april intentions ~ really, i have to still do this?...
ack!, it's april!!!
i've been avoiding my goals post for this month, because that means i have to admit i still haven't met my march goal of landing a job/internship. nothing, nada, nichts. in fact, i made even less money in march than in february {when i made a whopping $50}.
i'm trying my darndest to stay hopeful, to keep my chin up, to keep working on my search. somedays i feel completely on fire to get out there and flash my most brilliant "you know you want to hire me" smile, while other days i just want to lie face down on the floor and not move until the repo man carries me away.
{photo}
the thing is, it's hard these days. having a degree means very little. jobs in my field want to know i have experience and expertise, but how am i to have much of either fresh out of grad school? whereas all the other random jobs don't want to hire me because i have that masters degree. restaurants, coffee shops, retail
jobs, ...all of them! they'd rather hire a 16 year old, even though i would dance customer-service-circles around those kids. and it seems to be no better anywhere else in the country {or australia, as decoybetty knows. by the way, if you haven't checked out her blog, you should. i love her posts on her frustrating job search. oh how i feel your pain decoybetty!}. what i'm hearing from everyone is that it's typically taking people about a year to finally land a job in something, anything, in all sorts of career fields. blah!
so, sadly, my goals for this month are the same as last month's, only doubled.
plus, i'm going to throw in a few extra goals:
* keep on keepin on.
* don't give up.
* don't lose hope.
* be brave little soldier.
* don't get low self-esteem even if you have to apply for food stamps.
* remember you're awesome.
* stay strong!
what are your goals for the month?
i've been avoiding my goals post for this month, because that means i have to admit i still haven't met my march goal of landing a job/internship. nothing, nada, nichts. in fact, i made even less money in march than in february {when i made a whopping $50}.
i'm trying my darndest to stay hopeful, to keep my chin up, to keep working on my search. somedays i feel completely on fire to get out there and flash my most brilliant "you know you want to hire me" smile, while other days i just want to lie face down on the floor and not move until the repo man carries me away.
the thing is, it's hard these days. having a degree means very little. jobs in my field want to know i have experience and expertise, but how am i to have much of either fresh out of grad school? whereas all the other random jobs don't want to hire me because i have that masters degree. restaurants, coffee shops, retail
jobs, ...all of them! they'd rather hire a 16 year old, even though i would dance customer-service-circles around those kids. and it seems to be no better anywhere else in the country {or australia, as decoybetty knows. by the way, if you haven't checked out her blog, you should. i love her posts on her frustrating job search. oh how i feel your pain decoybetty!}. what i'm hearing from everyone is that it's typically taking people about a year to finally land a job in something, anything, in all sorts of career fields. blah!
so, sadly, my goals for this month are the same as last month's, only doubled.
plus, i'm going to throw in a few extra goals:
* keep on keepin on.
* don't give up.
* don't lose hope.
* be brave little soldier.
* don't get low self-esteem even if you have to apply for food stamps.
* remember you're awesome.
* stay strong!
what are your goals for the month?
