I don't know what I'm doing (and I'm pretty sure I don't look cute doing it)

[fushigi_na_chou]

~.: Suddenly, job-hunting just got alot harder. I couldn't live with Kristie as a real mother. She dropped quite alot of pressure on me at dinner tonight. Thanks for organizing my priorities. I first need to find a suit, then find a job, then find a car (or maybe find a car and then a job, because I'm magically going to be able to pay for the

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[absentaserpis]

Am I supposed to just suck it up and take the first thing that comes along?

I would say say yeah BUT I would also say that it's not like you stop looking after that. Bills and loans need to be paid right now but you can keep looking for as long as you need till the right job comes along! Plus you'll be gaining more experience and become more attractive to prospective employers in case there are any such requirements on a job you might want more. It sucks. You don't always want to do it but sometimes you just have to. But it doesn't have to be permanent.

[fushigi_na_chou]

Yeah. I guess the thing I keep getting in my head is that this job will be permanent (even though it won't be, for some reason I feel like it will be, or should be). But I also want something that applies the most to my ultimate career goal. But I guess no such thing exists. :x

[on_dragon_wings]

You've basically just summed up my life since May. So I know exactly where you're coming from. And yes, it does suck hardcore. I've wanted to cry almost constantly for the past 5 months

[fushigi_na_chou]

I LOVE YOU. Seriously. Though, I know if I told Kristie simply that I'd keep her suggestions in mind she'd say, "Well, you don't have time to be considering things. You need to jump in and start saving money, because you need a car, and you have alot of school loans you need to start paying back in six months." That's exactly what she'd say.

But your advice sounds better- it's more constructive anyway. And could you look over my resume? It's really simple- too simple, I think, but I don't know what else I can add to it. I didn't feel like keeping the one that Monster built for me because it looks too .... like Monster built it for me. I wanted something that I put together myself, but I'm too frustrated with Word to format it any fancy way. :

[on_dragon_wings]

Well, like I said, tell you appreciate the suggestion, but it's still your decision. And if she brings it up again, don't talk about it.

Yeah, you never want to go with those online resume builders. They're way too cookie-cutter. You want your resume to stand out. And simple isn't always a bad thing, especially for someone like you and me, who haven't had a lot of experience. Most resumes should really be kept to 1 page, because chances are that the person looking at your resume will be looking at plenty of others, and won't have time to read a novel. My professor told me that: "If they can't what they need in a few minutes, then they're just going to push that resume aside."

Go ahead and send me your resume, I'd be glad to look at it.

[fushigi_na_chou]

Mine is one page, and I heard that the average employer spends 3 seconds looking at a resume, so if we can't get our point across in three seconds, we're doomed. 8D But I'll go ahead and email it to you. Should I send it to your school email or are you using a different now?

[zekitty]

Honestly, I'm getting a little irritated that Kristie and her 24/7 PMS is stressing you out, and your father has yet to put her in her place. I mean, you could always do that for him. But should you -have- to?

As for the job, almost all careers require years of training (i.e. entry-level jobs that deal with things you really don't want to do, like creating playtime activities for old people). Unless Kibler has something else in mind, I think the idea is that you have to suck it up and do something you might not like for a year or so, or untily ou acquire enough hands on experience for other employers to want you more. You might have to have a masters degree... :x I remember Anastasiou saying that the Psychology industry is one of the hardest doors to get your foot into. Maybe you should make an appointment with him when you get back to campus?

[fushigi_na_chou]

Well, I made an appointment with the Sena Center, so hopefully they can point me in the right direction. It's also a matter of using the right search terms, because there are alot of things I could do with my degree- I just have no idea what they're called. 8D But my Psych. Major's Handbook has alot of terms I can use to look for jobs. :)

[hideincarnate]

You forgot about me! =O

[fushigi_na_chou]

Thank you. It's nice to have so much encouragement from people who have or are going through this too. I've got about six jobs I can apply for, but I want to make sure my resume is as good as it can be, and I want to make a cover letter too.

[hideincarnate]

Then work on your resume and cover letter. Show it to everyone you can and get feedback. Look at online examples. If you want, I can send you a copy of my resume.

[fushigi_na_chou]

Could you? That'd be awesome. I've looked up examples online too, but it couldn't hurt to take a peek at an actual resume. :)

[windup_bird]

I have broken down several times. seriously. one time I just started sobbing on my dad and screaming at him when he wasn't doing a thing wrong ... and then I couldn't stop. I cried for HOURS and couldn't bring my eyes to stop tearing or my lip to stop trembling for the world. :/ so don't worry ... I'm not super person.

as for being picky -- there is nothing wrong with being picky location-wise but other than that go for whatever you can get right now. the economy is way too poor right now for anyone to be picky :/

GOOD LUCK! oh, and tell Kristie to shove it.

[fushigi_na_chou]

-CLING- Okay. Picky about location, but not about job. Um ... I may have to work for a year or so at wherever I get a job in order to earn the right experience and the credibility. :x Is that good for you?

[windup_bird]

I need to do the same thing~ so we're in the same boat. plus a lease is usually a year long anyway so if we get an apartment in DC we're stuck there for a year.

[fushigi_na_chou]

-nodnod- So I guess we'll just bump up our date a little. :/