Summer job search update

I hate looking for a job. I really do.

At times I think that I will just stop and be a stay-at-home mom, take a class and volunteer. Then I manage to pull it together for one more application.

My sort-of new strategy has been to "rebrand" and to do more through volunteering, where rebranding simply means stepping back and thinking about how I can position my resume and cover letter in a way that says, "I can do this for you," as opposed to "I'm so great because..."

I also tried to increase the number of job search networks I belonged to, which meant really going out of my way to sit through more meetings with people who also didn't really want to be there. I even tried to join an accountability group. When the accountability group never got back to me with time and place, I decided there are better uses of my time. I'd rather be doing something useful through volunteering than handing out handbills.

Then, like a miracle, I had two interviews come up within days of one another. Here are the details for the first so far. The second was for what I'd consider my "dream job" and I did a lot of preparing during a crazy week. It ended positively with the assurance that I would hear about the next step from HR soon. Please cross your finger and wish me luck!

With all these good signs, the most important thing I have to do right now is to stop daydreaming and apply for more jobs, which takes me back to paragraph 1. It's another Monday and here I go.