tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687277624589882201.post1892883003461311930..comments2015-05-10T12:06:30.888-07:00Comments on An Historian's Tale: Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321639321496219252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687277624589882201.post-90999659801331986202011-08-09T11:27:13.441-07:002011-08-09T11:27:13.441-07:00I already left this comment and it said I had to s...I already left this comment and it said I had to sign in and erased it so this will be a summary version :-)<br /><br />1) I was in this situation as an ABD and considered not finishing. I finally realized I should NOT tell them all my work experience. It's not unethical to downplay, only lie about things you have not done. I eliminated my ABD stuff, used my master's (in English, about as helpful as history!) and played up my skills. It did help. In your case, "I got married" is sufficient reason to want a job with a master's--you love history. You don't have to say you were on track to teach it. I redid my CV into a boring resume and used "relevant work experience" as my heading.<br /><br />Also, try a temp agency. You can work a few days a week while you figure it out and they pay more and you can turn down stuff. <br /><br />Your posts pre-"seek ye first" sound like I did in that flux and I was terrified and 100% on my own... I know it's hard. It did help me when I made my resume look more commercial. It was all true but it no longer screamed "ACADEMIC."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687277624589882201.post-15959147232047748152011-08-08T18:18:21.216-07:002011-08-08T18:18:21.216-07:00Broken Angel - thanks for the comment. And I under...Broken Angel - thanks for the comment. And I understand what you were saying as well. I think it was her tone that makes me feel so uncertain. <br /><br />It's also a pattern I've run into of late, where people assume that since I went to grad school I won't stick around, despite my trying to explain that I'm looking for something long-term. It's hard to fight the assumption that I wouldn't be a good employee just because it's not in my field.Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17321639321496219252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687277624589882201.post-32715228963241053222011-08-08T18:05:02.524-07:002011-08-08T18:05:02.524-07:00Hello! I've been reading your blog for a bit a...Hello! I've been reading your blog for a bit and have never left a comment. But I just felt that I had to say something about this one. <br /><br />I understand how you felt. You're right in thinking that she was essentially saying, "I don't know if you're worth my time and effort". But let's be fair to her. She was being very honest with you. She outlined her concerns and I guess, she was expecting you to allay her fears. She hoped that you would tell her, "I'm not gonna jump at the next better position open for me." <br /><br />So, it isn't that she's not respecting you. It's just that she wanted assurances from you.<br /><br />At least that's my two-cents worth. I wasn't there listening to her tone so I might be wrong.<br /><br />Whatever the case, good luck with the search. Hang in there! :)-broken angel-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02678105030751795654noreply@blogger.com