Things seem to be looking up, sort of. No jobs or interviews yet, but I got some good news within the last 24 hours.
1) A huge retail chain called me and asked for an interview for a Cosmetic Manager position. I turned it down. I think the job sounded great and I know that I would do a great and probably really enjoy it. But...I turned it down for several reasons. One being it was in the "big city" and hour and a half away and they couldn't offer me the base pay I require to move there. I do often apply for jobs in the "big city" but never end up going because I can't afford an apartment, bills, living expenses, etc. on the salary they offer. Two, being I would hate to take it knowing that its such a self-centered position, just like my current job. I know that I would really enjoy this job and really do well, but I would rather do something that is less petty and more charitable to those less fortunate than myself. On the other hand...if they offered more money or I find the same job here, I'll take it. Sounds hypocritical, but in my mind it makes sense. Three...I don't wanna leave KC.
2) I met a friend of mine a few years ago purely by chance and even though we don't see each other too often, she has turned into a really great friend and I appreciate her so much. She is an up-and-coming business owner in the greater area and I really admire her for doing what she's doing. She is in charge of a women's club meeting in July and asked me to be a guest speaker. I will talk about something health/fitness/wellness/nutrition related, I just haven't come up with a program yet. I asked her if I could do it, and she is allowing me the opportunity. Its not a huge meeting or anything too big, but it is an opportunity to speak to people in the community, get the word out, show my knowledge and skills, and network and market myself to these women. I have no idea who these women are, but it'll be a real test for me and I'm very excited that my friend trusts me enough to do this! Yes, its a little intimidating, but I will do it as a challenge to prove to myself that I know my stuff. Yeah!
3) I applied for 2 more jobs this morning at the same local company. One is a higher-up job, and one is (as I assume) entry level. The industry isn't anything I've thought of before, but I'm confident that I can do and its a company that seems easy to climb the latter in. I would love to hear back! Its something that most people in the area use on a daily basis and I think I would be selling/promoting the business to new customers and encouraging current customers to upgrade. Because of my recent "successes", I'm feeling confident.
*I still want this job that I had to jump through the hoops to even apply for. Since its a state job, its taking a while to get things processed, but its always in the back of my mind. Pray for me because its the job that I think I was made to do. We shall see...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
No news in good news...whatever!
How come every single job out there tells you to apply online, but I have never heard back from a company whose online application I've done?
I've been having good days and bad. Today is bad. I'm pretty low on the encouragement scale. I feel so hopeless that its hard to even concentrate in my prayers. I keep asking God why he is doing this to me, but at the same time I tell myself "its because YOU aren't doing enough" and then prayer just leaves me and I get depressed again. God is not an agree God, and I don't feel like I've let him down too much...yet. But still, I only blame myself when things go wrong, not God. I know that I need to pray harder when that happens, but something just disconnects and I don't know how to stop it.
The only thing I haven't done is get in my car and drive door to door asking for jobs. I haven't done this because I don't feel as if it matters first of all, whether I apply online or whether I hear it from a real person: a NO is a NO no matter where it comes from. A second reason I haven't done this is because I still don't feel fully recovered from that horrid period of my life called college. Its still a miracle in my mind that I got out alive. It was hard. I'm no stranger to hard work, I enjoy, I embrace it and look forward to it. College on the other hand, really bothered me. Its the only time in my life where I felt hopeless and now I feel like its rubbing off on my job search.
I'm still confident that something will come through eventually and I still feel good about my life and my education. I know that there is one thing that will save me in my job search: If I could just get some interviews! I just want to meet someone face to face and have the opportunity to sale myself and I know that no one will be able to tell me know that way. Maybe I need to rework my resume or something to show who I am...but how can I do that in brief words of work experience and education? I don't understand! If I were a manager, I'd forget resumes, and call back every semi-qualified applicant because sometimes the most experience doesn't always mean that is the person you need at the time. I hope that makes sense.
Well, that is just a bunch of rambling, but isn't that what a blog is for? Guess so! I'm lost, so any CONSTRUCTIVE AND ENCOURAGING words would be nice. If you feel the need to belittle me, you can do that too, cuz I'm pretty numb to that by now. Yeah!
