An Answer?!

It's already the end of the month and I haven't gotten any callbacks. :(

It's tough, trying to obtain a position that is outside of my educational experience... I want a job that I can enjoy and also learn a lot of new things and have ongoing challenges/tasks that I can keep busy with. I've been applying to a few jobs here and there throughout the month and now I need to play the waiting game. Applications sometimes have closing dates, so I need to wait for the closing date until I can expect any calls. There's also some postings that don't even list the closing date... so I am kept wondering the entire time, unless I keep checking the status constantly.

I could always go back to trying to find something within my educational background. And I think I may have found an answer...

A lot of my classmates I have on Facebook and they were the answer all along. Right in front of me. Why was I so hesitant in the past, or oblivious to the most OBVIOUS fact???

It occurred to me today that I could join a union. I need to apply for a membership, but in order to be a member, I would need to do a bunch of hours in the position that I'm applying for. I still need to do some more research, but it looks like there are benefits. I would really enjoy the experience, however I wonder if the pay is enough to sustain myself just working in the union, or if I need to get another part-time job...

There's a few departments I'm considering. I have educational and work experience in one department, and the other department I have work experience in... but I think I can only decide on one right now, unless I want to put in more hours to have a membership for both?? I am not sure how it works, really.

Another part of me says that I should just apply for jobs and wait for callbacks... I think that would be easier than a union (from what I've researched so far), but then again it's not so easy now as I'd hope it'd be.

The union would give me a first hand into getting experience. But the pay... I don't know. Getting a full time job in a position I want on the other hand, it would provide me with both, but of course jobs REQUIRE experience...

Joining this union requires experience too, which how much I am not entirely sure of right now... I better get on that.

Onto other things, my current job right now is all right. However I'm not working enough hours because there's not that much work for me to do. I'm going to see if I can help with other tasks around the office, but we'll see.

It felt weird a few days ago as I reflected on how I left my previous employer. I get questions of why I left... I made more there, but it wasn't enough to keep me working there. The work was less desirable and I wasn't a full-time employee... the pay was lower than what my friends were making at other companies in a similar position.

I have student loans I need to pay off, so getting a job is my number one priority, but also getting experience comes together with a job....