Okay, so basically I haven’t been on here forever, but I decided that I should probably write something because why not. Today I’ll be talking about job hunting and how god damn depressing it can be.
Now first of, if you’re reading this and you’re currently looking for a job then take a deep breath and relax because you will find one eventually as long as you’re putting in effort. Trust me, if I can find a job than you definitely can. If you’re reading this and you have a job then congratulations! You made it.
Job hunting can honestly be the worst. You send out resumes literally everywhere and half the time you usually don’t even hear back. Why?? Why can’t these people just email us and be like “lol no” ???? It would honestly be so much better than sitting there wondering. I think applying online is the worst because you don’t know what to say. Like am I sounding too formal? Am I not sound formal enough? Do I just sound like a pretentious wanker who needs to get my head out of my ass? Who knows. It’s hard to make a good first impression when you won’t actually be making the first impression in person.
That being said, applying for jobs online does have it’s benefits. It’s extremely quick and easy once you find a good outline for the dialogue of your emails. Once you find that one good dialogue that’s vague(but not too vague) and can be applied to literally every job you apply to with only a few minor changes needed then you’re good to go.
Obviously applying in person is always great too, but applying online is much easier once you have it figured out, plus if you don’t get an interview then you didn’t waste your entire day going around shops handing out your resume. If you’re actually in desperate need for a job I do recommend doing both though.
Job agencies are really helpful too. I mean they literally get paid to help find you a job so you know they’re trying. If you can get in contact with a job agency, do it.
I’m currently looking for a second job because I’m a greedy workaholic with no boundaries. Plus my first job is only 20 hours a week. 20 hours a week is generally good for a teenager, but considering I have no solid plans for the future other than moving to Toronto when I’m like nineteen and a half(in two years) to take a shot at an acting career, I need to save a shit ton of money because chances are some shitty job won’t support my cat, Pippin and I. Well, I mean it would, but I need a security blanket(preferably one that’s made of money) which is why I need to work and save as much money as I can now while I have a “free ride.” Basically my logic is “save as much as I can, be a little more in strict now so I can afford to be reckless and make mistakes later.” I think it’s a pretty good logic.
Anyways, as you can see for the paragraph above, I’m actually pretty dumb. So if I can find a job you will find a job as long as you put in effort! Just try your best and don’t be too hard on yourself because you’re hella rad and you’ll make it! Feel free to vent about how shitty job hunting is in the comments! I hope reading this made you feel at least a little bit better about finding a job. Not that it’s really helpful, it’s just more of a “well, if this dumb white girl can get a job then obviously I can!” kind of post. So yeah, good luck!
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