So, we're still looking for a job. That means you still have lots of free time. You can only write so many cover letters in one day... and you can only read the same job postings over and over again so many times in that same day.
In addition to facebooking and writing thank you notes... you need to spend your time staying informed.
Are you on twitter? Join it! And don't just post useless things (aka i like blue shoes; diet coke is amazing (we all know that anyway); my mom is having a mid-life crisis and taking it out on me), post about current events, books you've read, places you've been... and follow interesting people too; not just celebrities. Follow a news source, a local paper and maybe an author... the more people you follow the more you will know.
This leads me to another way to spend your time: READ! What else are you going to do? Try to read a newspaper (or at least peruse the headlines) or other news periodical. If you stay informed on current events you will: A. sound intelligent at after work social events that you attend to network B. you will have something to tweet about (see above) C. you just MIGHT impress someone in an interview.
Read books too... I just finished a great book on Louisiana politics called "Inside the Carnival" by Wayne Parent. It was great, and I found that I had things to talk about with people other than the kids I babysit for to make ends meet.
And if you can't afford a new book: borrow a book... from a friend or the LIBRARY! The library is the BEST resource, unemployed or not.
Let's make up a to do list now:
1. Join twitter
2. Pick up a newspaper
3. Ask a friend for a book suggestion
4. Lather
5. Rinse
6. Repeat
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I now feel very convicted about my lack of knowledge on current events...
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