I've been having good days and bad. Today is bad. I'm pretty low on the encouragement scale. I feel so hopeless that its hard to even concentrate in my prayers. I keep asking God why he is doing this to me, but at the same time I tell myself "its because YOU aren't doing enough" and then prayer just leaves me and I get depressed again. God is not an agree God, and I don't feel like I've let him down too much...yet. But still, I only blame myself when things go wrong, not God. I know that I need to pray harder when that happens, but something just disconnects and I don't know how to stop it.
The only thing I haven't done is get in my car and drive door to door asking for jobs. I haven't done this because I don't feel as if it matters first of all, whether I apply online or whether I hear it from a real person: a NO is a NO no matter where it comes from. A second reason I haven't done this is because I still don't feel fully recovered from that horrid period of my life called college. Its still a miracle in my mind that I got out alive. It was hard. I'm no stranger to hard work, I enjoy, I embrace it and look forward to it. College on the other hand, really bothered me. Its the only time in my life where I felt hopeless and now I feel like its rubbing off on my job search.
I'm still confident that something will come through eventually and I still feel good about my life and my education. I know that there is one thing that will save me in my job search: If I could just get some interviews! I just want to meet someone face to face and have the opportunity to sale myself and I know that no one will be able to tell me know that way. Maybe I need to rework my resume or something to show who I am...but how can I do that in brief words of work experience and education? I don't understand! If I were a manager, I'd forget resumes, and call back every semi-qualified applicant because sometimes the most experience doesn't always mean that is the person you need at the time. I hope that makes sense.
Well, that is just a bunch of rambling, but isn't that what a blog is for? Guess so! I'm lost, so any CONSTRUCTIVE AND ENCOURAGING words would be nice. If you feel the need to belittle me, you can do that too, cuz I'm pretty numb to that by now. Yeah!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
3 More Today...
So this morning in the middle of a DREADED app for a retail manager (I kept skipping over this, but I finally decided to put in for it because it seemed to be screaming at me) I get a call from my boss at BBW. "Can you work 11-4?" Of course I can! I got dressed immediately and went in and was pretty excited about the 5 extra hours I'd be picking up. I also picked up 10 or so extra this weekend and I'm glad for it.
When I got home from my shift, I canceled the app I was working on. I just couldn't do it. My boss at BBW is so awesome, and I really appreciate her imput because it's so refreshing. What I mean by that is she is of a similar background (college education and working in career that she's happy in without it taking over her life) and she's not from my state at all. Sometimes its good to talk to people who haven't been here their entire lifes. Sometimes people get so used to the way things are in their little bubble, and I like what my boss has to say because its actually and truly something DIFFERENT from what everyone else tells me. Also, I feel like she believes in me and knows that I deserve something better than what I've got. Its her saying stuff like that, that makes me want to work harder and better for her.
Anyways...I did apply for 3 more jobs. 2 are at the local hospital (sadly, niether are kines related) and one is at the local Community College. Both were easy to apply for and didn't take very long compared to others that i've done because I've applied for other jobs in the same firms before so i was pretty much just makeing sure all my previous info was current.
The job at the college is probably what I'd like the most. All 3 of these jobs are full time, but the college is offering a VERY NICE salary starting out, more than any other job i've seen. I'm very hopeful that I can at least get an interview. A lady I've known for a very long time is an administrator there, and I used her as a reference so I hope that'll help.
One job sounds like an organizing position in the radiology department. I have to wonder how much it'll pay, but I'll take it if they offer it because I love organizing and I can really see myself doing the job they listed.
The last job was an administrative assistant and it really depends on the department for which I'd work for that would be the deciding factor. I would really like to get an interview and talk the position over more before I make up my mind, but I think I was born to be an assistant. I'm so great at taking instruction and completing tasks that have been givin to me.
I don't feel like I'm being picky, I just pick the jobs that I have a instict towards. These are today's 3 and honestly my goal now is just to get an INTERVIEW so I can show SOMEONE how I can be an excellent employee. I'm overly willing and overly able to dedicate myself to a company/position/cause/whatever and start saving money so that I can live a life similar to what my head and heart tells me would be good for me. That may not make sense, but it does inside of my head.
On a lighter note, at midnight I will be paid...my first paycheck since January. I can't go splurge or anything, but it'll be nice to go get a couple things at the store without spending my last 3 dollars. Paychecks are great and I hope there are many more in the future. YEAH!
