Keeping Things Rolling

After the traumatic interview I experienced a few days ago, I have been trying my best to stay positive about my job search. Clearly, when you're already feeling a bit down from the lack of interviews and job opportunities, an interview from hell isn't what you need to boost your productivity and optimism. However, I did get a boost of hope later that evening while enduring the post-traumatic shock from my interview. I checked my email and saw that I had been accepted to another grad school! My spirits were lifted and the doom and gloom I had experienced earlier was mitigated at the prospect of heading back to school in the fall and working towards my master's in journalism. Oh happy day! There was a light at the end of the tunnel and I wouldn't have to settle for becoming a pig in lipstick solicitor face-to-face "marketer."

In a way, a weight was lifted. Not only was I accepted to a second grad school, but now I had options. I could go to grad school in the fall at one of two universities (I'm still waiting to hear back from a few) or I could continue my job search for a full-time position or I could modify my search to fit into my grad school scheme. I'll admit though, I haven't been as determinedly and feverishly scouring job sites and search engines as I should be if I do want a full-time job. However, if you've been reading my blog religiously (which, of course you are, how silly of me to assume you might not be), then you'd know that I have sent in seemingly endless amounts of applications to various companies for various positions. Alas! That must have paid off, because not only do I have one interview -- I have two! Take that ridiculous pig in lipstick "marketers!"

Maybe there was something to that whole "all you need to get a date is another one" mantra that Carrie Bradshaw suggested on Sex and the City...Because here I am with an interview on Saturday and Monday for two completely different positions. On Saturday morning, I have an interview with a store at the mall for a sales associate position. Late Monday morning, I'll be treking into Boston for an interview with a medical organization for a position as a manuscript assistant. Getting accepted in grad school sort of got the ball rolling giving me a serious, viable and awesome option for future plans, and now, with two interviews, I don't have to necessarily "settle." Sure, the potential positions might not be what I'm looking for and I may choose to turn them down, but the fact that I can choose to turn something down as opposed to being forced to accept a position out of desperation... Well, that, my friends, is quite the luxury for a recent jobless college graduate like myself.