My new job, new city, and a new gig
May 24, 2009I’ve been pretty absent from the blogosphere for a few weeks. You may have noticed, since I know you are all desperately waiting for updates from Politicoholic all the time, and are so thrilled every time you see POLITICOHOLIC pop up in your reader. I know, I know! So now you have a post! Except not a real political one because this post is actually…all about me. Oops.
Anyways, as you may have gleaned from the title of this post, I have a few updates. First, I am now (finally) the proud possessor of a Bachelor’s degree.
Also: I’m no longer going to Cambodia. But don’t be sad, because it was the best decision for me. And the reason for this is because…
I’m moving to Washington, DC next month. I got an offer to work with New Media Strategies, a great company that I’m really excited about. Plus, my job title has the word “online” in it and that’s already a fairly good indicator that I’m going to love my job. I start in mid-June, so I’ll be moving mid-June to Washington.
The Cambodia situation got, for a number of reasons, too complicated to be logistically possible, to the point where I wasn’t feeling as excited about it but just stressed about it, which shouldn’t have been happening since it really was a great opportunity. So I knew then that it probably wasn’t the best thing for me anymore (in retrospect, such a good decision to get a refundable ticket). But now, I am moving to DC instead, which I am all excited about and not at all stressed about. Except when I think about apartment hunting, which is already turning out to be a pain in the ass.
(I AM, however, thrilled that I can finally be a REAL east-coast yuppie liberal tree-hugging hippie, instead of just sort of pretending in the Midwest.)
So, if you live in DC (or New York, where I’ll also be spending some time briefly this month) let me know because I’m going to be there pretty soon. Yep, after living my whole life in Illinois I finally get to move to a new city!
Also, I’ve picked up a gig to do some freelance blogging for AOL. I’ll be blogging on their women’s-interest site, Lemondrop.com. They don’t have a ton of political content (yet), but that’s what I’m for. My first post there should be up soon. I will probably include links to any future Lemondrop posts here at Politicoholic as well.
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Anyways, I didn’t mean this post to be all self-promotional, but I want to add one note, because Akhila asked if I would write on how I got a job in this tough economy where the news is claiming something like 19% of graduating seniors have found jobs.
First, I don’t believe that statistic, and you shouldn’t either, because it will do nothing except discourage you.
Second, I got both the NMS job and the AOL blogging gig in part because of….wait for it…more blogging. I know for the majority of readers I am sort of preaching to the choir here, because a ton of the people that even read this blog are also bloggers. But really, it’s so valuable in helping you get where you want in your career, and it is unfortunate that my words are still totally lost on most college kids and recent grads who still turn their noses up at blogs.
Also, even more valuable are the people you meet. I wouldn’t have gotten a job if it weren’t for great people like Jen and Meg who helped me get my foot in the door at NMS, so thanks again, Jen and Meg. And I know Meg through Brazen Careerist, so thanks to Brazen for helping to connect people and creating a great network. See, someone I met through Brazen helped me get a job. That’s where the true value of that community lies — in the types of relationships it can help you build. (And I should note Meg was far from the only one who helped me in my job hunt…so thanks also to everyone else who helped me whether providing advice or insight or job leads or whatever else).
And finally, I feel like this wouldn’t be a real post without something political in it, so here you go. If you haven’t seen the Congressional speed-reader yet, really kind of entertaining in a dumb way:
Congrats on the new job!
P.S. padmapper.com is really a godsend for apartment hunting
Thanks for the tip on apt. hunting, I am going to check that out right now. Also, did I hear you got a job too? In California? I recall seeing a tweet about you buying a one-way ticket… if so, congrats to you too!
since your post is all about you, my comment is all about me and how I am, selfishly, glad you are not going to Cambodia, because I was worried that you wouldn’t be tweeting so much over there. I have to admit that i love seeing your tweets every day. Also, now i can say that I know someone in DC who has a job title with the word “online” in it and works for company with the words “new media” in the name. I will for sure be living vicariously through you.
Rock on, Sista!(did I get that right?) I am so happy for you!!!! Congrats on a new job and may the move go smoothly, though in my experience they never do.
haha, you always notice when I don’t get on twitter for a while- love it! and nice to know someone appreciates all those articles I’m always sharing
Thanks for the kind words- I’m hoping the move goes smoothly too…
Congrats on the job, again!! You are going to do great things and it’s a testament to your hard work and your passion for blogging, politics, and new media
So congrats on this and I agree with Kristina – glad you’ll continue blogging and tweeting now!
Congratulations on everything. I just found Lemondrop.com and they have some good content. Funny how AOL got better when they stopped charging.
Congratulations! So much happy news! DC is an amazing city. I spent a summer and a semester there, and I absolutely loved it. If you need info on anything, I’d be glad to help. The job sounds great and I’m sure you’ll love it. Are you still coming to New York? Let me know, it would be great to finally meet you
Thanks! And yes I will be in NYC for a week or so– I’ll shoot you an email and we’ll figure something out.
All the luck (which you don’t even need) in the world Nisha.
You’ll be great. And you’ll be closer to argentinian time, yay!
Congrats on the new path your about to embark on – it sounds like you have a lot of great things going on. Good luck with the move Nisha!
Congrats on the new gig!
You’re going to LOVE Washington! I’m a Washington resident and at your service with help and tips for where to live, get the best eats, and whatever you need help with. Just send me a note!
WOW! Congratulations! That sounds amazing.
Annnnnd, I will be in DC in mid August – so we NEED a tweetup. For sure. No doubt about it. =D
Nisha, I know we already talked about this but I just wanted to reiterate how excited I am for you. Graduating, finding a job, moving to the city you want to, relocating and trying something new. I’m looking forward to hearing more about your new job and relocating. I think we can all learn from each other and that it definitely helps us relate to our own experiences.
Keep it up and best of luck. I know we will talk soon
I am terrible for not having kept up — but I’m making up for it now by catching up on all your blog posts! That is such exciting news! Congrats on the job and the freelance work… I knew you’d do great things.
I’m going to be in NY this summer, so you should come to the city or I’ll find my way over to DC (never been) — we definitely need a meetup. Tweetup. Whatev.
Congratulations! That’s awesome.
“But really, it’s so valuable in helping you get where you want in your career, and it is unfortunate that my words are still totally lost on most college kids and recent grads who still turn their noses up at blogs.”
To this I say amen…so many of my friends still like to give me crap about writing a blog…until I got a job right of school with Scribnia (they literally gave me a week before I started heh) pretty much all because of my blog. It is so valuable…perhaps even invaluable. I was also on Brazen Careerist a lot during my job search and although I didn’t get a job through that community, I met a lot of awesome people and saw a couple opportunities.
Really enjoying your blog so far and am very impressed with your track record. You can count on me being back.
Dave
[...] I don’t know what to say about Nisha’s blog that I haven’t already said the last two editions of this list. Until the last few ballots trickled in, I thought she might very well repeat. She was neck and neck with the #1 blog on this list before a late surge by a couple of talented ladies. The more I read Nisha the more I realize that it’s not just that she’s one of the few Gen Y bloggers that attacks politics in such a profound way, it’s not that she’s kind and generous and always contributing to other people’s blogs, and it’s not that she is great at engaging her community. None of those things hurt, but the fact is, Nisha is just a brilliant writer. Make sure you congratulate her on her new job and wish her luck in Washington, DC. [...]
Hey Nisha, Just saw your blog today and its got quite a twist i’ll say. I’ll def visit in on a reg basis and see whats cooking.
So hows DC treating you? Like it ?
Ramit