Posts Tagged future

an unfamiliar feeling. sorta.

2 June, 2008 at 1:02 am · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged , , ,

I haven’t felt this vulnerable in quite some time.

It makes me uncomfortable to know that the fate of my future (job) rests in someone’s hands at this very moment.

Last Friday at 3:45pm, I had my very first job interview for a post-graduate job. Yes, my FIRST. And yes, I’ve been applying for jobs since January…

It’s a tough market out there, ya’ll.

Anyways, before and after the interview I became overly invested in this organization. I’ve been doing all kinds of research on the place and even read most of the staff bios (only around 30 people). I’ve decided this is where I need to work. Fortunately, I think I did fairly well in the interview - but fairly well doesn’t always equal a job. Also, the fact that it’s taken 6 months for a single organization/company to express interest in me doesn’t leave me with loads of confidence.

I have no idea how many jobs I’ve applied for at this point and I don’t even want to throw out a random guess. Trust me, it’s a really high number. It would be super great if I could get this job (or at least get called back for a 2nd interview). I’m sick of sitting and applying to dozens of jobs every week. I’m sick of my emails being everything except job offers. And clearly, I’m nervous as hell. Anything could happen.

I will find out my fate by this Wednesday.

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The now

21 April, 2008 at 7:56 pm · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged , , ,

Everyone is talking about finishing up classes and graduation… of course, I still have forever and a day left until my last day of classes (May 13 + paper deadlines), but I’ve started the official graduation countdown (”The Final Countdown”) - 32 days.

I’m always thinking about my future/what will happen after graduation, but unfortunately I don’t have any answers right now. I have absolutely no clue what will happen after May 23rd. I still don’t have a post-graduation job; I don’t even have a part-time job to hold me over. Therefore, I’ve come to this conclusion:

On May 23, 2008 at approximately 6pm, I will be a bum.

The only deadline I will have after May 23rd is move out day, July 31, 2008. I guess that makes July 31st “Judgment Day”.

Anyway, since I’m incapable of thinking of any past 7.31, I figure I should focus on the present-day, the now. The pre-May 23rd; my pre-bum-ness. As I said earlier, I’ve started the countdown and it’s a little frightening because I have so, so, so much to get done before (an even earlier deadline) May 16th.

1. April 22: Lead class discussion (with Melissa) about school reform. Turn in 2000 word memo on hate crime legislation.

2. May 5: International Econ Policy take-home final is due

3. May 12: International Econ Policy 4 page (single-spaced) Colombia memo is due

4. May 13: The final 2000 word memo on hate crime legislation is due in my Equality class

5. May 14 or 21: International Development (IDEV) Econ 15 page (double-spaced, hopefully) paper on Brazil is due

6. May 15: My project course “thesis” is due. 20-25 pages (double-spaced). I have to also present my paper to a bunch of people who will probably tear me apart with questions that I won’t be able to answer. Excellent.

On the 16th, I’m leaving town to see my undergrad buddies graduate. I desperately hope to finish that IDEV Brazil memo on the 14th, but holy crap - I don’t know where the time to write these papers will come from in the next 3 weeks… Did I mention the fact that I probably won’t do anymore reading for my classes? Who has time for that anymore?

So yeah, it’s the final countdown, folks.

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