When I got home from my shift, I canceled the app I was working on. I just couldn't do it. My boss at BBW is so awesome, and I really appreciate her imput because it's so refreshing. What I mean by that is she is of a similar background (college education and working in career that she's happy in without it taking over her life) and she's not from my state at all. Sometimes its good to talk to people who haven't been here their entire lifes. Sometimes people get so used to the way things are in their little bubble, and I like what my boss has to say because its actually and truly something DIFFERENT from what everyone else tells me. Also, I feel like she believes in me and knows that I deserve something better than what I've got. Its her saying stuff like that, that makes me want to work harder and better for her.
Anyways...I did apply for 3 more jobs. 2 are at the local hospital (sadly, niether are kines related) and one is at the local Community College. Both were easy to apply for and didn't take very long compared to others that i've done because I've applied for other jobs in the same firms before so i was pretty much just makeing sure all my previous info was current.
The job at the college is probably what I'd like the most. All 3 of these jobs are full time, but the college is offering a VERY NICE salary starting out, more than any other job i've seen. I'm very hopeful that I can at least get an interview. A lady I've known for a very long time is an administrator there, and I used her as a reference so I hope that'll help.
One job sounds like an organizing position in the radiology department. I have to wonder how much it'll pay, but I'll take it if they offer it because I love organizing and I can really see myself doing the job they listed.
The last job was an administrative assistant and it really depends on the department for which I'd work for that would be the deciding factor. I would really like to get an interview and talk the position over more before I make up my mind, but I think I was born to be an assistant. I'm so great at taking instruction and completing tasks that have been givin to me.
I don't feel like I'm being picky, I just pick the jobs that I have a instict towards. These are today's 3 and honestly my goal now is just to get an INTERVIEW so I can show SOMEONE how I can be an excellent employee. I'm overly willing and overly able to dedicate myself to a company/position/cause/whatever and start saving money so that I can live a life similar to what my head and heart tells me would be good for me. That may not make sense, but it does inside of my head.
On a lighter note, at midnight I will be paid...my first paycheck since January. I can't go splurge or anything, but it'll be nice to go get a couple things at the store without spending my last 3 dollars. Paychecks are great and I hope there are many more in the future. YEAH!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Some fun stuff this time!
So far this morning, I've been researching some ideas for continuing my education. I've been looking into and M.P.H. (master's in public health) and CHES (community health education specialist) certification. EKU offers MPH, which is a drivable distance for class, and I looked into online programs. Online would be my 1st choice, but all the ones I've found so far require 3+ years of full time work experience. I never heard of that, but if I get a Kines/health job, I'd be great to look into, save money, and plan for it in the future. I answered 13/15 CHES sample questions correct and they offer reasonable study material. I could definitely handle that and it would look great on my resume.
I said fun stuff right? Well, I want to share some of my favorite bath and beauty products! I love finding new and interesting products thanks to my part time gig as an associate at Bath and Body Works.
1) CO Bigelow Rose Salve: a dry skin MUST. Its a lip balm, but the package advertises it for lips, cuticles, elbows/knees, and other dry spots. I have really dry skin all the time, and just a little of this slicked on lips perfects them. Its long lasting too, I put it on before bed and wake up the next morning with still almost-slick lips. Same when I workout...its the only lip product that doesn't come off, even after an hour of heavy breathing.
2) The ENTIRE LINE of True Blue Spa products from Bath and Body Works.
It's slightly expensive (most products between $10 and $20), but COMPLETELY worth it, and they last forever! Most of the creams contain varying amounts of shea butter, which must be the best moisturizing ingredient known to man. I've sampled most products, but the ones I love most and use a lot are: "Lay it on thick" body cream (great for legs after a shave!) "Look Ma, New Hands" hand cream (I HATE hand cream, but LOVE this product), "Just a Minute" 60-second manicure scrub (exactly what it says...its a perfect manicure in a jar), "Need a Margarita" body wash (smells like one!), "Be more pacific" body wash and "Tahiti Sweetie" Lotion (a vacation in a tube! I use them together because they are in the same collection), "I'm in the mood for scrub" body scrub (Like I said, I have really dry skin and I've used EVERY scrub known to man and this one is by far my fav).
