I kind of feel like I've abandoned my baby here, but I've been busy doing nothing with my life the past few months. A few random tidbits for you guys today...
In more personal news, I'm mired in a soul crushing job search. I'm pretty sure about 1 in 4 people in the Greater Chicagoland area are in possession of my resume, but I have yet to even get an interview... but at least I still have hundreds of dollars in student loan bills each month to remind me that I actually went to college. On the bright side, I have come across some exciting openings lately (like Manager 1 - Custodial Operations), so all hope isn't lost.
Speaking of all hope not being lost... all hope actually is lost. Last night I came across an encouraging article from business magazine Kiplinger about the top 6 companies hiring college grads. If you don't feel like following the link, here are those companies:
1. Starbucks
2. The Container Store
3. Target
4. UPS
5. Wegmans Food Market
6. Whole Foods
To summarize...
"You know that college degree you just paid tens of thousands of dollars for and took four years out of your life to earn? ...Well, you're qualified to be bagging groceries at something called Wegmans Food Market. And hey, if you work 1000 hours at Target you can get benefits! So what if you had a better job halfway through your freshman year in high school? ...Times are tough, asshole. You can't afford a subscription to this magazine anyway, you think you're going to get helpful advice for free? And if I ever see you, make sure you double bag that"
There's a ton of music stuff I want to write about in the near future as well. The speculation for Lollapalooza headliners is pretty titillating, so I will delve into that in the near future. 2010 has started off really well from a new music standpoint (there are aleady 2 or 3 albums I would have put in my 2009 top 10 had they come out last year), so for all 0 of you who read this blog for my music insights, you should be happy in the very near future.
- This blog is officially a year old. The past 40 or so posts have been a wild wild ride. Thanks for the memories blog readers.
- I've discovered tweeting is way easier than actually writing up entire blog posts, so if this whole once-a-month thing isn't enough for you, be sure to hop on over to Twitter for a little mykegtweets action.
In more personal news, I'm mired in a soul crushing job search. I'm pretty sure about 1 in 4 people in the Greater Chicagoland area are in possession of my resume, but I have yet to even get an interview... but at least I still have hundreds of dollars in student loan bills each month to remind me that I actually went to college. On the bright side, I have come across some exciting openings lately (like Manager 1 - Custodial Operations), so all hope isn't lost.
Speaking of all hope not being lost... all hope actually is lost. Last night I came across an encouraging article from business magazine Kiplinger about the top 6 companies hiring college grads. If you don't feel like following the link, here are those companies:
1. Starbucks
2. The Container Store
3. Target
4. UPS
5. Wegmans Food Market
6. Whole Foods
To summarize...
"You know that college degree you just paid tens of thousands of dollars for and took four years out of your life to earn? ...Well, you're qualified to be bagging groceries at something called Wegmans Food Market. And hey, if you work 1000 hours at Target you can get benefits! So what if you had a better job halfway through your freshman year in high school? ...Times are tough, asshole. You can't afford a subscription to this magazine anyway, you think you're going to get helpful advice for free? And if I ever see you, make sure you double bag that"
There's a ton of music stuff I want to write about in the near future as well. The speculation for Lollapalooza headliners is pretty titillating, so I will delve into that in the near future. 2010 has started off really well from a new music standpoint (there are aleady 2 or 3 albums I would have put in my 2009 top 10 had they come out last year), so for all 0 of you who read this blog for my music insights, you should be happy in the very near future.
