Recent college grad looking for work-help!

My passion is ...

Writing, tennis, T.V. and my boyfriend

I know too much about ...

Nothing; you can never know too much-unless you're a spy.

My parents always told me ...

Be a secretary. Be sensible. Marry a wealthy man.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a model, actress, jockey, writer or singer.

My favorite memory ...

The smell of sweet blackberries picked on a warm summer day.

Why I write ...

I've got way too much stuff in my head to manage it all, have to get it out.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Greenday and Chili Peppers, House, and all the CSI's.

My first job ...

Clerk in a department store, hated it.

My best moment ...

Too many to count.

My inspiration ...

Mother

Jobs & Careers > Business & Professional Jobs Testimonies: Becoming a legal secretary

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I can explain why legal jobs of any kind are so difficult to find. It's a club. No one gets inside a legal office unless you know someone. That's pretty much how the whole world works, but the legal profession is an extreme example. Lawyers are selfish and egotistical and few secretaries can deal with them but the few that can are rewarded with a hefty salary. Lawyers reward those around them who can take abuse well. Don't have any ego of your own, and keep your mouth shut about the office affairs and you'll go far, oh yea, you must have flying fingers as well. They prefer if you don't have...

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