TBS also has a collection of sun products and feet products. There are millions of customers who are dedicated buyers of "Heel of Approval" cracked heel treatment. I've never tried it, but I'm sure if you had cracked heels, this would be my recommendation.
3) Jergens Ultra Healing Lotion. Thick and rich, but absorbs so well. I could bath in it! I've every lotion known to man, and for a drug store brand, this gets my vote.
4) Ocean Potion Sunscreen and aftersun lotion: The sunscreens are amazing...I use SPF30 and still tan thru. I know, I know, any tanning is bad, but I never burn when I apply it the right way and i get plenty tan. The sunscreen is quality stuff with UVA and UVB protection and its antiaging. Also, the after sun lotion is so great I could use it all year round! Even when I get too much sun, I slather it on 2-3 times a day and NEVER peel. And...I can't stand to put on lotion unless its right after a shower, but this absorbs so quick and feels so good that I can put it on whenever and whereever i want and its just perfect. The smell is great too! Its so beachy and tropical. My boyfriend doesn't like it, but he tolerates it well.
5) L'Oreal telescopic mascara. I get compliments every single day on my eyelashes and this is why. By far the best mascara in the world. The length is unbelievale and it really stays on great. I don't buy the waterproof formula (and there is one), and i can get splashed with water, get caught in the rain, or cry a little (not bawl) and its basically fine. I love this stuff and no other mascara can even come close!
6)Mary Kay eye make up remover! This stuff is perfect. Gets rid of everything fast and isn't greasy at all. Every other remover i've tried is so oily (even the oil free kinds) and takes at least 2-3 cotton balls and a ton of wiping to get rid of everything. This leaves my eyes moisuturized and not feeling like i've pulled the skin around to much. LOVE IT!
I'll post more of my favorite beauty products later. I have so many!
I said fun stuff right? Well, I want to share some of my favorite bath and beauty products! I love finding new and interesting products thanks to my part time gig as an associate at Bath and Body Works.
1) CO Bigelow Rose Salve: a dry skin MUST. Its a lip balm, but the package advertises it for lips, cuticles, elbows/knees, and other dry spots. I have really dry skin all the time, and just a little of this slicked on lips perfects them. Its long lasting too, I put it on before bed and wake up the next morning with still almost-slick lips. Same when I workout...its the only lip product that doesn't come off, even after an hour of heavy breathing.
2) The ENTIRE LINE of True Blue Spa products from Bath and Body Works.
It's slightly expensive (most products between $10 and $20), but COMPLETELY worth it, and they last forever! Most of the creams contain varying amounts of shea butter, which must be the best moisturizing ingredient known to man. I've sampled most products, but the ones I love most and use a lot are: "Lay it on thick" body cream (great for legs after a shave!) "Look Ma, New Hands" hand cream (I HATE hand cream, but LOVE this product), "Just a Minute" 60-second manicure scrub (exactly what it says...its a perfect manicure in a jar), "Need a Margarita" body wash (smells like one!), "Be more pacific" body wash and "Tahiti Sweetie" Lotion (a vacation in a tube! I use them together because they are in the same collection), "I'm in the mood for scrub" body scrub (Like I said, I have really dry skin and I've used EVERY scrub known to man and this one is by far my fav).
TBS also has a collection of sun products and feet products. There are millions of customers who are dedicated buyers of "Heel of Approval" cracked heel treatment. I've never tried it, but I'm sure if you had cracked heels, this would be my recommendation.
3) Jergens Ultra Healing Lotion. Thick and rich, but absorbs so well. I could bath in it! I've every lotion known to man, and for a drug store brand, this gets my vote.
4) Ocean Potion Sunscreen and aftersun lotion: The sunscreens are amazing...I use SPF30 and still tan thru. I know, I know, any tanning is bad, but I never burn when I apply it the right way and i get plenty tan. The sunscreen is quality stuff with UVA and UVB protection and its antiaging. Also, the after sun lotion is so great I could use it all year round! Even when I get too much sun, I slather it on 2-3 times a day and NEVER peel. And...I can't stand to put on lotion unless its right after a shower, but this absorbs so quick and feels so good that I can put it on whenever and whereever i want and its just perfect. The smell is great too! Its so beachy and tropical. My boyfriend doesn't like it, but he tolerates it well.
