Not bad, but not as good as Bloomington’s Mad Mushroom.
I had a kind of inner voice that told me, keep searching, keep searching, don’t give up.
Sebastian Pinera, president of Chile, via Time. As much of a stretch as this may be, I think this statement applies to the job search. No matter how hard it gets, keep searching.
It’s getting to be almost-Fall in Atlanta (which is warmer than actual fall, but cooler than the thick of summer). This means it’s almost-scarf weather. I’ve been wearing a belted green trench coat each day and this floral scarf from J.Crew would be the perfect accent. It would make me feel more grownup than my IU hoodie, anyway.
Add $2 to that $12 T-shirt next year.
CNN Money reports that cotton prices have nearly doubled this year, meaning my favorite clothing staples will become a bit pricier. Time to stock up on jeans and tee’s!
This graph from The Economist shows the percentage of college graduates working low-skilled work. The United States is one of the worst counties — a whopping 33 percent of grads aren’t working “skilled” jobs. As for those that are, the average earnings for 25 to 34 year olds is $56,200. If this is accurate, I think they forgot to include journalists in the “skilled” set.
Beyond $75,000 in the contemporary United States, however, higher income is neither the road to experience happiness nor the road to relief of unhappiness or stress, although higher income continues to improve individuals’ life evaluations.
Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton, researchers from Princeton University, via Inc.
Unless we see some level of turnaround in the economy, it’s likely to get tougher for new teachers to find jobs and for long-term sustainability.
Segun Eubanks, director of teacher quality at the National Education Association, via CNN Money. It’s starting to seem like there are no repression-proof jobs anymore.
