How I did it: I'm not too proud to beg.  (Just like the Temptations.)  My husband got a new job, so we were moving.  I turned to idealist.org, craigslist, monster.com, the newspaper, everywhere.  I must have applied for 80 jobs, some of which I didn't even want -- after all, it's better to have some sort of job than to have none whatesoever.

I got roughly a dozen interviews, and of those, the very first one paid off.  I arrived with a full portfolio of previous work, samples of my writing for the interviewer to keep, a list of questions, and spare copies of my resume for everyone.  The more preparation the better!

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Jul 21, 2009, 07:13PM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers