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so the irritating thing about job searching that there is no instant gratification. and it's a whole shit ton of guess work. well, applying for real jobs anyway. you call someone, drop off your resume, fill out their application online, wait and hope for an interview. get the interview. think it goes ok. think it goes awful. think it rules. and then you wait, and wait and wait and wait to know anything.
anyway, i suppose i should document my job searching a little bit on here. so far i have had two interviews, one at field middle school in northbrook, which i clearly have not gotten, as i did not get a second interview and the new teacher will start shadowing on thursday. the other interview was an impromptu interview at metamora township high school, a high school downstate near my parent's house. i would kill for that job. ok, not kill, but i am doing everything in my power to get this job. i have wanted it for two and a half years, since they hired someone. then they hired again for this past fall, and i still couldn't apply for the job because i still had to student teach. i was so irritated. and now the current teacher has resigned.
anyway. so i saw the iasa posting for this job the day it was posted, and happened to be going downstate that night to see my brother and sister in a musical rehearsal. so i called the office and asked if it would be ok to drop off my resume in the morning around 8. long story short, she wanted a specific time, and we decided on 7:30. so the next morning i show up at 7:30 on the dot and there waiting for me are the superintendent, principle and curriculum advisor who want to interview me. of course i was physically prepared for this in my nice clothes, but i was a bit mentally shaky. however, it was the best interview i've had thus far (minus saying "crap" twice. that was dumb). they showed me the contract and a bunch of school information and gave away a lot of information regarding the situation with the current director. basically i felt very confident about it. and here i am, a week later still waiting to hear! ahk!
so since then i have taken the following actions to try and get this job:
- notified all of my references that i really want this position
- sent a thank you e-mail to the administrators that interviewed me
- sent a thank you e-mail to the secretary that set up the time for the interview for me
- told all my old band directors (jeff neavor, katrina and craig fitzpatrick and stevie rezutko (sp wrong) about my application and asked them to put in a good word for me with the band directors (wally parks and chris render)
- asked my hs co-op to call them and offer up information about me
- asked another daniel crumrine (who my mom says also might have applied for the position) if he knows anything about what's up with it
- asked dedra schertz if she had any contacts there
- asked kathy chitwood if she had any contacts there
- talked to david allen, who is going to call wally parks and find out what's up with the position, decision process, and of course, drop my name in the process
- called the office again today to inquire if they needed any additional information from me, and casually ask where they're at in the decision process. and i quote "they're still pondering"
so, i think i've done almost everything in my power to impress these people and let them know that i REALLY WANT THE JOB! and would be good at it. i've been literally having dreams about what would happen if i got this job. sigh.
of course, the only downside to this position is that i would be moving back into my parent's basement. which would be financially AWESOME. but rather irritating in several ways.
1.) i have a difficult time being at my parent's house for more than 5 days consecutively. thus living there would be slightly difficult.
2.) plain and simple: i have to pick up all my shit here in chicago and move it back downstate, lots of it back into storage.
3.) the storage part means that i have to use my parent's stuff. i like MY stuff.
4.) i either have to find someone to sublet my apartment or keep paying rent.
5.) i'd be downstate. ugh.
6.) the grocery stores down there are not as good, by any means. i'll miss trader joe's and whole foods immensely
7.) i would start on tuesday, so i wouldn't have a whole lot of time to transition into my move, or time to do much planning for the actualy JOB. aka. TEACHING a whole bunch of kids, including an 80 student choir!
however! the pros do outweigh the cons in this situation. i'd be financially baller for a while (esp considering my track record), i'd be closer to mike, i'd get to hang with my sister before she leaves for rotary exchange, i'd have a baller job and benefits! and i'd have place to work and keep earning money in the summer full time what what, and i could probably teach lessons or something, i'd have a piano, i wouldn't have to pay bills or rent, i could pay off my car, i could pay off my credit card, i wouldn't have to walk everywhere (not that i do that too much). basically it'd rock is all i have to say.
anyway, i suppose i should document my job searching a little bit on here. so far i have had two interviews, one at field middle school in northbrook, which i clearly have not gotten, as i did not get a second interview and the new teacher will start shadowing on thursday. the other interview was an impromptu interview at metamora township high school, a high school downstate near my parent's house. i would kill for that job. ok, not kill, but i am doing everything in my power to get this job. i have wanted it for two and a half years, since they hired someone. then they hired again for this past fall, and i still couldn't apply for the job because i still had to student teach. i was so irritated. and now the current teacher has resigned.
anyway. so i saw the iasa posting for this job the day it was posted, and happened to be going downstate that night to see my brother and sister in a musical rehearsal. so i called the office and asked if it would be ok to drop off my resume in the morning around 8. long story short, she wanted a specific time, and we decided on 7:30. so the next morning i show up at 7:30 on the dot and there waiting for me are the superintendent, principle and curriculum advisor who want to interview me. of course i was physically prepared for this in my nice clothes, but i was a bit mentally shaky. however, it was the best interview i've had thus far (minus saying "crap" twice. that was dumb). they showed me the contract and a bunch of school information and gave away a lot of information regarding the situation with the current director. basically i felt very confident about it. and here i am, a week later still waiting to hear! ahk!
so since then i have taken the following actions to try and get this job:
- notified all of my references that i really want this position
- sent a thank you e-mail to the administrators that interviewed me
- sent a thank you e-mail to the secretary that set up the time for the interview for me
- told all my old band directors (jeff neavor, katrina and craig fitzpatrick and stevie rezutko (sp wrong) about my application and asked them to put in a good word for me with the band directors (wally parks and chris render)
- asked my hs co-op to call them and offer up information about me
- asked another daniel crumrine (who my mom says also might have applied for the position) if he knows anything about what's up with it
- asked dedra schertz if she had any contacts there
- asked kathy chitwood if she had any contacts there
- talked to david allen, who is going to call wally parks and find out what's up with the position, decision process, and of course, drop my name in the process
- called the office again today to inquire if they needed any additional information from me, and casually ask where they're at in the decision process. and i quote "they're still pondering"
so, i think i've done almost everything in my power to impress these people and let them know that i REALLY WANT THE JOB! and would be good at it. i've been literally having dreams about what would happen if i got this job. sigh.
of course, the only downside to this position is that i would be moving back into my parent's basement. which would be financially AWESOME. but rather irritating in several ways.
1.) i have a difficult time being at my parent's house for more than 5 days consecutively. thus living there would be slightly difficult.
2.) plain and simple: i have to pick up all my shit here in chicago and move it back downstate, lots of it back into storage.
3.) the storage part means that i have to use my parent's stuff. i like MY stuff.
4.) i either have to find someone to sublet my apartment or keep paying rent.
5.) i'd be downstate. ugh.
6.) the grocery stores down there are not as good, by any means. i'll miss trader joe's and whole foods immensely
7.) i would start on tuesday, so i wouldn't have a whole lot of time to transition into my move, or time to do much planning for the actualy JOB. aka. TEACHING a whole bunch of kids, including an 80 student choir!
however! the pros do outweigh the cons in this situation. i'd be financially baller for a while (esp considering my track record), i'd be closer to mike, i'd get to hang with my sister before she leaves for rotary exchange, i'd have a baller job and benefits! and i'd have place to work and keep earning money in the summer full time what what, and i could probably teach lessons or something, i'd have a piano, i wouldn't have to pay bills or rent, i could pay off my car, i could pay off my credit card, i wouldn't have to walk everywhere (not that i do that too much). basically it'd rock is all i have to say.