My contract as writer working in the public schools, running workshops for children, ran out last spring, and it was unfortunately not renewed. I suddenly found myself out of a job at the beginning of the summer; it wasn't enough time to seek out other teaching jobs, as many schools had already finalised their contracts for the following year.
I had to change my focus and look for jobs outside of my comfort zone. In many cases, finding a job in academia versus finding a job in the professional world consists of many different things. Essential this meant that I had to relearn how to find a job. I decided that throwing myself fully into finding a job was the best option; I couldn't ride out the summer complacently and wait for one of my many contacts in the schools to help me out.
I decided, then and there, that my new job was going to be finding a job.
So what does finding a job as a job really look like?
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