A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for Friday, September 14, 2007

So I'm trying to pick out my appointment book for 2008. Every year I get one from my parents for my birthday (which is September 26th, you'd better wish me a happy birthday when it comes around!), so that I'll be ready for when the New Year arrives. On one hand, I can go with my old standby, the New Yorker Desk Diary, which I've used for three out of the last four years. Its cheap, and the cartoons are funny (sometimes). Or, there's this other gorgeous appointment book that I saw in Kate's... Sign in to see full entry.

I've gotten a ridiculously high number of job interviews through online applications. The trick with online applications is that you have to have exactly what they're looking for in order to have your resume stand out and get you noticed. An "interest in publishing" is useless if you don't have the people and organization skills, not to mention the relevant experience, for such a job as you're applying for. Also keep in mind that a lot of places get hundreds of resumes, especially for... Sign in to see full entry.