Due to events completely beyond my control, I will not be starting work at the place where I assumed I was a shoo-in. It's nothing about me or my qualifications. Something happened at the business that causes them to be unable to hire anyone at this time.
Maybe the universe is keeping me from being hired so I will see some other avenue, something I'd like better, something I'm destined to do.
Or maybe the universe is trying to teach me humility.
Either way, I'm getting pretty tired of it.
I'm also getting tired of the temp agency refusing to ever call me back or respond to my emails. If I'm unemployable, just tell me so I can stop wasting my time.
Look, world-at-large: I am extremely intelligent. I can figure out how to do whatever jobs you have available. I'm also nice! One of the people at my internship says that I'm a nice person, that it's rare to find someone nice like me. See?! Nice! And I'm a hard worker, too. I hate leaving jobs unfinished and I hate being idle, so you can usually find me hard at work whenever I have a task.
I just want to do something, in an office environment. Design, write, file, data entry, whatever.
WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE JUST HIRE ME?!?!?
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I wish I had done jobs/internships while I was in school. I could use some of that experience stuff everyone keeps talking about.
I also wish I was a good "schmoozer"...I'm good at being friendly and nice, in general, but when I disagree with something I have a hard time pretending it's a good idea.
The Good Ol' Boys Network seems to be the best way to get a job, definitely, but my sources around here aren't panning out lately, it seems. Will has gone above and beyond in trying to help, and something may yet come of that (thank you so much, Will), and other people have poked around, but it really seems like the job market here sucks.
I have been turned down for two jobs for the very reasons you mention in your first paragraph.
Do you have any suggestions for job types that I should look for?
I don't want to teach. I have horrible performance anxiety when it comes to public speaking, and I'm also a perfectionist, and I get frustrated when people don't understand what I'm telling them...so I'm pretty sure my personality is not right for teaching.
You make an interesting point about my last job. Maybe you're right, maybe I need to just find something nice and mindless.
I actually have a business idea, and it is based on my interest in Japan. I hadn't thought about consulting, though. (I have another business idea where I would consult for businesses doing things like copy-editing and design work, and I keep thinking more and more seriously about that these days, but I haven't really looked into it yet.)
Owning and running a business is the most appealing thing I can think of, other than moving to Japan.
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