Image from tipsponjobhunting.comNine pages fill that binder: my two-page letter of introduction, my resume, their three-page application, a page of professional references, a recommendation letter from a former employer, my two-page college transcript and the abstract for my thesis.
I've been agonizing over the cover letter. What made it so hard was how important it was.
I had imagined things would go like this: I finish college, there is a graduation to mark this important transition, I begin job hunting, I get hired and go to work.
But life is messier than that. Right in the middle of everything, economic necessity pushes me to job hunt, my dream job appears before me like a genie from a bottle and I have to show them, here and now, that I am the right one for the job.
But I realized it was silly to struggle like that when I have no fewer than 20 writing teachers in my acquaintance, plus an editor I see every week. I ran my cover letter by a couple of respected colleagues, and now I am done!
Now I wait to find out if I get an interview.
9 comments:
I'll be thinking about you. Good luck!
Thank you, Kym! I appreciate that so much and can use all the good vibes I can get!
Sending you good thoughts and best wishes....
I don’t now what kind of a job that you are applying for, but if being a great human being with great character counts, you should do well.
Good luck, I hope your dream job comes true.
You go girl, and... you will get it! Trust me. R.
Thank you, Kristabel, Ernie and R. I turned in my big application packet, and now I just wait for a call for an interview. I hope, I hope, I hope.
Holding my breath AND crossing fingers for you.
I call upon the great spirits (by which I mean the employers of our area and era) to offer you a multiplicity of positions, each richer with opportunity and recompense than the last. There! That ought to do it!
Thanks, Beachcomber and Anonymous! It sure does help matters to know there are good vibes, well-wishes, crossed fingers and prayers out there. Thank you =)
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