Help out my freind

[Alexander's Horse]

mrt could go back to school - I hope he did

[MRT144]

im reenrolled at a community college close to my home. I got soem credits alread and will complete a degree come hell or high water. and then transfer to a 4 year.

[Alexander's Horse]

thats great, hang in there son

[MRT144]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
thats great, hang in there son

thanks AH, ill try to live up to my potential this time.

[DanS]

AH has some good candidates, but some caveats are necessary for the Washington area.

Look inside the government. The Washington area is overflowing with government jobs. Some of these jobs might be glorified secretarial-type jobs at the beginning.

I've known people who are successful working at NGOs, but NGOs most often pay squat. Also, most NGOs are scams, IMO.

Don't spend much time looking for political jobs. There just aren't that many political jobs available.

Washington's primary industry is gov't, but its secondary industry is law. She might look at paralegal work in a related field in a law firm. That might not be her thing, though. Some of these jobs require either some time as a galley slave, if you don't have your paralegal certificate.

Overall, I think her most worthwhile bet is trying to get a job in the federal government.

[Kuciwalker]

Let this be a warning for Odin.

[MRT144]

Washington is a great state by the way

[Jon Miller]

I know (although Walla Walla sucks...)

we are talking about DC though

JM

[MRT144]

what? i ****ing hate DCers that call their place washington. we all know the real washington is washington state. Eastern washington is forgetable to some extent but the puget sound rocks.

[Jon Miller]

Washington state does rock

although I lived in Walla Walla for the years I lived there

I call this area the DC area, but native DCers call it Washington

JM

[Zoid]

Jon, a few organizations that may suit your friend:

The Sierra Club

Friends of the Earth International

World Wildlife Fund

US Enviroment Protection Agency

[Alexander's Horse]

does she have nice T&A? That would help with the political jobs.....

Probably church going too (with T&A)

Washington has rather a vibrant singles scene. Fortunately I was virtuous and met Dan and Jon instead.

[Ben Kenobi]

Working for politicians

Not that many options. Best way is to start with someone who is new, and these people will already have their contacts.

As for ngo's that's a good option. I'm doing elections work right now for a friend of mine who runs one of them.

Sure, I got the job because I was qualified, but also because I've done volunteer work for him for a long time.

I'd love a proper full-time secretarial job so I'm not sure why she's complaining about them as a new graduate. You have to start somewhere.

My suggestion to her is to use her time outside of work doing volunteer stuff that she likes. No better way to pick up contacts and confidence.

[Ned]

Just a thought. There is another thread here about major environmental problems in China. Perhaps they may be looking for help.