Jade-Spade

MP100 Sideblog: @jadeacereigen she/her, writer. I usually just reblog random stuff but I occasionally post fandom stuff (usually shitposts). Have fun!

[jadespadegames]

Welcome!

I honestly just reblog random stuff on here. Stuff I say is tagged "#jade speaks" so feel free to blacklist if you're not interested.

I now have Mob Psycho 100 sideblog here @jadeacereigen!

My Letterboxd

[tim-official]

sorry that i ended two consecutive messages with "lmao." i don't know why i did that. it looks really dumb doesn't it. i'll edit one to get rid of it. you can end my stupid pathetic life if you want

[girlnephew]

[foxglovedforest]

The kids are aight

[aroace-ryland-grace]

they're literally friends. does everyone know. they're best friends.

[sketchupnfries]

Felt like doing a short lil comic board Project Hail Mary thing since I always wondered if while on the Hail Mary if Grace ever had guilt ridden nightmares. Also I just wanted to draw more expressions for Grace and Rocky haha

[aroace-ryland-grace]

best motor skills in the galaxy right here

[imconfusedallthetimehelp]

Saw Project Hail Mary again and as I was walking out into the parking lot I saw an old couple holding hands and the husband said "You're the Adrian to my Rocky" and I just-

[aroace-ryland-grace]

shenanigan levels off the charts

[critter-of-habit]

rocky likes hats

[uncomfortably-spaced-out]

[letmemendthepast]

rocky's steady little hands...

[rocky-the-rock-offical]

Hello rocky🗣🔥

You good after this, question?😭

brian dmag :(

[obriy]

[catilinas]

everyone i've talked to about this has been completely unaware so: if you didn't know already, there's going to be a solar eclipse, with totality or coverage of 90% or more in some places, over a lot of europe, on august 12th 2026. in the uk it will start just after 6pm, and the maximum will be at 7:13pm.

here is a map of the path of the eclipse (from timeanddate)

get eclipse glasses if you want to look at it. it is not safe to look at through sunglasses. ok informative post over o7

[galileosballs]

Also, please do not listen to how people talk about cover letters on this site. Cover letters are important, and in many industries you can be damn sure they'll be read. And no, they're not 'fanfic about working in your office', or just re-stating the resume contents in a fancier guise. If you treat them like that, then of course they're not doing much for you. That makes you sound like a syncophantic windbag, and it's not doing anything else to help.

I was trained in the dark arts of the cover letter by my mother, who is a hiring manager. And her training has paid off: I've been consistently told my cover letters are excellent. Let me pass on the wisdom.

The job of a cover letter is to give a prospective employer strictly more information than is on the resume. This is where you take the resume contents and put them into context. You look at the job requirements (you are looking at the job requirements before applying, right?) and look at your resume and ask the question (in your head) "why would a person think this candidate would be good for this job?" and your cover letter is the answer to that question. If you don't answer that question, the hiring manager is going to have to do it themselves, and you have way more information to work with than they do.

This is especially important if you're moving from one industry to another, because then the relevant connections aren't obvious. It's also very important if you're overqualified, because then you can use the letter to say "I know it looks like this job would be too entry-level for me, but I'm interested to pursue it for reasons x, y, and z". You can also use this space to explain away something that might otherwise be disqualifying, like job-hopping or a long break in employment. The tone to strike here is always matter-of-fact and constrained to topic - don't go into detail about health stuff or personal tragedy, just tell them what they need to hear: that this period of your resume was affected by [bad thing] but that it's now in the past and you're looking forward to the next chapter. Remember, one of the things they're trying to learn is whether you'd be content in this role, or whether you'd be miserable and leave after 2 months, which would force them to do all the work of hiring again. You're trying to establish that you will fit right in and not cause problems. Knowing what drew you to this job in particular (and don't just say 'money', that's true for everyone) helps with that.

And the other mistake? Everyone writes cover letters that are too long. One page is fine. Two is the absolute maximum, and that's if you have a lot of specific things to say. It's a waste of your time and theirs to pad it out with fluff. Of my two most recent successful cover letters (i.e. jobs for which I was interviewed) one was 390 words and the other was 550. That's the length of this post. How long did it take me to write this post? About 15 minutes to write, 5 to proof and edit. That's how long you should be spending on a cover letter, maximum.

[doomtemparts]

one of my friends in a discord server was talking about how they were nervous about their first scheduled acupuncture appointment. another friend offered to do a tarot reading for them. sent this picture.