Posted by bob on May 16, 2000, at 15:12:34
In reply to BTDTBTDT, posted by boBB on May 16, 2000, at 3:04:27
> And bob, with a little "b", could you suggest an on-line headhunter (sic) that can find a >$20K market for my obviously adept literary and advocacy skills?
Depends on how much you're willing to sell out to Corporate America, boBB ... ;^)
If you can, pick up some HTML experience -- either on your own or through a class in a continuing ed program. You've already got experience as a writer. "Advocacy" can be massaged into anything connoting "promotion" (or "hype" or "cheerleading" or "advertizing"). The thing about "New Media" firms is that demand for workers is far outstripping the supply ... and people who are qualified to generate well-written content for a web site, cd-rom, or other product are as rare as server-side programmers who actually know what they're doing.
Like I said, there are any number of places from ones where you post your resume and get minimal service to high-skill temp agencies that also work to place people in permanent positions. The one I'd recommend for web/new media positions is Aquent (www.aquent.com).
... and JohnB, even though I clear a nice net salary, between student loans and credit cards and paying for therapy and other medical expenses (shitty health plans aCk!) -- and then, of course, living in NYC -- I *might* be able to miss one paycheck without getting thrown out on the streets. I certainly can't afford a month off without pay (and here I am, a teacher, looking at two months without pay ahead of me ... yikes!). Living paycheck to paycheck doesn't necessarily mean you're a manual laborer.
All the same, positions at just about any income level or skill level in many sectors of the economy just aren't getting filled. Looking for something better is still, I think, a reasonable course of action.
cheers,
bob
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