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May 27, 2009

I have sincerely enjoyed my time here at Instructify, writing up my very smug and minimalist posts. I’m tired of my vast talents with wordery going unrecognized and I’m leaving. I quit! I’ll see you jerks never!

[Picks up newspaper. Spit take.]

Okay, um, hey, so it looks like the job market out there isn’t quite ready for me. I really need to pay closer attention to current events. About what I said before… I was just caught up in the moment, okay? You’ll need to excuse me; the urge to quit a job with some pizazz is pretty intoxicating.

The Tough Summer Job Market is a great posting by the Free Technology for Teachers blog. With graduation right around the corner, a lot of your soon-to-be-former students will find this information helpful. Jump to the 6:00 mark in the first video to see the relevant segment on the fierce competition for summer jobs, while the second video has some timeless advice about job interviews (hint: mohawk haircuts, no matter how awesome, probably aren’t best).

Other links point you towards networking tips and helpful advice for capitalizing on artistic ability. The third link offers up some possible easy ways to find summer employment, and since things are tough all over, might also be useful for the teacher looking to pull in a little extra summertime cash. -NICK YINGLING

The Tough Summer Job Market

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