March 2012
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The job reaction letter to end all job rejection...
guardian:
There’s nothing worse than getting turned down for a job and not being given any feedback.
So how about an eight-page long, 42-point plan from the interviewer including such tips as:
Do be a badass
Don’t tell me that you are sceptical of me
Don’t tell me you’re afraid of Facebook
The email, written by Shea Gunther, was sent out to respondents to an ad he put on Craigslist for...
“That awkward moment when you’re watching #thehungergames and you critique Ceasar...”
– @morgainecraven (via partylikeajournalist)
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“I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (via michellebranch)
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February 2012
28 posts
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The making of a 1000-word feature
30 minutes prep/organising.
1 hour interview.
(30 minute photoshoot thrown in there)
45 minutes transcribing (with strategic skipping over unnecessary rambling)
2 hours writing.
Result: one double page spread.
