Related to the process of job hunting, there's two links from the last day that might make interesting additions here (I'm also thinking about a friend - hi! - posting that her early conversations with her new employers are awesome and hopeful, and about how much I am continually delighted by my current boss. The awesome folks are out there.)
And then Brigid, here on Dreamwidth, <a href="has a post about retail and fast food type jobs</a> along the same lines.
I'll say this: in my job hunt, the jobs I wanted the most are the ones where the people doing the interviewing treated me the best: my current job was one of the top three by *far*. By this, I don't mean they were extravagant by any means, just that they were thoughtful about my comfort, gave me plenty of information about the job and the area and other things I'd logically have questions about, and made sure I had plenty of time to decompress when I needed. (Academic jobs, including most library jobs, tend to be full-day interviews, and they're a huge test of stamina.)
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Date: 2013-07-18 02:47 pm (UTC)Anyway: Captain Awkward has a post on red flags in job searching (with a bunch of contextual stuff) that has some interesting things in it. (Mostly aimed at white-collar type jobs).
And then Brigid, here on Dreamwidth, <a href="has a post about retail and fast food type jobs</a> along the same lines. I'll say this: in my job hunt, the jobs I wanted the most are the ones where the people doing the interviewing treated me the best: my current job was one of the top three by *far*. By this, I don't mean they were extravagant by any means, just that they were thoughtful about my comfort, gave me plenty of information about the job and the area and other things I'd logically have questions about, and made sure I had plenty of time to decompress when I needed. (Academic jobs, including most library jobs, tend to be full-day interviews, and they're a huge test of stamina.)