Well, it’s Wednesday and I’ve spent the last week applying for as many jobs and internships as is humanly possible and re-doing my resume to the brink of insanity. The result? Multiple job offers from well known “scam” companies (I’m not stupid, I know that cashing a check and then transferring the funds is code for money laundering and I can smell a pyramid scam from 100 miles away), one call from what I believe is a retirement community asking me to fill out their application and come in and see them, and two offers for internships (unpaid, of course).
Now the point of the internship is to help me to have the contacts and experience necessary to get my desired internship next summer. Here’s who I’ve been contacting regarding internships: All the Congressmen and State Reps in Michigan and all of the Michigan State Senators. Basically, I have been sending out emails saying “I’d like to work for you, totally free; I don’t need school credit or money I simply want to work for you. Oh, and I’m awesome”. I have the skills, and for the low cost of nothing I am totally worth the risk; it’s the perfect economic offer. And of course I do get some benefit, the benefit of saying that I worked for XYZ Congressman/State Rep/Senator and the possible letter of recommendation… Oh how I love letters of recommendation. I’ve applied also for an internship at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy for the fall semester, it’s a bit of a drive but if it helps me to get my dream internship then I am all for it.
On an interesting and mostly unrelated note; my boyfriend now knows the full potential of my… insanity? I came over to see him and didn’t leave until he had a resume (his first ever), a cover letter, and a list of police departments and other agencies to take these items to. This took several hours… But now he is well on his way to finding an internship, which puts him still behind in his job hunt (he graduates in December and in his field applying to the jobs he wants is competitive and the process takes 6-9 months). I find it somewhat amusing when I think about it; my boyfriend who is 6 years older than me is only just beginning his first resume and I’ve had probably 12 (I change them around a lot to keep them relevant and professional). I’ve moved out and he hasn’t (he’s not too far from school, his parents are very nice; it’s a good decision, speaking as an economist, to stay there until he gets a “real” job). I chalk all this up to our personality differences, which is good, I might go insane if I were dating myself. Some say it’s a “birth order” thing, I’m a first born and he’s the baby, I don’t know for sure what it is, but I am the way I am and he is much more laid back. I think we’re good for each other, I help him get moving and he helps me relax… which I need… often.
Quote of the day: from Socrates “I believe that we cannot live better than in seeking to become still better than we are.” I believe that I am trying to become better, by finding a new job and through these internships, and so this quote made me smile. Yes, there are several times every day that I want to quit and just curl up into a ball in my apartment until they kick me out, but I can’t do that, because I know that with just a little effort I can become something amazing and put myself in a better position. I know that with hard work and determination I can accomplish all my goals, be it getting a job, changing the world, or paying my rent.
Now the good stuff; tomorrow my day will be spent driving around, first off is the interview with the State Rep’s Chief of Staff, after that is dropping by that business in Linden that called me (I’ll bring my resume and references and a cover letter even though all they require is an application), after that I may go see my friend Jon for a bit, and I will be calling the administrative staffing agency that I am trying to join to set up a time to do some testing. It makes me happy to see that my hard work has paid off, albeit only slightly, but this is still a start. Of course I’ll spend some time applying for jobs tomorrow; I spent today applying for jobs and for internships with Congressmen. I have some printing to do tonight (here I come UPS Store, get ready) and some faxing/shipping, but otherwise I think I’m done for the night. I got a twitter account, I suppose as part of my job hunt… I posted my quote of the day on there; otherwise I’m not a big twitter person. I’ve been editing my linkedin account as well; I had a professor look it over for me and I changed a bunch of stuff.
So where am I on my mission? Well, I still don’t have a job (I have till the end of June to get one), I have 2 potential internships and I’ve applied for many more, and I have one potential job lead. That is after one week on the hunt; I think I’m doing well. You’ve got to stay positive in life; it’s not “Oh, this terrible thing happened, crap” it’s “Oh look, now it’s time for some life changes, this could be good! Let’s get moving!” attitude has a lot to do with how your life ends up, and I’d like my life to be looking up. So I sit at Panera or Tim Horton’s for between 7 and 12 hours per day applying for jobs and bettering myself, I see no problem with that.
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