Currently, my efforts have primarily focused on job searching but networking is a more important task for job seekers. This bothers me because when someone says "networking" I hear "patronage" and "nepotism". In my perfect world merit would weigh heavier in employers minds than anything else. Reality sucks.
I know I need to network more but I am not sure how. I usually do enough sucking up at job fairs to get a few email contacts but I have bled those sources dry and I am sure that I am not the only one sycophantically appealing to these employers. The terse, unsympathetic email rejections I get from contacts is probably indicative of someone fed up seeing dozens of job pleas in their inbox.There has to be something real out here. I want networking opportunities that don't include a cock fight to see who can kiss the most ass of people who don't want their ass kissed.
I have contacted the Georgia Tech Alumni Association and there are a lot of local graduates in this area. I am going to explore that path a little bit more and see where it leads. It is probably a resource I should have tapped a long time ago.
Movies
I saw Kite Runner for the first time tonight and it was a great movie. I remember not being in the mood to see it when it was initially released but I tell you what, that movie was a refreshing break from the mega-budget blockbuster epics that dominate summer cinema.
I guess that experience should be enough to motivate me to see the acclaimed Inglorious Basterds which I am not in the mood to see.
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