On Tales from the 'Lost Generation': Newly Unemployed

I am a girl (not named Stacey or Paige), and I studied PR at a school (not Syracuse), and I don't have a Tumblr with a massive amount of followers. I don't even tweet about "industry" stuff, if you can believe it! But somehow, I managed to get a great job in an awesome agency working for a high-profile client. It's not all about your background or your social media skills. Seriously, if you can tell someone that you have creative ideas and are a meticulous writer, they'll snatch you up because they need that to balance out all of the other Stacey-and-Paige stuff. Stacey and Paige might not be able to spell, so you could end up being a huge asset. So don't give up on that digital marketing job quite yet!

Posted on July 31, 2012 at 5:34 pm 1

On Changing Jobs

My friend forwarded me the email notification she got because my picture was the largest (cool!) and it said 21 of her 93 connections (roughly 23%) had changed jobs! I was bumped up from intern to full-time hire, though, so that can also be the case for some of these people. Either way, we're all in our early-to-mid-twenties, so it feels logical.

Posted on July 12, 2012 at 3:18 pm 0

On Working at Apple Store No Different From Other Retail Stores, Really

Worked at Victoria's Secret at home one summer, transferred to the store by college in the fall. A lot more pressure to get people to sign up for Angel cards. Got "pink eye" after three days, never to return.

Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:49 am 0

On Concerts Don't Have to Suck: The Rules

"Concert-going sucks." - no one, ever (or so I thought)?

Posted on June 22, 2012 at 3:53 pm 0

On I Got Fired And It Turned Out Great

This is exactly what I needed to read today. This happened to me 6 months ago, and I'm currently at the tail end of an internship in what I ACTUALLY want to do. This gives me a glimmer of hope.

Posted on June 21, 2012 at 2:26 pm 0

On Places I Have Lived: A Lady Hostel, a Live Show, and That Fireplace

@myrna.minkoff Good lord Pilsen is the absolute best.

Posted on June 14, 2012 at 2:29 pm 0