I landed a job! I got an offer from a position I liked, but was hoping to get an offer from somewhere else. I called the HR department at the other place I interviewed and recieved a not so nice response, so I decided to go with the offer I got. I managed to talk them up to an agreeable salary, and I'm excited about starting.
I just wanted to thank all of you for giving me lots of advice on the many questions I asked on here. This was my first "real" job search (though I've been out of grad school over a year and had some prior work experience), so I had lots of questions. The search wasn't easy, but I'm glad I was able to find something challenging. Thank you.
Re: Job search update and a big thanks for all of your advice