Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on June 22, 2007, at 8:35:06
In reply to Re: surfing through the rough spots » MidnightBlue, posted by OzLand on June 21, 2007, at 22:20:24
> I agree with MidnightBlue; either find a volunteer job, or take a job doing something that might be of interest. I remember when I decided to take a job working in the Sec of State's office rather than a job in my field as there wasn't one at the moment. I felt like I might never find a job in my field, but I did. And, as MidnightBlue says, write one leter per week. You will feel much better yourself getting out of the house each day or several days per week. Staying in the house too long, at least for me, would lead to my feeling worse about myself and to increased depression and uncertainty about my capabilities. That's me, and so I don't know if it would be you or not. Nevertheless, I agree with MidnightBlue.
One letter per week. That sounds manageable. In order to make my letters seem important, I will spend an hour of so each day reading about the different projects that these profs are interested in/ have published in. Then I will write a letter on friday and mail it sunday night, so that it will be at the top of the inbox monday am.
I've already proofread my resume. It looks good, except I wish I had more publications. Oh, I just remembered, I should include my dissertation title somewhere. Publication? Maybe under my degree. I will put my masters thesis and my phd thesis on the page next to the letters ma and phd.
Maybe I'd like to work with kids. They can be pretty exhausting, but their sweet curiousity can be heart-warming as well.
2 things that create a mental block right now:
1) I don't like driving. therefore I want something close to home that I can walk or bike to (I live just a mile from the center of town) or someplace near where my husband works, so that he can drop me off and pick me up.
2) I feel like July is not a good time to start a volunteer job. most of the college kids are already well-established in their positions and won't be taking off until mid-august. or maybe they only do internships? I don't know.
3) I've never had a job outside of my area before. not once (except when I was a librarian) and that's kind of daunting. I don't know how to market myself so that they'll accept me for a volunteer position, and I don't want to be stuck in a room licking envelopes all day long either. unless the envelopes taste like chocolate. swiss chocolate.I'll post more about my dream volunteer jobs on self-esteem. feel free to answer my personal ad there too!
-Ll
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