It's funny....I have found that I am back on the job hunt. I feel that every time I work somewhere I tend to make and then leave an impact on the organization. I liven up the workplace (or make it fun) and I think that I do a lot of good in the jobs that I have had. Since graduation in 2005, I have worked in mostly non-profits. Why do I choose the NPO? Well......I tell everyone the same thing. I enjoy a challenge. NPOs have the same amount of challenges as Corporations but they have to solve them with limited amounts of resources. That's a challenge. Anyways, back to my point. I have been lucky enough to have jobs of which I love and gain employment at places where I could see myself forever. But of course, life gets in the way.
I didn't stay at the Arthritis Foundation because of being in graduate school...I couldn't stay a professor at UC or an intern at UCF because I graduated from grad school...and now I am losing my job at Cincinnati Public Schools because our program's funding was cut 35%. I felt like (when I first heard the news of losing my job) that it wouldn't be a big deal because "hey! I know people" and "hey! I have skills and have been working for 5+ years!" Now, I still have a month left of employment and I am praying something works out. KEEPING POSITIVE! But when you hear a rejection from a job, you immediately doubt yourself. There will always be someone with more skills/experience/better education than you, but after a couple rejections, you are left thinking "I got nothin!"
I am thankful though because I have an army of people praying with me and for me. I know something will work out...but what do I do until then? How do I continually remind myself that I am good enough? How do I convince these people that the past 4 places I have worked don't regret hiring me if I can't even get in for an interview?! I know what I want to do...I just need to be given the chance to do it...and I know that chance is right around the corner!! (See...I told you I was staying positive!!)
