Job Search Love Letters | blog

kipply's blog about stuff she does or reads about or observes

I recently had the incredible privilege and experience of interviewing at five places, all of which I'd be very happy to go to. Even more than the details of interview processes, the ins and outs of considerations, emotional whims and impactful conversations are rarely documented. I write this as love letters to these companies and to eternalise this experience for myself, complete with dramatic Bad Apple lyrics. Comparing the efficacy of two good deeds is often executed poorly, and is always deeply uncomfortable. I had the difficult experience of comparing working on getting Democrats…

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