HELP!
It’s that time again, folks. I won’t be writing anything about the subway, so keep reading even if you aren’t a fan of SUBWAY FOLK.
It’s that time when I ask all of you for a little help. If you know of any place that is hiring, or if you may have some leads that will help me get a job, or maybe you just have some general advice, I would appreciate it if you could get in touch with me. I am looking for full-time employment, as my bio states, in media. Writing, editing, website management, concept design, I believe I can do it all. I have a resume ready to send if anyone is interested. E-mail me at fartyarty@gmail.com.
I am also skilled in other areas (I’ve worked in an office and with disabled populations, for example), so if you know of a job that is not media-related, I would love to know about it.
I had a few prospects in the works, but they’ve all fizzled. I’m not quite scurred about my situation yet. I suppose that if nothing comes to fruition by the end of May, I could temp.
But, basically, I love New York, and I don’t want to sublet my apartment and have to move to Pennsylvania or California to live with my family. Though they’re lovely places and lovely people, I want to stay here for now.
Thank you.
Art-
I don’t have anything that I know of right now, but email me this week, and I’ll ask around at my main work. We work at lot with ad agencies and that has a creative bent to it. I’ll ask around the majors for you to see if there is anything.
the only immediate tips I have are that several design firms in tribeca are looking for people and posting on craigslist and in the neighborhood. Also there are a few PR/Ad agencies who have 6 week trainee/bootcamps this summer-get a low wage for 6 weeks and work your ass off for the chance to get an extremely well paying job thereafter.
I wish I could help, but I (as you know) work for “the man”. If you resume includes any of the following skills let me know:
- Establishing and perpetuating a monopoly
- Fudging corporate earning numbers
- Talking a lot but not actually saying anything of substance
- Not fully understanding the meaning of “fiscal responsibility”
- Turning “bugs” into “features”
If not, I am afraid I can’t help. Sorry.
Well, Tessa, I will definitely e-mail you, and I appreciate all your help. I have applied for positions at design firms Downtown and have interviewed for a couple, but I just can’t compete with people who have years of experience behind them. And, I studied psychology in school — most of my skills come from stuff I’ve picked up on my own or while doing extra-curriculars. But, it’s not professional experience, and I don’t have much of a portfolio, so it’s tough.
Thing is, I am a damn hardworker. I’m extremely responsible and adapt very easily to situations, so I’m confident that I could be potentially great at any job. But, simply saying that isn’t enough to convince prospective employers.
That bootcamp thing you mentioned sounds really interesting, actually. I do have some money saved, just in case, so if there was the prospect of making good pay after a 6-week period of earning little, I’d still be interested.
So, yeah. Look out for the e-mail.
And, Dana, while I could easily do all the things you listed… yeah, they’re not on the ol’ resume.
But, thanks.
Please tell us you don’t have ‘fart’ in the email on your resume?
Ha, no. I have an e-mail address sans “fart” that I use for important/professional stuff.