Getting back to what I'm good at: Research

For the record

I do not think blogging this way will get me a job. I think blogging this way will force me to come up with creative solutions, ingrain the importance of the written word and phrasing. It will teach me to take criticism and either defend my choices or learn from my mistakes.

Any student knows that a prolonged break from the use of their major, such as an unemployed summer, depletes their on hand knowledge and slows their response rate. By doing this I hope to strengthen my communication skills and reinforce my drive to succeed.

Step Two

I've been applying to positions in companies that interest me, along with a few companies I have never heard of. The companies I am less familiar with, appear to hold a variety of opportunities that I am interested in learning more about. While upon applying I research each company and their lifestyle, and I feel as though I haven’t dug enough. That is my goal for the next couple days is to research even more about these companies, and find out if there is a chance to set up an informational interview. Although, some of those interviews will have to be via phone as the companies are not nearby. 

The Beginning

I recently graduated college, literally about two weeks ago and similar to most others I know I’m embarking on the timeless rite of passage when a student becomes a career person. The environment we Job Hunters have to traverse has become fiercer, between the increased number of rivals and higher expectations of potential employers. This is an immediate challenge to new entries of the Hunt, each one has to be more clever, polished and knowledgeable than the rest. How do I react to such an environment? To borrow from one of my favorite TV shows, How I Met Your Mother, “Challenge accepted!”

Why am I writing?

I’m one of those souls that has moved back home with my parents, while continuing an ongoing job hunt. And this morning, I’ve just issued myself an additional constraint to the original challenge: To have a job by the time the toothpaste I opened yesterday is gone.

I realize there is no guarantee I’ll succeed within the new time limit and truthfully it's unorthodox. Though I’m hoping this will do more than give me a twice daily reminder. I want this to encourage me to push myself into trying new things, as I endeavor to trump the competition.

The Job I’m Hunting

I now have a Bachelor of Administration in Advertising and Promotion, ideally I’d love to work on the account side of an advertising agency, beginning as an Account Coordinator and working my way up. I also have a passion for experiential marketing, and wouldn’t mind tackling that challenge for a few years. I love taking an idea laid out by a client breathing life into it so that others can interact, get to know, and learn from others inspiration.Where some people see nothing, I see opportunity. Thus, the hunt is on.