Thank goodness I moved back to Tifton and have about a million connections! I waited about two weeks after I moved home to get my first job and although it has been great experience, I've only been asked to work 3 days in the last 3 weeks. Not going to work if you're being forced to move out on your own in 5 months! Enough is enough! I decided to reevaluate my situation and try to find some new job opportunities! On the ABAC website, I found a job at a lawyers office but before I applied for it, I went to talk to the job guru, Ray. I worked for Ray about 3 years ago and because he knows me and everybody else in Tifton, I assumed he would be able to put in a good word for me and hopefully find me some tempting jobs!
I had, what I would consider, my first "real" interview today! Any job I've had in the past has practically been given to me either because the place was desperate for employees (the country club) or because they were giving me the job as a favor to Sonny. I'm so proud, because I feel like I found this opportunity for myself!
After I took my resume to this particular lawyer's office, I got a text from my cousin, Molly. She was telling me that she worked as a file clerk for him already and had seen my resume on his desk. She filled me in on her boss and we were able to do a little catching up since we haven't seen each other in about 2 or 3 years it seems! I got a call later that day asking if I could come in the next morning for an interview! Everything was happening really fast! My interview went really well and I feel like my background in English will be extremely helpful if I get this job! The only downfall is that the salary is not really as high as I would like or probably need. I still think it would be a great learning experience and opportunity for me! I've actually been really depressed about my abilities and skills since graduating. I've really been convincing myself that I am unworthy of a great job because I am unqualified for so many of them! This interview really made me feel so much better about my qualifications and the interest that I should be getting from prospective employers because I haven't already been trained to perform tasks in a certain way. Basically they wouldn't have to untrain me from a prior routine and then train me into their preferred methods.
Even if I don't get this job, I realized how marketable I can make myself and how capable I am of getting a good job that I deserve!
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