I promise
I promise to get back to finishing the "30 Days" Meme eventually. However, this week is the start of Planning Kim's Future. It's basically been a mad-dash to get an outfit/mindset/updated resume/ample research together for a USF Public Service Career Fair on Thursday. (to which, MY SUIT JACKET FINALLY ARRIVED! It fits and it's almost the SAME shade of black as my trousers, so whoopie! And I got a cute button-down shirt and a HUGE black purse to go with it, to act as both a purse and a portfolio bag. I should be set)
A bunch of government agencies will be present. I'm really crossing my fingers that the FBI will want to hear more about me (I've been doing my research. Working a desk job (not on-call, agent-y things. I am not cut out to be an Agent Seeley Booth) and doing analysis and being USEFUL sounds like fun. I enjoy studying theory and analysis and whatnot, and I majored under the Government and International Affairs department) but I'm really not expecting anything.
By not expecting to get anything besides experience, I keep my standards low. I really wish I could kick down this slight feeling of "hope," though. Rationally, I know it's probably not going to turn out, "Please, come see us for a second interview!" but still.
Aside from the FBI, I'll probably make a point to talk to the IRS and the State Department (though I know that Career Fairs are sorta pointless for the State Department; you have to take a series of standardized tests to work for them) and just wander around, asking questions to various people that tickle my fancy.
And then, Friday is my birthday. But I have to get through school tomorrow and this fair on Thursday to get to Friday.
Please, everybody, cross your fingers for me. And really, if you have any advice, ANY at all, or even encouragement, feel free to drop it by here. I'm keeping myself from freaking out by keeping busy-- but it's only just working.
(PS: I love how I've already got a "freaking out" tag)
A bunch of government agencies will be present. I'm really crossing my fingers that the FBI will want to hear more about me (I've been doing my research. Working a desk job (not on-call, agent-y things. I am not cut out to be an Agent Seeley Booth) and doing analysis and being USEFUL sounds like fun. I enjoy studying theory and analysis and whatnot, and I majored under the Government and International Affairs department) but I'm really not expecting anything.
By not expecting to get anything besides experience, I keep my standards low. I really wish I could kick down this slight feeling of "hope," though. Rationally, I know it's probably not going to turn out, "Please, come see us for a second interview!" but still.
Aside from the FBI, I'll probably make a point to talk to the IRS and the State Department (though I know that Career Fairs are sorta pointless for the State Department; you have to take a series of standardized tests to work for them) and just wander around, asking questions to various people that tickle my fancy.
And then, Friday is my birthday. But I have to get through school tomorrow and this fair on Thursday to get to Friday.
Please, everybody, cross your fingers for me. And really, if you have any advice, ANY at all, or even encouragement, feel free to drop it by here. I'm keeping myself from freaking out by keeping busy-- but it's only just working.
(PS: I love how I've already got a "freaking out" tag)