The hunt continues.
And oh, how it seems job hunting will never end. I continue on. I've increased my goal to 10 positions applied to per week, and I've firmly vowed to myself that I'll follow up with every submission from now on out. So far, I've had two interviews, and a third interview offer I have yet to confirm with the HR director of a law firm that I've been playing phone tag with for the past two days. I also applied for a position within Kimpton, and as an internal candidate the have o interview me. So, while I get down and I get whiny, all in all I can't say my prospects are hopeless. This is difficult. This is challenging. This will not defeat me.
A good friend of mine came to visit from San Francisco last week. He flew home to Maryland to say hello to old friends and family before starting his new job. He finally got a job, more than a year after he moved to SF. After MORE THAN A YEAR of aggressive job hunting, he finally found something he loves and started on Monday. More than once during the past year he told me that he was weeks away from having to move home to St. Mary's County to live with his parents if he didn't find a job. But hey, he found something, and it only took him 15 months. Yes, I said only. Yes, I was being sarcastic.
Maybe it will take me 15 months to find something too. I'm not moving across the country, but I am moving into a new industry. This will take time. Every time I start to dispair I remind myself of Bryan.
I just want to be a better person. Taking action, instead of complaining, is a huge step toward this for me. It's hard, and I still compla a lot t I'm working on it. Every time I want to corner Kev at home, call my Mom, or log on here/open my handwritten journal to vent about how horrifyingly degrading restaurant work is, I force myself to open Indeed.com instead and start getting together application materials.
It's a slow process, but it's important.
A good friend of mine came to visit from San Francisco last week. He flew home to Maryland to say hello to old friends and family before starting his new job. He finally got a job, more than a year after he moved to SF. After MORE THAN A YEAR of aggressive job hunting, he finally found something he loves and started on Monday. More than once during the past year he told me that he was weeks away from having to move home to St. Mary's County to live with his parents if he didn't find a job. But hey, he found something, and it only took him 15 months. Yes, I said only. Yes, I was being sarcastic.
Maybe it will take me 15 months to find something too. I'm not moving across the country, but I am moving into a new industry. This will take time. Every time I start to dispair I remind myself of Bryan.
I just want to be a better person. Taking action, instead of complaining, is a huge step toward this for me. It's hard, and I still compla a lot t I'm working on it. Every time I want to corner Kev at home, call my Mom, or log on here/open my handwritten journal to vent about how horrifyingly degrading restaurant work is, I force myself to open Indeed.com instead and start getting together application materials.
It's a slow process, but it's important.