5) L'Oreal telescopic mascara. I get compliments every single day on my eyelashes and this is why. By far the best mascara in the world. The length is unbelievale and it really stays on great. I don't buy the waterproof formula (and there is one), and i can get splashed with water, get caught in the rain, or cry a little (not bawl) and its basically fine. I love this stuff and no other mascara can even come close!
6)Mary Kay eye make up remover! This stuff is perfect. Gets rid of everything fast and isn't greasy at all. Every other remover i've tried is so oily (even the oil free kinds) and takes at least 2-3 cotton balls and a ton of wiping to get rid of everything. This leaves my eyes moisuturized and not feeling like i've pulled the skin around to much. LOVE IT!
I'll post more of my favorite beauty products later. I have so many!
Monday, June 15, 2009
A college graduate job searching: What I've done in 6 weeks.
I finally decided I needed a blog to let out my frustrations about how a young, dynamic, capable person cannot find a good job that can support a decent life. I'm not blaming any one person, but I don't feel as if my current troubles are my fault.
I am 22 years old, and I recently graduated from a small, private, liberal arts college. I have a bachelor's degree of science in kinesiology and I minored in chemistry. There are no specific jobs calling for this degree, but I will never regret dedicating those 4 years of my life to studying health and wellness. Kinesiology is sometimes called "exercise science". I use that term to describe it to people who don't understand, but I'd rather call it Kines. because exercise science makes me think of a personal trainer. That IS NOT what I am. I'm much more than that.
In my college classes, in high school as a student athletic trainer, and through my own personal studying, I now consider myself a "Health and Wellness Professional" and if I ever get around to making business cards before I get a job, that is going to be my tag line. I have a HUGE amount of knowledge and know-how in almost every realm of health and wellness: REHABILITATION, FITNESS, NUTRITION, ANATOMY, HUMAN AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY, MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF SPORT AND HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, ATHLETIC TRAINING, FIRST AID, PREVENTION OF INJURY (ATHLETIC AND OTHERWISE), SPORT/HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY, BIOMECHANICS, INORGANIC, ORGANIC, AND BIOCHEMISTRY, and the unique ability to adapt and think outside the box....so I know that there is no better candidate for ANY career in health and wellness than me.
I'm hard working, strong, independent, great at taking instruction and constructive criticism, punctual, and most of all: WILLING to throw myself at full force into a career where I will hopefully make people's lives happier and healthier.
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There is another side to this story as well: I hope that I get the privilege of staying in the greater Lake Cumberland, KY area. 100% of my family is here. I've been dating a man for 4.5 years whom I want to marry and settle with. We might already be married, except who can afford to get married when neither party has a full time job? He is in the same boat as me. Same degree, basically the same experience, only he's been searching for a year longer than me because he graduated in 2008.
Aside from my personal desire to stay close to home...who can afford to move to a higher-living expense area? I make slightly over minimum wage working part-time (10 hours per week, if I'm lucky) at a retail store. I live with my parents because I can't afford anything else. PLEASE DO NOT MISTAKE THIS FOR COMPLAINING! I thank God every single day for the fact that I have a roof over my head, food to eat, and my parents do give me plenty of freedom. BUT, I am 22 years old...I'm ready for my own space, and that's all I really have to say about that.
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So far, I've sent out (what seems like) millions of resumes and applications to places, whether they are hiring at the moment or not, with no results so far. At the moment, I don't think I'll name individual companies. I'll say that jobs are either NK (no kinesiology required) or Kines. jobs to distinguish between what is up my alley, or just a job that I can do that uses skills other than what I learned in college. Here are some of my favorite experiences so far:
A) a NK job, and my first resume sent out since graduation. I was going on a trip as soon as I left school and I was planning on starting my job search after I got back, but I found one job which sounded like so much fun and I would be doing something I was very knowledgeable about and that I could really see myself excelling in. I decided to go ahead and send my resume because there was a DEADLINE of May 20.
I go on my vacation (approx. may 18-22), and when I get back I call this company and speak directly to the person in charge of hiring someone for this position. No word yet. Ok, I'll call back next week. 2.5 weeks total after the deadline for receiving resumes, I'm talking to this woman and she tells me, "Honey, We are still receiving resumes so a decision on interviews hasn't been made yet". Excuse me? What? You had a STRICT, EMPHASIZED deadline that I scrambled to meet before leaving the state and you are still receiving LATE resumes 2.5 weeks later? OK...makes sense, haha. Not encouraging. I keep calling approximately once a week and finally after weeks of nothing, I hear "Sweetie, We'll be making our decision for interviews tomorrow so if you don't hear anything by the end of the week, you obviously aren't in the running".
