I finally had my first interview :)
It's still the only interview I've been offered, but definitely better than nothing. AND, its in New York City. I'm actually sitting on a train, leaving the city as I speak. One hour and thirty minutes back to Connecticut, and then tomorrow, about 5 hours of travel time to get back home.
It was a great trip. Got to see a lot of really great friends, check out some cool places, (for example, the restaurant that supposedly invented the hamburger), and experience an "in the fast lane" life in the city. :)
The interview went pretty well I think. It was four hours long. They didn't really give me any feed back, but I'll find out about my status in 4 to 6 weeks.
I'll update more later, but for now, my phone is about to die, and I have to peace out.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
OHMYGOSH
Okay, so wow, I just checked the interview dates for the New York Job and an interview opened up on one of the days I'm going to be in New York.
I just got hit with a wave of excitement :)
I'm going to do the interview and see what happens...
I just got hit with a wave of excitement :)
I'm going to do the interview and see what happens...
One Job, Two Job, Red Job, Blue Job
It kind of amazes me how quickly I've become discouraged by this whole "graduating college and trying to find a job" thing. I've applied to so many jobs over the past month and still have only been asked for an interview by one. On top of that, the one job I was asked to interview for seems to be impossible for me to even get to for an interview.
It's just so stressful. I know that most of the time, when people graduate college, they don't just automatically get a job right then and there. It takes a lot of time and effort. I know that for most people things don't just fall into place. But I wish that I could be one of the lucky people who it does fall into place for.
Maybe I just need to take a step back and relax. Stop focusing so much on it and stressing over it. I do have a job for the time being that supports me, and has been supporting me for the past 2 years. I mean, it's definitely not a job I want to be working at for too much longer, but, it's been doing the job and in can continue to do so until I do finally get another job.
My advice to myself, and anyone else who is suffering through this same dilemma, would be to just take a chill pill and keep working at it. It'll happen eventually. I hope.
It's just so stressful. I know that most of the time, when people graduate college, they don't just automatically get a job right then and there. It takes a lot of time and effort. I know that for most people things don't just fall into place. But I wish that I could be one of the lucky people who it does fall into place for.
Maybe I just need to take a step back and relax. Stop focusing so much on it and stressing over it. I do have a job for the time being that supports me, and has been supporting me for the past 2 years. I mean, it's definitely not a job I want to be working at for too much longer, but, it's been doing the job and in can continue to do so until I do finally get another job.
My advice to myself, and anyone else who is suffering through this same dilemma, would be to just take a chill pill and keep working at it. It'll happen eventually. I hope.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Change May be Scary, but Somtimes it's Essential
I spoke to someone the other day who used to work in the publishing industry...
He gave me a lot of advice and information on the career path I'm trying to walk down. As I of course suspected, he told me that in order to get anywhere in this industry, I'll probably have to move to New York or LA. He also told me that I would have to start from the absolute bottom, which I also knew. But he gave me some words of encouragement. He told me it would be difficult, because the publishing industry isn't what it used to be, and it still continues to change towards a new direction. But, he did tell me that no matter what, writing will always need editing, and if I work really hard and I really want it, then I can do it.
So, clearly, I have to look into moving, as I knew I would. I know I'm not ready yet, because I have a lease and a few other things keeping me here for now, but, I'm still going to start sending applications outside of Florida. Maybe after I have some money saved up and I'm able to take care of the things I have here in Florida, I might get an offer that I can take, and I can go... I'm not in a hurry, but I am very anxious. I'm still hoping to find something in The Sunshine State for now, but I'm willing to take my other options into consideration.
He gave me a lot of advice and information on the career path I'm trying to walk down. As I of course suspected, he told me that in order to get anywhere in this industry, I'll probably have to move to New York or LA. He also told me that I would have to start from the absolute bottom, which I also knew. But he gave me some words of encouragement. He told me it would be difficult, because the publishing industry isn't what it used to be, and it still continues to change towards a new direction. But, he did tell me that no matter what, writing will always need editing, and if I work really hard and I really want it, then I can do it.
So, clearly, I have to look into moving, as I knew I would. I know I'm not ready yet, because I have a lease and a few other things keeping me here for now, but, I'm still going to start sending applications outside of Florida. Maybe after I have some money saved up and I'm able to take care of the things I have here in Florida, I might get an offer that I can take, and I can go... I'm not in a hurry, but I am very anxious. I'm still hoping to find something in The Sunshine State for now, but I'm willing to take my other options into consideration.
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