Taking the mentor plunge!
It has been unnecessarily hard to find a mentor. I write someone who is listed in the bios (it seems rude to write to more than one at a time, what if they all accept?) and that person writes back, sorry, no time or memorably, sorry, I don't work there any more. So, frustrated, I write my adviser and ask who is available. She gets someone to send me a list of the six mentors (out of thirty something listed in the bios!) who are actually available in April. Sadly, they mostly quantitative people and mine will have to be a qualitative study. So I pick the three most likely, put in the request form and wah lah, I have finished the mentor search. Now I just wait to see who will pick me. But why the department does not simply distribute a list of mentors who are available for the coming quarters is beyond me.
I also found some job searching seminars on Capella's website. I signed up for Adjunct job hunting and on-line career opportunities. I am also scheduled for Interview assessment (with video tape) at the placement service. I don't worry so much about my verbal skills, but I know I have a nervous tic that could stand some work. Nuf said.
I also did some actual paid work today. I went to the Battered Women's Network to do the two hour piece on Safety Planning. $120 bucks for two hours work is not bad at all. I also set up three more trainings for the next two months, so that is some money coming in. We also made $50 on eBay this week, so more stuff is going up tonight. Check me out at selling_stuff_acct on eBay. (Rik picked the boring name).
The world of Networking is beginning to make sense to me. Someone who used to work for me is LinkedIn and she knows the Manager of Instructional Design at Kaplan. Now I just have to overcome my dislike of asking for help and ask for an introduction.
I also found some job searching seminars on Capella's website. I signed up for Adjunct job hunting and on-line career opportunities. I am also scheduled for Interview assessment (with video tape) at the placement service. I don't worry so much about my verbal skills, but I know I have a nervous tic that could stand some work. Nuf said.
I also did some actual paid work today. I went to the Battered Women's Network to do the two hour piece on Safety Planning. $120 bucks for two hours work is not bad at all. I also set up three more trainings for the next two months, so that is some money coming in. We also made $50 on eBay this week, so more stuff is going up tonight. Check me out at selling_stuff_acct on eBay. (Rik picked the boring name).
The world of Networking is beginning to make sense to me. Someone who used to work for me is LinkedIn and she knows the Manager of Instructional Design at Kaplan. Now I just have to overcome my dislike of asking for help and ask for an introduction.