There is so much wrong with that statement, in my opinion!
a) Calling an applicant "honey" and "sweetie" isn't professional and makes me feel as if I'm not being seen as a professional. It makes me wonder if I should take the graduation dates off my resume because it wouldn't take and idiot to deduce the fact that I'm 22 because I graduated high school in 2005 and college 4 years later.
b) I already talked about the fact that they are not paying attention to their own set deadlines, which is highly unprofessional and unorganized. I'm just thinking out loud here, but it makes me think someone promised the job to someone and they just had to accept applications as a technicality and they were just waiting on that person's application. If you want to know why I think that, it's because I know that has happened in the past.
c) The tone of this woman's voice was so bitchy and conceited. I still want this job because I think that I would be a perfect fit for this position, but after speaking to this woman on the phone several times, I have to wonder what it's like to work next to her everyday.
2) Another job I want to discuss is a receptionist position. Some background info: I loathe receptionists. I'm sorry if a reader is a receptionist and you are not like this, but this is probably 90% of receptionists in the world. I will not apply for reception jobs because I do not like dealing with them when I call an office. They are unfriendly, way to smart elic, and act as if they rule the world. But, I applied for one receptionist job because it was in a rather large company in the area that I've always wanted to work for, that I could move up the ranks in. I CAN DO A RECPTIONIST JOB, ITS NOT HARD. I applied and called approximately once a week to check up on it. There was a name and number to call, but everytime, no matter the day or the hour, I was told this woman was "in a meeting". After hearing that several times, I finally figured out that she just didn't want to talk to me. No one is in meetings that much! If you don't wish to accept calls, DON'T GIVE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER, DUH! You are the head of a department probably making good money, and a jobless college grad knows that. What's up with that?
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I fully understand that from a different perspective, that these jobs probably have reasons for doing the things that they do, but hey...this is my blog and my venting about I don't like the way I'm being treated. I have many other stories to tell about applying and conversations with people, but thats all I have to share now. My life is never boring and I have a one-of-a-kind people-drawing quality that my friends and family will attest to: You'll never believe the things that people say to me. I never lie...its uncanny the conversations and the secrets, lies, and truths that people tell me that they don't want anyone else to know.
Enjoy reading my blog...it helps me to let it out so that I can remain the composed professional I am without exploding on some of the people in the community.
I am 22 years old, and I recently graduated from a small, private, liberal arts college. I have a bachelor's degree of science in kinesiology and I minored in chemistry. There are no specific jobs calling for this degree, but I will never regret dedicating those 4 years of my life to studying health and wellness. Kinesiology is sometimes called "exercise science". I use that term to describe it to people who don't understand, but I'd rather call it Kines. because exercise science makes me think of a personal trainer. That IS NOT what I am. I'm much more than that.
In my college classes, in high school as a student athletic trainer, and through my own personal studying, I now consider myself a "Health and Wellness Professional" and if I ever get around to making business cards before I get a job, that is going to be my tag line. I have a HUGE amount of knowledge and know-how in almost every realm of health and wellness: REHABILITATION, FITNESS, NUTRITION, ANATOMY, HUMAN AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY, MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF SPORT AND HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, ATHLETIC TRAINING, FIRST AID, PREVENTION OF INJURY (ATHLETIC AND OTHERWISE), SPORT/HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY, BIOMECHANICS, INORGANIC, ORGANIC, AND BIOCHEMISTRY, and the unique ability to adapt and think outside the box....so I know that there is no better candidate for ANY career in health and wellness than me.
I'm hard working, strong, independent, great at taking instruction and constructive criticism, punctual, and most of all: WILLING to throw myself at full force into a career where I will hopefully make people's lives happier and healthier.
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There is another side to this story as well: I hope that I get the privilege of staying in the greater Lake Cumberland, KY area. 100% of my family is here. I've been dating a man for 4.5 years whom I want to marry and settle with. We might already be married, except who can afford to get married when neither party has a full time job? He is in the same boat as me. Same degree, basically the same experience, only he's been searching for a year longer than me because he graduated in 2008.
