1/12 months for 2009 are over.

I'm now into my third month of unemployment. The first month was very relaxing and I didn't have a care in the world. I loved spending time with my family and slowing piecing my portfolio together. The second month was slightly frustrating. Why wasn't any jobs falling in my lap? (ha ha) The third month has started off pretty frustrating. And having those random "bad days" just make it worse but... my parents always taught me to never give up... always do my very best... be myself. Useful advice that I'm having to draw on more and more these days.

Here's my running record of what I've learned:
1-YOU HAVE TO KNOW PEOPLE THAT KNOW PEOPLE
2-Become a cover letter connoisseur.
3-Know exactly what you "want to say" in an interview and don't leave without saying it.
4-Don't waste any of your answers in an interview- each is a golden little nugget.
5-Save your money so you have it when you don't have a job. :)
6-Be nice to your family so you have a place to live...
7-Blogs are amazing-not only have I been learning from professionals in my field who have traveled similar roads to mine but everyone posts useful links! This is have been #1 for helping me grasp CSS for laying out Web pages.
8-NEVER stop learning!
9-Always beef your portfolio (even if you don't get paid for a single piece in it).