In my job search, I'm discovering that there aren't many opportunities on Craigslist for someone with my specific educational and work background.
My primary background selling points as I see them are: 1) educational and 2) nonprofit.
My educational selling points include: being a Writing Center assistant for three and a half years, a graduate assistant for three courses (managing around 70 students each time), and a research assistant for a semester.
My nonprofit selling points include: office administration (assistant to the administrative assistant for four years, plus three years, off and on, working in a for-profit office setting), my several internships in archives, and the year and a half that I worked as a digital projects assistant in a library.
I try to keep this past experience in my mind as I search for a job here in Memphis. Thumbing through Craigslist, I always open admin/office, education, government, nonprofit sector, writing/editing, and part-time in separate tabs, looking through the first few pages of results.
The three jobs I find that suit my skills are: 1) Collections Representative, 2) Paranormal Romance Ghostwriter, and 3) MCS tutor.
Sometimes I wish I had chosen a life of managerial retail, human resources, or nursing. These seem to be the best options right now!
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