Something Positive

Its funny, looking back. I was never really a positive person. My reason behind always wanting a back up was the pessimism that something always goes wrong, Sods Law seemed to know me better than most and school gave me a feeling of hopelessness day after day without fail.

Amazing really I have emerged as an optimist, telling others they need to look on the bright side. Last weeks blow was hard to take. It was not unexpected, it was not out of the ordinary, it was simply confirmation of what I already believed.

I dearly hoped to be proved wrong.

I consider it a turning point, even if it was entirely unremarkable. It showed me that I had to get experience somehow, that continuing to apply for jobs without it would be as productive as banging my head against the wall. So I chased the volunteering people. I exchanged emails with a woman named Joanna and seemed set to volunteer in an office for the Juvenile Diabetic Association..and then that fell through. Joanna was very apologetic and said she would look for something else for me, mentioning an admin position in her very office.

What I got was an email late last week mentioning a charity was looking for a marketing volunteer. Not just admin but marketing, the thing I had searched and searched for. After exchanging emails with the charity I was informed they are working with a marketing consultant from london, working on a mission statement, strategy and branding. Buzz words. Words that jumped from the screen and reignited the hope.

I am meeting the charity on the 11th January where I will hopefully arrange to volunteer and begin to implement and work on the marketing plan put forward by the professional from London. Working in marketing. The only downside is not getting paid, but its a small one. Finally it seems I am getting somewhere and if all goes well then I will get the marketing experience I have so craved.

In the meantime I will continue to search for full time jobs. It may not come to anything, but its possible I might just find a weak spot in the wall and break through to the other side

Time to think

Today is not a good day to blog and I think I need to take a step back and reassess pretty much everything. Got the expected rejection from JPA, again stating a candidate had significantly more experience and that had I had similar experience it may have been a different story.

I feel like I am stuck in a rut and that finding a way out, something I expected to be difficult is proving nigh impossible.

I will post a more significant, longer entry when I have thought over what I am going to do, but for the moment I need to reflect and figure that out.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this blog and those who read it. I hope I have been helpful and interesting and I will be back soon.

Another Rejection

Maybe I should have chosen bullshit...

Recieved an email this morning from the Admin job informing me my application has been unsuccessful. Wrote back requesting feedback as I tend to do but am not sure whether I will recieve it or whether it will be any good.
Job hunting can be intensely frustrating and sometimes you really can despair. This is one such case, the position as I read it could have been done by more or less anyone and I cannot even get that.
Its important at times like this to avoid self pity, loathing and general depression. They after all do not get you anywhere but this latest rejection has led me to really ask what I am doing wrong. What, if anything will help me break into the job market and start a career.
I also get my results this week. The strange thing is although I am looking forward to them and would really like a distinction for the hard work I put in last year I dont believe it will actually make a difference to my job hunt.
Once again I have to get myself up and focus on the next opportunity, still have not heard from JPA, and the potential of a volunteering opportunity still exists.
On the whole though I am looking forward to the Christmas holidays, a change of pace and a rest from doing nothing