Long time no post, eh.
Sep. 15th, 2007 01:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sub_dividedOne week into the job hunt, and I have five offers -- not bad, considering I only applied to six places. o_O WHAT. Either I underestimated my resume, the central New Jersey job market, or the demand for nearly-graduated physics majors willing to work part-time for minimum wage and no benefits. Possibly all three!
...It sort of breaks my heart that I would not be able to actually live off any of these jobs. How the heck do people with actual rent/food/utlities/health insurance/car insurance/phone expenses manage, anyway?! (Ans: they find different work.)
As things stand I am looking at some combination of:
1. Alexander Library, 2 days/week, 8 dollars/hour. (Dept of Interlibrary Loans -- packing and shipping books, most likely.)
2. Chapter One Books, 2 days/week, 8 dollars/hour. (Only person minding the store, other responsibilities include listing incoming merchandise on Half.com, preparing books for shipping, keeping the shelves organized, etc. I actually really want to do this, if they can find the hours for me.)
3. Barnes and Noble, 2-5 days/week, 7.50 dollars/hour. (Bookseller. Probably the most stressful job on this list, but also one I could probably do full time, if I wanted to.)
4. Waldenbooks 5-7 days/week, 7.50 dollars/hour. (Manning the calendar kiosk -- UGH NO.)
5. SY&N, 1-2 days/week,10 15 dollars/hour. (Law firm. I'd be summarizing transcripts, doing legal research, basically misc. paralegal work. If you're thinking "smells like nepotism," YOU'D BE RIGHT. ^^ S and my dad share officespace. It does sound like pretty interesting work though. The only questions are, do I really want to commute into New York twice a week, and is there really enough work there for me.)
Leaning towards 2+3. ^^ I dunno, 5 would probably be interesting, but I just don't know how much work there is at that firm. And I don't know if I want to work in Dad's office again, even if I'm not working for him this time.Plus, factor in the cost of the commute, and the pay drops to $7.30/hour -- less than B&N's. (Nope: they pay $15/hour, which is $12.30/hour with the cost of the commute added in.) On the bright side, I could study on the train.
I don't knowwww. What do you guys think? ...though I can't make any decisions until I hear back from the Chapter One people re: definitely getting at least one whole day at the store. (And the B&N people re: actually being hired, and the law firm people re: actually having enough work, and the library people re: the position still being open, and...aha, jumping the gun, much?)
Setting your sights low: nearly all outcomes exceed expectations! XD If I had known that finding a job was this easy, I would have applied for work before this. (She says, conveniently forgetting that work, no matter how easily obtained, is still hard work.)
Semi-related: Career meme results. (In comments.) Those jobs all sound really cool, but I haven't done math in almost two years. I MISS IT A LOT <-- no doubt the reason why that list is dominated my analysis/logistics/computational jobs, har har. I can't tell whether a math job is something I really want, though, or whether I'm just going through some kind of phase.
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IN OTHER NEWS, finished The Tombs of Atuan and The Farthest Shore, have reviews written up on paper for both, will post tomorrow or Sunday, depending on how much time it takes to finish throwing away the last remnants of my childhood (ie, clearing out the basement) on Saturday.
...It sort of breaks my heart that I would not be able to actually live off any of these jobs. How the heck do people with actual rent/food/utlities/health insurance/car insurance/phone expenses manage, anyway?! (Ans: they find different work.)
As things stand I am looking at some combination of:
1. Alexander Library, 2 days/week, 8 dollars/hour. (Dept of Interlibrary Loans -- packing and shipping books, most likely.)
2. Chapter One Books, 2 days/week, 8 dollars/hour. (Only person minding the store, other responsibilities include listing incoming merchandise on Half.com, preparing books for shipping, keeping the shelves organized, etc. I actually really want to do this, if they can find the hours for me.)
3. Barnes and Noble, 2-5 days/week, 7.50 dollars/hour. (Bookseller. Probably the most stressful job on this list, but also one I could probably do full time, if I wanted to.)
4. Waldenbooks 5-7 days/week, 7.50 dollars/hour. (Manning the calendar kiosk -- UGH NO.)
5. SY&N, 1-2 days/week,
Leaning towards 2+3. ^^ I dunno, 5 would probably be interesting, but I just don't know how much work there is at that firm. And I don't know if I want to work in Dad's office again, even if I'm not working for him this time.
I don't knowwww. What do you guys think? ...though I can't make any decisions until I hear back from the Chapter One people re: definitely getting at least one whole day at the store. (And the B&N people re: actually being hired, and the law firm people re: actually having enough work, and the library people re: the position still being open, and...aha, jumping the gun, much?)
Setting your sights low: nearly all outcomes exceed expectations! XD If I had known that finding a job was this easy, I would have applied for work before this. (She says, conveniently forgetting that work, no matter how easily obtained, is still hard work.)
Semi-related: Career meme results. (In comments.) Those jobs all sound really cool, but I haven't done math in almost two years. I MISS IT A LOT <-- no doubt the reason why that list is dominated my analysis/logistics/computational jobs, har har. I can't tell whether a math job is something I really want, though, or whether I'm just going through some kind of phase.
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IN OTHER NEWS, finished The Tombs of Atuan and The Farthest Shore, have reviews written up on paper for both, will post tomorrow or Sunday, depending on how much time it takes to finish throwing away the last remnants of my childhood (ie, clearing out the basement) on Saturday.