how to enter side doors - by maja - velvet noise
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a field guide to jobs, cold emails, and making yourself legible to the right people
Recently, I’ve been teaching a class of final-year university students, many of whom are increasingly, and understandably, anxious about the shrinking graduate job market. At the same time, I’ve started navigating the job market myself again. This has put me in the position of teaching something I am also actively trying to practice. Early in my career, I understood jobs solely through the front door. A job was a thing that appeared on a job board. You sent your resume into the void and hoped someone on the other side noticed you. But I do think many people, especially students, are…
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