Back to square one…
Since I
started job searching last month, I had my eye on a couple of jobs. I was on
HigherEdJobs and I found what I thought was the perfect job. It was an academic
advising job that worked specifically with student athletes. When I read the
job description, I immediately marked it so I could apply.
Over the
past month, I edited my resume and tweaked it to make sure it reflected the
job. I contacted my references to make
sure I could still use them. Everything was ready for me to apply, except for
my cover letter. I knew I had to revamp my cover letter but I had been putting
it off. I wasn't sure what I wanted to write so it made it a little harder for
me to rewrite it.
The other
day, I finally started to write my cover letter and went back on HigherEdJobs
to look at the job posting. I noticed that it said it had been deleted. I didn't
find this unusual since I know that postings are not left up forever. I went to
the school’s posting and it was still there. The next day, I went to apply and
the posting on the school site had expired. I was literally just a day late.
When I say I
was so mad at myself that might be an understatement. I texted my mom and
complained. Her response was that there will be something better for me. I
mean, I agree but I thought this could have been the job.
The other
job I had on my eye, didn't have a start date listed on one site so I was going
to apply. However, I went on the school’s site and it set to start in February.
This puts me back at square one. I've
found a couple more jobs I like. I ‘m going to look at them again and decided
if it’s something I want to apply to or not.
Graduation Countdown = 118 days
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