This week is turning out to be feast week in terms of job applications. I was going through my USC email yesterday when I came across another really good job prospect for a research associate position at a local planning firm. Great, good prospects in two days. Definitely feast time. I guess that's how the job search or,more that matter, life goes. Some days it's an abundance of good things, other days life is just one cr pile. While all these prospects are great, I still don't quite believe that any of them will pan out. Call previous experience. I like the fact that this planning firm is local and doesn't require a Ph.D in whatever and a million years experience or every imaginable skill. I can do research, I can write, I do academic type writing. In a way I'm excited to see what good things my email has in store for me today but I'm cautious. Yes, cautious is a good word. Cautious about expecting something good. Expectations usually lead to resentment and disappointment. So I've learned to be cautious about everything and everyone. Caution is also a matter of self protection for me. It keeps me form getting hurt. I can be a little too self-protective because I often find myself shutting out good people and feelings because I simply don't want to be hurt or add something else to my list of resentment. So with regards to these jobs prospects, I find it better not to get excited. If I can expect anything it's either a rejection letter or no response.
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