The Jane Austen Treatment
The idea: to translate Jane Austen’s comedies of manners into useful instruction in the finding and keeping of employment. Background: I’ve been an avid reader and/or viewer of Jane Austen […]
Category Archives: Everything Jane Austen
The Sum of Its Parts
jux·ta·pose verb \’jək-stə-,pōz\ : to place (different things) together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are the same or different Long before we knew […]
You Can Never Be Too Thankful…Just Ask Mr. Collins
Tip # 6: Send a Thank You Note So, hopefully, with the help of our previous 5 tips, your interview was a blazing success. All that remains is waiting for […]
Tell Me About Yourself, Lady Catherine
Tip 5: Stay On-Topic My mother used to say, “If you can’t think of something nice to say about someone, don’t say anything at all,” so Lady Catherine de Bourgh […]
Dress For Success, Elizabeth
Tip 4: Don’t Show Up Slovenly Dressed Elizabeth Bennet may have scored points with Mr. Darcy when she turned up in Mr. Bingley’s breakfast-parlour in mud-drenched petticoats, but not everyone […]
Become a World-Class Networker (Like Mrs. Bennet)
Tip 3: Do Network The hopelessly frivolous Mrs. Bennet may have been a constant source of chagrin to the sensible Jane and Elizabeth, but she was amazingly right on point […]
Don’t Bad-Mouth Your Former Boss, Wickham
Tip 2: Don’t Be a Wickham Pride and Prejudice’s infamous cad, George Wickham, might seem to be the last person qualified to help one get a job since he spent […]
What’s Your Worst Quality, Mr. Bingley?
Tip 1: Master the Indirect Boast Our first tip comes from Mr. Charles Bingley of P&P fame and has to do with turning a seemingly bad quality (your worst quality […]
Everything (About Job Interviews) I Learned From Jane Austen
Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings. I first encountered Jane Austen when I was sixteen and purchased a mass-market paperback copy of Pride and Prejudice from a […]
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