Another Monday has come and gone, another Monday of tedium, sending out resumes to places I hope will hire me and places I pray that don't. I have yet to receive but one interview from a newspaper, and I blew it by admitting I didn't like to drive much then.
I understand the job market is horrendous right now, but it would be nice to get out there and start using the skills I learned in school instead of waking up every day at 1:00 PM and going to bed at 2:00 AM without having done anything productive. It makes me angry.
Anger, however, can be good. I've recently been made aware of the analogy that anger and rage are like gasoline, if you store them away in jerry cans in your emotional basement nothing bad will come of them, but if you fill an engine with said gasoline, you can do some wonderful things. I'd like to get that engine. Goodness knows I have enough jerry cans in my basement.
I guess some of my anger should be directed at Associated Content for still not publishing my three latest pieces. It's almost been a week, and people (and potential employers) are not able to see my latest, greatest work. I regularly send the three pieces I sent AC to potential employers as "best work samples," and the newspaper that I interviewed with back in May informed me that except for my remarkable writing, they would not have extended that opportunity to me.
For those of you who have yet to read my stuff on AC, the link is at http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/245135/justin_ove.html . I would appreciate any feedback, and even reading my articles makes me a tiny sum of money.
Also, I would appreciate the opinions of any industry professionals on my resume (link can be found in the sidebar) and what I can do to improve it and make myself more appealing to employers.
Thank you for your time,
-Justin
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