find a fulfilling job

I finally watched my alma mater’s resume writing workshop. I can’t say it really taught me anything I didn’t already know. But either way, I’ll be spending tonight and tomorrow morning giving my C.V. a complete overhaul. Fun stuff.

I shouldn’t really complain about my job. I work in my dad’s office doing very minimal work (insurance related) making FAR more than I should. It gives me flexibility for school and support since I live on my own, however it bores the piss out of me, and they act like they need me here when I feel like I could be doing something more productive for myself. I remember what its like to have a fulfilling job, and this is NOT it. How can I escape something that is supporting me this way? I can’t just jump down the ladder by getting a smaller place and lower-paying yet fulfilling job…things like year-long leases and school schedules get in the way. Obviously I’m working towards a better job by going to school, but at this time in my life my job makes me so unhappy.

Today I did some research about freelance writing.

I think I’m going to do it.

Today I applied for a job as a veterinary assistant. I really love animals so I feel like it could be a great opportunity for me. I hope I get a call!

All I did today was find the link to the resume writing workshop I’ve been meaning to find, and uncover a volunteer position that will give me some secretarial experience (in exchange for unlimited yoga classes, which would put me on the road toward another of my goals, so… rad). I added a couple things to my resume… I thought it was looking good but now I’m not so sure. I feel like I didn’t do much today but I guess it’s all about baby steps.

Did my first store tour at work today. This means I can now add helped with orientation and training of new staff to my C.V.

Also, I need to figure out a way to incorporate the fact that I was selected to address a group of seniors at a mall walkers’ event.

No actual job hunting today… whoops… although I did realize that I need to clean out my desktop folder labelled “work related.” It’s really disorganized and I can’t find anything I need!

+ Spent a bit of time searching different job sites. Still yielding nothing. Still trying anyway.

+ Found a career advice blog that looks really good. Skimmed some articles. Bookmarked it.

+ Realized that rather than thinking about what I’d like to do (too broad) I should probably think more about the type of environments where I would feel comfortable. For example, I don’t think I’d do very well in a cubicle (unless it was for the CBC!), but I think I’d like to be in a museum, library, or school.

Spent some quality time with the help wanted ads on various websites. Need to be bilingual for virtually everything. Frustrated. Thought again about going back to school… but for what?? Tried to do some career/personality assessments but everything seemed to be a sham… weird that they all cost $19.95. I earn minimum wage and thus I am looking for something that’s more in the realm of, ah, ZERO. Also, just found out a co-worker snagged a full-time permanent position in her field. Genuinely happy for her but also jealousjealousjealous. Status: Frustrated and sad.

- Try various assessment tools
- Watch the university’s online job search tutorials
- Spend at least a few moments every day looking at job sites. If something seems interesting, apply within 48 hours.

I’m so tired of the corporate world. The way I talk about it, you’d think I’d been hovering over the same desk for the past 20 years. In reality, it’s only been 1. And another corporate job before that for a few months before I took a haitus to actually do something for the good of society. Unfortunately, that 6 month stint awarded me with $300 total, not enough to even pay for food during all that time, so I found myself back in an office, having the life sucked out of me as the days go by.

I want to find a job where I don’t instantly get on Craigslist or Monster after being there for a week, hoping for something better. I don’t want to be trapped behind a computer screen for 9 hours, or to feel like my existence revolves around the same routine of get up, go to work, come home, eat, go to bed, repeat. What kind of a life is that? It’s an existence, that’s all.

I want to find a job where I can use music and art and theater to make a difference, and I want to get paid enough to live and eat and not worry about how many other jobs I’ll have to find to supplement it, or if I’ll have to move back home.