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How To Be Jobless
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A journalist's year in blogging joblessness, hopelessness and the hilarity of it all
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Jobseeker’s Toolbox: What’s the Use of Hope?
It’s so ridiculously easy to lose hope when you’re unemployed. I ended up deliberately shedding mine a couple of months in. It’s not a strategy I’d recommend –... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Abraham Lincoln: The ULTIMATE Down-and-out Jobseeker
One of the worst parts of any jobseeker’s day is having your employment status questioned – whether it’s a loving “How’s the jobhunt going?” from your mum, whic... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
[VIDEO] How to STAY Jobless: Chandler, Friends
Chandler is particularly skilled at staying jobless. Observe the mastery:a) Remember, when the interview is over, you can say whatever you want, even if the... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Five Reasons Coffee is a Jobseeker’s Friend
Photo by Erica Buist1) It’s an actual antidepressantIt’s been pretty well established in recent years that coffee is “the poor man’s antidepressant”. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Overheard and Instagramed: INTERNS
An intern is, in many cases, simply a low paid worker, hired because the business is trying to be more productive than its budget allows. Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
How to STAY Jobless: Spud, Trainspotting
a) Turn up on speed.b) Say your weakness is you’re “a perfectionist”. That basically means you don’t finish anything. Definitely say “when things get dodge I... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Jobless Tip of the Day…
Buy a box of Krispy Kremes, smile and say “The guys at the office are going to love me!”Haha, you’ll think as you eat them over the kitchen sink.You win. Read more
Posted on 29 April 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
How To Be Jobless – THE VIDEO
Actor: Gethin AldermanThanks to Elliot Scot for driving the car and not telling me fall out of the boot as I leaned out of it pointing a camera. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
How to STAY Jobless: Jez, Peep Show
a) Turn up hungover and looking somewhere between homeless and have-a-home-but-slept-in-the-wrong-bit-of-it. b) Substitute one bollocks word, like ‘zone’, for... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
How to Cover a CV Gap
Photo by zagraves Have you noticed there’s practically nothing in the job listings that doesn’t have either “intern” or “senior” in the job title? Or just how... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Jobless Tip of the Day…
Overworked looking for jobs? Get yourself an unpaid intern. It’s both illegal and totally fine. Photo by william Read more
Posted on 19 April 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Ultimate Jobless Playlist – as Chosen by You
Picture by Brainsonic “One good thing about music: when it hits you, you feel no pain” – Bob Marley Well Mr Marley, we’re putting that to the test… Ah, that... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
How to Be Jobless Says: “Don’t Ignore Us, at Least Send a Rejection” A Massive H...
Published 09/04/2013 on GoThinkBig Is there anything more soul destroying than spending loads of time on an application, only to hear nothing back? Blogger How... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
How to Take Advantage of the Jobless – an Interview with Internet Job Scam...
You [left] Fraudster [right]Photo by @Doug88888Old people. They’re the ones who get scammed. Vulnerable, easily taken in, don’t really know how the world works... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Guest Post for GoThinkBig: The Definitive Guide to How to Be Jobless
Published 27/03/13 on GoThinkBig @howtobejobless has given herself a year to find a job in journalism before chucking the whole thing in. And of course, she’s... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2013 CAREER, LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION