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Sen · 07-11-2003, 07:39 AM

Most of the time, those jobs come about through networking. I had already sent resumes and subsequently been rejected by many people on the hill, including my eventual boss. Then, a friend of mine knew a State Rep. and called her to see if she had any positions in her office. She said she didn't, but that I should call the Senator's office and tell them that she told me to inquire about the openings. That's what got my foot in the door.

At the same time, one of my distant cousins in another part of the state worked at the Courthouse and saw the other Senator from the state fairly often. She said she would hand deliver my resume to the Senator, so we Fed Ex'd one down to her and she gave it to him.

The funny part is that the 2 Senators were from the same party and got along well together, so they shared offices around the state. So, when I went to interview with one, I would also schedule to interview with the other one immediately after. The process took about 6 weeks, included several interviews and 3 written tests. I went through the entire process with both Senators simultaneously and was eventually offered the same job by both of them. I took the job with the one that offered first and then the other one offered a week later. Within 2 weeks of the offer, I was driving across the country to begin at the bottom rung of a Senate office on the Hill.

From that point on I worked my way up to Legislative Assistant by the time I left the office.

07-11-2003, 07:39 AM	#30 (permalink)
Sen Insane Location: Midwest	Most of the time, those jobs come about through networking. I had already sent resumes and subsequently been rejected by many people on the hill, including my eventual boss. Then, a friend of mine knew a State Rep. and called her to see if she had any positions in her office. She said she didn't, but that I should call the Senator's office and tell them that she told me to inquire about the openings. That's what got my foot in the door. At the same time, one of my distant cousins in another part of the state worked at the Courthouse and saw the other Senator from the state fairly often. She said she would hand deliver my resume to the Senator, so we Fed Ex'd one down to her and she gave it to him. The funny part is that the 2 Senators were from the same party and got along well together, so they shared offices around the state. So, when I went to interview with one, I would also schedule to interview with the other one immediately after. The process took about 6 weeks, included several interviews and 3 written tests. I went through the entire process with both Senators simultaneously and was eventually offered the same job by both of them. I took the job with the one that offered first and then the other one offered a week later. Within 2 weeks of the offer, I was driving across the country to begin at the bottom rung of a Senate office on the Hill. From that point on I worked my way up to Legislative Assistant by the time I left the office. __________________ "I want to announce my presence with authority!" "You want to what?" "I want to announce my presence with authority!!"