The first post...

So I started this blog about searching for a job.

Mostly to keep myself entertained and motivated. Entertained because I'm residing at my parents house in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Motivated because if I don't update the blog on a semi-daily basis I'll feel like I'm not trying hard enough.

I just graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in telecommunications last week. I concentrated on digital media design- mostly game design and interactive design. Obviously didn't concentrate much on English.

I've lost count as to how many resumes I've sent out. I can name a few of the companies that I've applied to:

Apple
Quicksilver Interactive (I think that was their name- they're based in Chicago)
Synergists, Inc.
Second Story Interactive (Seattle, WA)
EA (Orlando, FL)
High Voltage Software (Chicago, IL)

There are some other smaller companies that I've applied to that I haven't listed. If you're a potential employer and I've applied to your company please don't take this as an insult. I've sent out so many resumes I've lost count. I'm just listing the major ones or ones that I've heard back from.

Tonight I'm sending out another resume to a company that my friends wife works at called "TechSmith". They make award winning screen capture software for Windows. They're looking for a "senior web designer" with seven years experience. While I don't have seven years, I've been doing the web site thing since high school.

Oh yeah, I should point out that I'm looking for work in interactive media design (web design, interactive applications, interface design, game design, kiosk design, etc.). That would be an important part of the blog. Duh.

Anyway, that's it for now. Tomorrow I'm planning on writing about some of the interviews I've had so far. There are some interesting stories there so stay tuned!