Aside from my personal desire to stay close to home...who can afford to move to a higher-living expense area? I make slightly over minimum wage working part-time (10 hours per week, if I'm lucky) at a retail store. I live with my parents because I can't afford anything else. PLEASE DO NOT MISTAKE THIS FOR COMPLAINING! I thank God every single day for the fact that I have a roof over my head, food to eat, and my parents do give me plenty of freedom. BUT, I am 22 years old...I'm ready for my own space, and that's all I really have to say about that.
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So far, I've sent out (what seems like) millions of resumes and applications to places, whether they are hiring at the moment or not, with no results so far. At the moment, I don't think I'll name individual companies. I'll say that jobs are either NK (no kinesiology required) or Kines. jobs to distinguish between what is up my alley, or just a job that I can do that uses skills other than what I learned in college. Here are some of my favorite experiences so far:
A) a NK job, and my first resume sent out since graduation. I was going on a trip as soon as I left school and I was planning on starting my job search after I got back, but I found one job which sounded like so much fun and I would be doing something I was very knowledgeable about and that I could really see myself excelling in. I decided to go ahead and send my resume because there was a DEADLINE of May 20.
I go on my vacation (approx. may 18-22), and when I get back I call this company and speak directly to the person in charge of hiring someone for this position. No word yet. Ok, I'll call back next week. 2.5 weeks total after the deadline for receiving resumes, I'm talking to this woman and she tells me, "Honey, We are still receiving resumes so a decision on interviews hasn't been made yet". Excuse me? What? You had a STRICT, EMPHASIZED deadline that I scrambled to meet before leaving the state and you are still receiving LATE resumes 2.5 weeks later? OK...makes sense, haha. Not encouraging. I keep calling approximately once a week and finally after weeks of nothing, I hear "Sweetie, We'll be making our decision for interviews tomorrow so if you don't hear anything by the end of the week, you obviously aren't in the running".
There is so much wrong with that statement, in my opinion!
a) Calling an applicant "honey" and "sweetie" isn't professional and makes me feel as if I'm not being seen as a professional. It makes me wonder if I should take the graduation dates off my resume because it wouldn't take and idiot to deduce the fact that I'm 22 because I graduated high school in 2005 and college 4 years later.
b) I already talked about the fact that they are not paying attention to their own set deadlines, which is highly unprofessional and unorganized. I'm just thinking out loud here, but it makes me think someone promised the job to someone and they just had to accept applications as a technicality and they were just waiting on that person's application. If you want to know why I think that, it's because I know that has happened in the past.
c) The tone of this woman's voice was so bitchy and conceited. I still want this job because I think that I would be a perfect fit for this position, but after speaking to this woman on the phone several times, I have to wonder what it's like to work next to her everyday.
2) Another job I want to discuss is a receptionist position. Some background info: I loathe receptionists. I'm sorry if a reader is a receptionist and you are not like this, but this is probably 90% of receptionists in the world. I will not apply for reception jobs because I do not like dealing with them when I call an office. They are unfriendly, way to smart elic, and act as if they rule the world. But, I applied for one receptionist job because it was in a rather large company in the area that I've always wanted to work for, that I could move up the ranks in. I CAN DO A RECPTIONIST JOB, ITS NOT HARD. I applied and called approximately once a week to check up on it. There was a name and number to call, but everytime, no matter the day or the hour, I was told this woman was "in a meeting". After hearing that several times, I finally figured out that she just didn't want to talk to me. No one is in meetings that much! If you don't wish to accept calls, DON'T GIVE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER, DUH! You are the head of a department probably making good money, and a jobless college grad knows that. What's up with that?
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I fully understand that from a different perspective, that these jobs probably have reasons for doing the things that they do, but hey...this is my blog and my venting about I don't like the way I'm being treated. I have many other stories to tell about applying and conversations with people, but thats all I have to share now. My life is never boring and I have a one-of-a-kind people-drawing quality that my friends and family will attest to: You'll never believe the things that people say to me. I never lie...its uncanny the conversations and the secrets, lies, and truths that people tell me that they don't want anyone else to know.
Enjoy reading my blog...it helps me to let it out so that I can remain the composed professional I am without exploding on some of the people in the community.
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