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I had a bad day yesterday; it was very hard to stay motivated to keep looking for jobs to apply for, read job hunting books, and generally think about how useless I feel at the moment. I started to wonder if it would just be easier to stay home with younger daughter M for a year to regroup and decide what to do with myself, possibly either finally getting around to my yoga certification or perhaps looking into going back to grad school to finish my masters. Then I started to beat myself up over choosing the 'easy' route.

But today two of the jobs that I have sent resumes and letters to apply for, in fact a majority of the jobs I have actually specifically applied for to date, called me back within an hour of each other today to ask me for an interview tomorrow. And therefore I suddenly have two interviews tomorrow. [Yes, I've only gotten three resumes and cover letters out for specific jobs...that's the thing about wanting part time...though I have two more to apply for tomorrow that I have found since.]

I have my interview clothes hanging on the front of my closet. I have the jewelry I am going to wear set out on top of my jewelry box. I have copies of my references sheet and my recommendations from linkedin.com printed out, and ready to go with me, along with a copy of the letter I sent and my resumes for the two different jobs.

Life is weird.
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S is in camp this week...it's job-search-o-rama.

-Have fairly cool resume; still tweaking
-Set up new gmail account just for job search
-Re-set-up software tool that lets me print to .pdf and fill out .pdf forms in a saveable manner
-Got new belt clip for mobile phone and am using it in case of calls (none yet; lol at self)
-Appear to be somewhat successfully navigating UM job online system--but wish I could save a list of possible jobs to apply for in the system instead of printing hard copies or writing down posting #s so I can find them again
-Have applied for a job at Washtenaw United Way and another at UM
-Have a list of several more jobs to apply for at UM
-Have another lead on a non-profit job through a friend
-Would have lots more jobs to apply for at UM if I weren't ruling out full time work for now. Well, I have one on my list that is full time with a summer seasonal leave, which would work for me just about as well.
-Have downloaded UM temp application to fill out and submit
-Still have Washtenaw Community College and EMU sites to look at, as well as checking on area non-profits through WUW and the New Center
-Should check with A2 SPARK: one of the other Dragons soccer moms works there
-Will probably go through Accounttemps/Robert Half as well

If you know of an administrative or accounting or a trainer/instructor position, preferably part-time/20-35 hours per week, especially for non-profits or educational institutions, please let me know.
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Presence of Mind
"Your arrows do not carry," observed the Master, "because they do not reach far enough spiritually. You must act as if the goal were infinitely far off. For master archers it is in fact common experience that a good archer can shoot further with a medium-strong bow than an unspiritual archer can with the strongest. It does not depend on the bow, but on the presence of mind, on the vitality and awareness with which you shoot. . . ." --Eugen Herrigel

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