Congratulations, James!

James, now that you're a college graduate and ready to enter the "real world," we can let you in on a few secrets: the Bush Administration has been completely successful, the environment is as healthy as ever, and the situation on the ground in Iraq is safe and stable.  Great news, huh!

Check out the Guru's blog at http://www.senateguru.com

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by: senate2008guru @ Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 14:42:24 PM UTC

Hahaha

You've opened my eyes, Guru!  It's like I can see for the first time in my life--and the world is beautiful!  God Bless President Bush, indeed.

Thanks!

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by: James L. @ Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 17:13:53 PM UTC

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Congrats!!!!

James, I have to say, because of your mature and insightful posts, I assumed that you were graduating from graduate school, not college.  All the more reason to be congratulated-- you are wise beyond your years!!!

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by: The Caped Composer @ Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 17:29:42 PM UTC

Congrats!

From a college student who wonders if he'll ever graduate, congratulations!

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by: DaveSund @ Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 18:21:29 PM UTC

Congradulations

Congradulations. 

IIRC the thrill of graduation didn't last long.  I was swiftly replaced by the terror of finding a job to pay off those darn student loans.

Enjoy it while you can.

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by: lisadawn82 @ Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 20:00:06 PM UTC

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I'm so proud of you!

Now go get a job.

I don't want to be THAT girl with the unemployed boyfriend. It would damage my reputation.

"They tried to make you civilized. They just don't seem to realize that what they touch, they bastardize."

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by: Larissa @ Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 21:15:08 PM UTC

Congrats!

Now go work for a living.

New Mexico politics from the local perspective.

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by: fbihop @ Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 22:36:03 PM UTC

Congrats

I know the feeling having just finished this fall. The experience is nothing short of amazing. And you never know what kind of cool job you'll end up doing next. If you had told me I'd be at ActBlue a year ago I would have laughed. Now who's laughing.... lol

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by: KTinTX @ Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 02:52:53 AM UTC

Thanks for the kind words, all.

And I appreciate any job offers.  Heh.

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by: James L. @ Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 03:19:28 AM UTC

Run, RUN

back to school I say.

Reality sux.  Trust me.

I hear they have this thing called grad school.

Apparently proper use can postpone reality for a decade or more.

Be strong.

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by: jroyale @ Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 03:37:54 AM UTC

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Awwww...he's all grown up

or something fondly condescending like that.

Only really, best wishes at avoiding cliche overload at graduation.  That's the immediate danger you face.

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by: MissLaura @ Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 03:48:58 AM UTC

Congratulations!

Not to rain on your parade, James, but I hope you can find work. I mean that - I've had difficulty finding a steady job since I graduated four years ago. (Crap, has it already been four years?) If you've got any connections at all in the working world, take advantage of them. The hiring process in today's society is needlessly arbitrary and takes some getting used to, especially if you've spent your whole life up to this point in academia. Also, don't rely too heavily on online recruiting. Few if any recruiters actually look at online applications because they get so many, regardless of how good your resume looks. I learned this the hard way.

I always used temp agencies as a backup until I moved to Portland, where unemployment is 9%, nobody wants to hire young people from out of state with a spotty work history, and the temp agencies all a.) suck or b.) don't pay a living wage. Also, temp agencies in general mostly recruit for jobs nobody else wants to do. Temping got me steady work in Boston and a good (if awfully boring) summer job when I lived in Vermont, but my success with them has been spotty ever since I moved west. I remember there being some good agencies in New York, if you need something to tide you over between real jobs. (Just be careful - a lot of temp recruiters are total flakes and/or full of themselves.)

The most important thing is to be yourself. It's bullshit advice, I know, but it's also true.

Hope this helps.

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by: notanothersonofabush @ Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 14:44:46 PM UTC

See, James?

That's why I went to school to learn how to DO something. Out of the 12 people in my program, 9 of us had jobs before graduation, and within a year, all but one had a job in the industry. (And I got hired the summer before senior year at my current company) But you'll  find a good job, because you're so terribly clever & easy to work with.

"They tried to make you civilized. They just don't seem to realize that what they touch, they bastardize."

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by: Larissa @ Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 17:54:09 PM UTC

Come on, folks . . .

Don't rain on his parade-- there are plenty of campaign jobs, after all!!!!

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by: The Caped Composer @ Sat Apr 28, 2007 at 17:32:36 PM UTC

James just needs a little well-meaning harassment...

We're just putting some fire under him to get a job in the not so very distant future.

Anybody in NYC want to hire him?

"They tried to make you civilized. They just don't seem to realize that what they touch, they bastardize."

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by: Larissa @ Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 17:20:59 PM UTC

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