that no matter your credentials, when you're a recent college grad if you want a good job (not just some no-benefit freelancing or intro. stuff) you better cast a WIDE net... i mean, hope something in the seattle area comes through, but be willing to at least look elsewhere... or practice your "do you want fries with that?" smile.
By 
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2:22 PM, October 12, 2005
No worries. Outside of Seattle, I have a handful of publications I'm checking and re-checking in Portland, and a few options in Montana. I'll stick it out in Seattle for a while, of course, and I'm backing up my interests-- not with fries (gah, nevarrr) but with language-skill applicable jobs, and miscellaneous retail/etc. positions. (Going to the REI job fair next week-- they give insurance to even their part-timers! *gasp*)
By 
Kat, at
11:13 AM, October 13, 2005
