Working Girl

Now I wrote this post while I was job hunting, over a year ago, and for some reason forgot to post it.

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So I am posting it now. Since then I currently work at three jobs, all ones I am very happy to be at. But prior to that, it was a long, hard, rejection-filled process,

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So most think that after graduation they will get a job right away. They studied hard, worked hard, interned, etc.

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But that’s not how it is. Finding a job is hard out there.

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When I was looking almost everything either wanted me to give my time for free or have ten years experience. I guess I should have started working as a preteen.  Oh wait, that’s illegal.

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I mean have you ever seen The Secret of My Success starring Michael J. Fox? That movie speaks to me like no other.

When he starts trying to get a job, no one will hire him for his age. Too short, too young, etc.

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It can be annoying. Real annoying.

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But one day you will find something that uses your particular skill set.

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No I’m not talking about that.

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It might not be what you were expecting. It might not be what you thought you would do. But you keep hunting and you will find someone something.

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Hope you enjoyed that blast from the past Yep it a lot of nos, but then I finally got a yes (3) and I’m very happy at all the places I work at now.

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Good luck all you still searching out there!

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For more on my previous job hunting woes, go to O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

For more on job interviews, go to Just a Moment

For more on Michael J. Fox & his film The Secret of My Success, go to Portrait of a Fangirl

For more Pearls Before Swine, go to It’s That Time of the Year Again