Miscellany: The Great Job Hunt

Being unemployed must be pretty distressing if you have dependents to support, student loans, and no one to pay your bills while you look for something to do. None of that applies to me, but I still feel an incipient pressure at not having a daily routine to attend to. Aside from writing on the blog and applying to jobs, there really isn't much to do.

My search is made more difficult only by the fact that I'm trying to enter the remarkable world of the patent attorney with zero experience. It seems there are a ton of IP positions available for someone with 3-5 years of patent lawyering skills (patent prosecution or litigation), but only a scarce supply of entry-level stuff. Like my folks always say, getting that first job is the toughest.

There's a silver lining - my continued unemployment will at least mean a steady stream of posts here at Shangrila Towers. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy.