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I have just completed my first full month of unemployment. So far the only organizations to reply to my applications with more than an automated message are employment agencies, who have yet to finish their assessments of my editorial tests.

I wonder if working for the same company for most of my post-college life could count against me. It's gotten hard to contact anyone who remembers my time with earlier employers. I can't even recall the name of my supervisor at the previous company.

My mom has provided valuable assistance in preparing me for applications and interviews. Nevertheless, I make a point to do some things, like cover letters, without her input. I have my pride.

Anyway, I feel no worse now than I did a month ago. My resume seems strong enough to land something in an acceptable salary range at an acceptable commute distance before even half my severance runs out, regardless of Mom's suspicion that my type of position is going extinct. My main worry is that I'll select an unhappy job by mistake.