The anatomy of a job hunt
Frankly, I've never been laid off and I'm finding it hard to not go completely crazy. I have been exploring some perfect opportunities that I'm really excited about, but in the interim I'm a bit spastic and unsure of what else I should be doing. I've been getting the random requests from my resume being posted about some exciting sales opportunity but obviously I'm a bit reticent to follow up on them. I know "they" say to send your resume in to as many places as possible but I'm not really sure if I agree with that. If I'm just going on an interview to "practice" I feel it's a bit dishonest and frankly why would I apply for a job that I know I would likely never want?
Am I being too honest? Again, something else that I don't care about because I'm not going to waste my time and I certainly don't want to waste an employer's time by being interested in a potential candidate that has no desire to work for them. Also, I think I'm pretty good in an interview. I'm honest, forthright and you'll know exactly where I stand. Isn't that the only thing you should really do on an interview? I know there's a job out there that is just waiting for me to come along and something that I'll really sink my teeth into. Right now, I'm just trying to keep from going completely crazy and as I was driving to practice last night, I realized I haven't been out of the house since Sunday morning practice! Yikes!
So today, I'm leaving the nest to unwind, relax and get my mind off of things. If it wasn't for practice....I probably wouldn't have left the house. Tonight our team is going up to Everett to scrimmage the Jet City rollergirls, so I'm excited about that. Many of our girls have seen them bout, but I haven't so I'm a bit excited for the mystery and to bring everything I've got. I still don't feel like I"m fully to where I should be in my derby skillz, but it could be because everyone on the league continues to raise that bar and a year off set me back a bit. Or it could be that, as usual, I'm being way harder on myself than I should be.
