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Monday, January 27, 2014

UGGUUUUU

I guess one of the biggest things on my mind is getting a new job. I remember back when I finished my last semester of my undergrad, getting a new job wasn't really my biggest priority. But then the opportunity came up, and I took advantage of it, got an interview, didn't think I did so well, but ended up getting the job. From there, I learned a number of things, such as how I should've negotiated my salary, and before accepting the offer, I should have asked a number of things about the position and contract. Also, since  I was working with a recruiter, I should have asked as many questions as I could have... but I didn't. So, I've learned quite a bit.

Also, after attending so many interviews, I've learned what kind of questions I should prepare for. Especially questions that center around the subject matter of the company, etc. Behavioural questions aren't so much the norm as it once was, so I need to change my studying for interviews accordingly. Also, I've learned that I should make sure I get my questions answered... otherwise I might not be able to ask them until I get into contact with the company after.

I didn't think it would be difficult to get a job... but this is the reality. Although, I haven't been searching for long, and others search for much longer, so I need to look optimistically on this.

At this moment I have lots of reasons for why I need a FT job. Yes, my PT job is good for flexibility, but it's barely paying the bills/necessities, and it's time for me to grow and learn new responsibilities. It's also kind of far for me to get to, and I'd like something more closer.

I also want to travel, and get some equipment for filming, enroll in interest classes, etc. I could have stayed at my previous job, yes, but I learned from my leave there. I learned that you might need to stay in a job for a few years to gain some experience for other jobs you'd want... and I also learned that I could have made changes, but I didn't know how to really step up at that time...

I'm really hoping that I can find a FT position soon. My goal was to find one before the end of this month. I'm applying each day. I took a break last week since I had some interviews to prepare for, but I'm back on track now.

I hope I find out about that one job soon. Finding out about more of the other jobs I applied for would be great too!


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