Last week I took a much needed break away from the job hunt. I did things that I wanted to do, and a little reassessing of what my next steps would be. I had to re-evaluate what I was doing, and find out what I was doing wrong and right. It wasn't easy to face that I had a lot of work to do. I was hanging on a false premise, hoping that there was at least one company that would be willing to take a chance on me. Unfortunately this wasn't the case.
I accept that now. I am what I am. I can't change myself to suit someone's need, nor can I lie to get a job that I probably wouldn't like anyway. That being said, and yes I know that everyone goes through this phase when you finally wake up to the fact that no one is willing to take that chance anymore. You must, as hard as it is, go out and sell yourself and your services. I have in the past few months been slowly but surely putting together a list of what I need, what I want and what I can do without...to assess what talents I should emphasize in what's becoming a new venture for me. I'm still not sure about some things, such as finances should I continue on this road to self employment. All I do know is that I can't keep doing what I have been doing, which is posting resumes on the Internet and hoping that someone...anyone will reply to them. I have to start doing the cold calling to gather information and do the freelance work that's out there.
This doesn't mean that I'm giving up....hardly....I'm actually hoping with some of these informational interviews to get a position. I tell myself that this is a good thing, and that I'm learning all these new skills that I'll be able to utilize once I get a permanent position somewhere. In the meantime, I'll continue to work on two projects which I'm hoping will bring that fresh image of success I long for now.
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