I'm Back!

I’m back!

The holiday season is officially here. It’s an interesting time. It’s fun. All sorts of Thanksgiving food, families coming together. Party tonight. Party tomorrow night. Time to get the Christmas tree up. Time to have a Christmas tree party.

I’ve been having a blast. Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. I had a few of them, depending on the side of the family we’re talking about. And then another at my girlfriend’s house. This coming week I’m going to Disneyland for four days for my dad’s birthday. Then I have to shop for Christmas presents. The worst thing about this season is that it’s likely to cost me a few hundred dollars, but even as far as that goes I’ve been careful to plan for.

So my personal life is awesome during the holiday season. Awesome. My professional life is slow, though. Of course it’s slow, though. I’ve been busy with my personal life, and the professions have been busy with their holiday schedules. That doesn’t mean nothing is happening. Out of frustration that I’m not getting call backs for more of my applications, I spent a lot of time recently rewriting and honing my cover letter template, making my resume more aesthetically available, and adjusting my approach (from attitude to routine). I am still submitting applications. I’m still probably being too picky and I’m still figuring out how a lot of this process works.

But for the first time in a while, my confidence is growing. I know that my biggest obstacle is that I’m underqualified on paper to be an Editorial Assistant. But the more jobs that I see and the more people I talk to, the more I discover I am only underqualified on paper. With the normal amount of training, I already possess all of the skills to succeed at these jobs. And somebody is going to look at the paper, and then look at me, and make a really good decision.

So I’m still frustrated. But I’m feeling ok about it.

And I can’t wait for Disneyland. And I can’t wait for Christmas.

Happy Holidays!