find a fulfilling job

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.

How depressing it is to graduate from university, only to find out nobody in the working world actually wants you. Well, that’s what it feels like anyway after 5 months of writing letters and going to job interviews. But I’m not giving up! Somewhere out there must be a job for me… So I’ll just keep writing letters until I’ve found it.