December 17, 2010 02:00:05 PM
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Jessica Miller

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It's Complicated

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Employment

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I graduated from college in 2009 with a degree in religious studies and the hopes of becoming a writer. Although probably not the best plan for success, I did have an internship at an online religion magazine for the last two years of my college career that I was banking on turning into a full time job. I did not anticipate that the magazine would fold (thanks, recession) and to graduate at square one. Since then I have been in and out of employment (mostly out) with stints of being paid by the hour and/or word (or not at all), and almost none of these jobs were found by answering job wanted ads. I’ve been told I’m overqualified for entry-level work and underqualified for anything else. I’ve received rejection letters that inappropriately sing my praises. I had an unpaid internship at a certain organization for a year, and was a finalist for a job there when one finally opened up, only to lose out to a relative of someone on the board. The steadiest source of income for me has been through winning trivia quizzes at local bars. I stay sane by blogging humorously about my experiences at theboomerangblog.wordpress.com.

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Westchester County, NY