So, last thursday I dropped off Lots of resumes around Estherville. Good thing I wrote down who I talked to! unfortunately, since it was the day before a holiday i didn't get to talk to hardly anyone who was in hiring or decision making position. I didn't want to call yesterday to follow up cuz it's monday after a long weekend. Then today I decided that they'll all just be getting back in the groove so tomorrow it's calling and dropping off resumes.
This week is tough too cuz my daughter is visiting me and I want to spend as much time as I can with her. But she's a teenager so I've got the morning to do with as I wish ;-)
As I think I've said before I'm having a tough time understanding how this area of Iowa is so unconnected and not on the social media/social networking sites. Still haven't found out about a civic organization. I'll probably wait till next week when my daughter goes back to her dad's.
Another thing I'm struggling with is how to down-play my BS degree. I finished it because of personal desire. I'm really looking for an admin type job that will hone my computer skills and hopefully expand a bit into electronic marketing like building a fan page on facebook for the company and posting on twitter for the company. I guess what I'm looking for is a career that I can build social media marketing into. Not sure how that'll work but I think there's a lot of potential in the area. Now, I just have to figure out how to market myself as an admin with that as an additional skill that can be profitable for employers. Plus, I have to convince them that they should pay me more than they probably want to.
My previous wages I think are a detriment to my job search here in NW IA. Cost of living is quite a bit less so I'm looking at jobs that pay about 2/3 of what I was making. So I know that scares employers away cuz they think I'll jump ship once I find something that pays more of what I'm used to. Although, I think most people realize that there's more to a job than money.
I'll let you know dear reader how the search continues - wish me luck!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
still searching
Ok, so it's wednesday and I haven't written since last week - bad erin!
But I'm back on the blogging wagon! I'm still looking for jobs but I'm in the twin cities so I haven't been dropping off resumes, just looking online. I had some troubles with iowajobs.... ok, lets be honest, my computer crashed so it probably wasn't the site but hardware issues. Not sure how much I'll get done today. But once I get back home tomorrow I'm going to get back on my job search plan. I probably should write it down so I have a definitive plan.
After talking with Austin - my dishy boyfriend - I realized that I don't know what I even want to do. Do I want to just get a Job till I can figure out what I ultimately want to do? Do I want just a job to get some experience in iowa, and to prove to employers that I'm not going anywhere? Or do I want to hold out for my big Career position? Or do I want to take what comes along knowing that I'm being guided by a higher power and what's meant to happen will happen? What a tough time to even be contemplating these questions!
The big thing I need to keep working on, more diligently than I have been, is my writing. Even if I can't make a living off it, selling my short stories could add a nice little bit of fun money to my budget. And that's a Great way for me to use my communication degree outside of employment. That way I don't have to get a job (or career) that uses my degree, cuz I am.
Still haven't heard from the youth shelter. I'm guessing that my app will show up today if it didn't yesterday, since I put it in the mail Friday. I love kids, my involvement with GS proves that but I bet working with at risk girls will probably be stressful, I know i can handle it but I wonder what the turn over rate is.
I'm going to enjoy today as a vacation day - I'm meeting my mom and my daughter for lunch =) Well, I'll still look but tomorrow back to the grindstone!
But I'm back on the blogging wagon! I'm still looking for jobs but I'm in the twin cities so I haven't been dropping off resumes, just looking online. I had some troubles with iowajobs.... ok, lets be honest, my computer crashed so it probably wasn't the site but hardware issues. Not sure how much I'll get done today. But once I get back home tomorrow I'm going to get back on my job search plan. I probably should write it down so I have a definitive plan.
After talking with Austin - my dishy boyfriend - I realized that I don't know what I even want to do. Do I want to just get a Job till I can figure out what I ultimately want to do? Do I want just a job to get some experience in iowa, and to prove to employers that I'm not going anywhere? Or do I want to hold out for my big Career position? Or do I want to take what comes along knowing that I'm being guided by a higher power and what's meant to happen will happen? What a tough time to even be contemplating these questions!
The big thing I need to keep working on, more diligently than I have been, is my writing. Even if I can't make a living off it, selling my short stories could add a nice little bit of fun money to my budget. And that's a Great way for me to use my communication degree outside of employment. That way I don't have to get a job (or career) that uses my degree, cuz I am.
Still haven't heard from the youth shelter. I'm guessing that my app will show up today if it didn't yesterday, since I put it in the mail Friday. I love kids, my involvement with GS proves that but I bet working with at risk girls will probably be stressful, I know i can handle it but I wonder what the turn over rate is.
I'm going to enjoy today as a vacation day - I'm meeting my mom and my daughter for lunch =) Well, I'll still look but tomorrow back to the grindstone!
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