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[new] It's only February!!! (none / 0) (#2)
by SeminoleNo1 on Mon Feb 17, 2003 at 07:16:51 AM PDT

It's only February, a little early to get desperate.

Right now, the top cream of the cream candidates have offers from the best of the best schools -- once those candidates select where they wish to go, those schools will extend offers to their alternates, and so forth. And as another poster said, in so many words, network, network, network. Through networking you might be able to find some encouraging news, or some, er, motivating news. As in motivating you in a new direction or more aggressive applying for positions you weren't considering.

Do keep applying to positions you qualify for. Note I said ones you qualify for. Don't waste even a stamp on those places you lack meeting the minimum posted requirements. If you are close to qualifying and it is hard to imagine from the job description many fully qualifying for the position, network to see how sticky they are about meeting the requirements. In those cases, do they need to get a best match this year, or can they hold out until next year for the perfect match?





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