job hunt

10 Months Unemployed: I really need a job.

The Squeeze by thebitterlemonMay 15, 2023May 15, 2023

Being Selective With What I share On My Job Search.

The Squeeze by thebitterlemonMay 4, 2023May 8, 2023

120 Days unemployed: Oh, How Things Have Changed.

The Squeeze by thebitterlemonNovember 14, 2022

60 Days of Unemployment: Here’s What I’ve learned.

The Squeeze by thebitterlemonSeptember 16, 2022

Light Pulp by thebitterlemonJune 17, 2016June 17, 2016

‘Dig’ magazine chucks the dueces.

Last week, I got an email from my editor at Dig: Hi Holly, I just had a team meeting with the office in Columbus, and we’re making a few changes to the structure of the magazine. With the new format, we’re looking to get away from more national trends and really focus on content that […]

Light Pulp by thebitterlemonFebruary 4, 2016February 3, 2016

Land a job from LinkedIn.

It’s a new year, a new you… could a new job be in store? Or, perhaps you’re considering an entire career change. If you’re new to The Bitter Lemon (Welcome!), let me fill you in: I unexpectedly lost my job at the end of 2014, spent most of 2015 hunting down my dream job, before […]

Light Pulp by thebitterlemonAugust 31, 2015

Celebrating the lady boss.

Hola on this beautiful Monday! We are completely celebrating work and jobs on the blog this week, but of course we’re doing it in a fun way, per usual. Why? Is it because I got called into the office of my retail job and was told gossip is more important than fact? Or is it […]

The Ingredients by thebitterlemonAugust 19, 2015August 18, 2015

Love on LinkedIn?

Years ago, I joined LinkedIn. Back then, it was a new service and all of the cool kinds were joining. If you’re not sure, LinkedIn (according to its website) is a place for professionals to connect and be successful. Basically, it’s the social network for nerds. Honestly, I didn’t see much use for it as […]

The Squeeze by thebitterlemonAugust 11, 2015August 10, 2015

Pic of the Week.

Some of you may remember that last week I mentioned a road trip I was taking — and yes, I did that, and can now share my adventure. It all started when I got a phone call from a company I’d had a few interviews with. “Can you be in Austin next week?” the woman […]

The Ingredients by thebitterlemonJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2015

Job Hunting: A lot like Dating.

I’ve been job hunting for eight months. In November, I lost my full-time, 9-5 job where I’d worked for almost seven years. Since then, I’ve been freelancing, helping clients with writing and editing, and I’ve been working retail part-time to make ends meet. What I’ve come to realize is, looking for a job is a […]

The Squeeze by thebitterlemonJune 9, 2015June 8, 2015

Pic of the Week.

Yesterday, I did something I’ve needed to do for years… but I didn’t want to. I changed my Twitter profile picture from that of my late feline Orange Julius, to a semi-professional photo of myself. Le sigh. You see, I got my Twitter handle — @OrangeJulius7 — in 2008, when Twitter was just a baby. […]