My first jobs ever were assistant to the Executive Director (friend of my moms) at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, assistant at my Dad's (my dad) office and sales assistant at a gift store, Mulholland and Sachs, owned by a friend of my moms. All of these jobs I utilized the magic of connections. Oh the magic of connections. In my hometown of Cleveland my mom know's everyone and in terms of job searching up to this point the people that she knows have been nothing short of a Godsend. And okay I know in the end I have used my smarts to fill the gap between who my mom knows and the position they have to offer, but still connections are like magic, you know?
Looking for a job in Denver will be my second real, epic, adult job search. The first of which began after I graduated last May with my Master's. Wow I guess I have come full circle. My first real, epic, adult job search was pretty weird. I mean I was officially done with school and it is pretty unlikely I will go back for more at this point (Doctorate anyone?!). I'd never had to use careerbuilder.com or other such job sites before to locate a job. And finally I was at the point where my family wasn't really supporting me financially like when I was a babe. This first real, epic, adult job search felt urgent in the way that looking for a summer job at 16 does not. At the end of the day even though I got frustrated, cried, was bored to shit looking through the depths of the internet for a way to make money I found a job, in two months, through a connection. I was lucky. Other people I graduated with would continue to look for jobs 5, 6, 9, 12 months post graduation.
The Denver job search, the second real, epic, adult job search of my life has been slowly moving along. It is so far and will be much different than my Cleveland job search considering the magic of connections is diminished in Denver. Which I think makes it a little bit more interesting and once I do get a job it will be all the more satisfying to know that I have found that job in every sense of the word.
For this job search I have been using Craigslist a little more than the last time and I have come across some interesting positions. There was a job offer that a CEO of some company posted looking for someone to watch him while he works because due to his severe adult ADD he can't keep on task. He even said you can use your phone and computer whilst he works and he will buy you coffee since he likes to work in the various coffee shops of Denver, because it helps his ADD to be in busy settings. Another great option on Craigslist would be the surrogate mother route. To the tune of $15,000 to $60,000 you can have someone else's baby (and someone else's stretch marks too). There are also a lot of really great positions posted on craigslist but they aren't as much fun to talk about. Up to this point the only responses I have received from my job applications are no response or please contact us when you get to Denver. Like I said this job search is moving along slowly, but I am excited to really get head long into it once I get to Colorado.
The moral of this story is that job searching is a weird task, it is like a full time job where you have to put up with a lot of bullshit, it is not very glamorous and your boss is super ADD sometimes! But with a little tenacity and some creativity I'm sure I will find a job I can love and be happy with.
knock on wood...
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