Greater Expectations
I probably should not discuss this on an open forum, but I need to vent my frustrations!
I’m sure I’m not the only one who is frustrated with their career, or lack thereof, but I have just about had my fill lately. Sometimes, I feel like the most un-hirable person in the world. I’m still trying to figure out if my resume is really that poor, or if I’m just a victim of circumstance(s).
I am currently employed at what most people consider a very nice place to work. I have no complaints about compensation, as I feel my salary and benefits are more than fair. There are only two things I don’t appreciate about it. The first is that I’m stuck in a third-shift position. There are some advantages to this schedule, but I think most people who have worked it will agree that it really takes away from your quality of life. The second is the fact that I am doing a job that is not very challenging for me, let alone helping me achieve any personal career goals. For some crazy reason, I need to be intrinsically motivated!
I’ve tried to apply for almost fifty different jobs with the company I work for, and only received one phone interview, that did not go anywhere. This is very disappointing considering that the company is paying for most of my education, and that I have received nothing but great performance reviews. I started to look outside my current employer, and have come up nearly as empty. I’ve applied for jobs where I can leverage my experience (pharmaceutical) and have reached for those I was not quite qualified for on paper (editor), but feel very passionately about.
I don’t think it’s any surprise that I want to write, and have aimed for those types of jobs. I’m even satisfied if writing only makes up about 10% of the workload, as long as it’s there. I’ll be finished my degrees in Organization Dynamics and Human Performance Management in 2008, and expect to attend graduate school soon after.
What I’m looking for is advice from anyone who has made a radical career move, or broken into the professional writing business, or just has sensible career advice. I’ll be waiting to hear from you!
I’m sure I’m not the only one who is frustrated with their career, or lack thereof, but I have just about had my fill lately. Sometimes, I feel like the most un-hirable person in the world. I’m still trying to figure out if my resume is really that poor, or if I’m just a victim of circumstance(s).
I am currently employed at what most people consider a very nice place to work. I have no complaints about compensation, as I feel my salary and benefits are more than fair. There are only two things I don’t appreciate about it. The first is that I’m stuck in a third-shift position. There are some advantages to this schedule, but I think most people who have worked it will agree that it really takes away from your quality of life. The second is the fact that I am doing a job that is not very challenging for me, let alone helping me achieve any personal career goals. For some crazy reason, I need to be intrinsically motivated!
I’ve tried to apply for almost fifty different jobs with the company I work for, and only received one phone interview, that did not go anywhere. This is very disappointing considering that the company is paying for most of my education, and that I have received nothing but great performance reviews. I started to look outside my current employer, and have come up nearly as empty. I’ve applied for jobs where I can leverage my experience (pharmaceutical) and have reached for those I was not quite qualified for on paper (editor), but feel very passionately about.
I don’t think it’s any surprise that I want to write, and have aimed for those types of jobs. I’m even satisfied if writing only makes up about 10% of the workload, as long as it’s there. I’ll be finished my degrees in Organization Dynamics and Human Performance Management in 2008, and expect to attend graduate school soon after.
What I’m looking for is advice from anyone who has made a radical career move, or broken into the professional writing business, or just has sensible career advice. I’ll be waiting to hear from you!
posted by TGB at
3:07 AM
2 Comments:
Network....Network.....Network.....
You said you are taking courses, would one of your professors be willing to review your resume?
A little bit could be that you are not exactly sure what you want to do yet. You are getting your "writing face" out there by using this forum. That's a great start. There are very reasonable on-line courses available to help you through the process to get published. Try www.ed2go.com/darc. There is also an on-line writer's group - I believe they meet in the Kennett area - authors and newspaper reporters are members of the group. If I can remember the website, I'll give it to you.
Psst....Brian Fanelli says in his blog that he has resigned from the Local....there's a job opening!
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