Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Bump in the Road & A New Plan

So, today, I found out I didn't get the job at Macmillan. The job I've gone on three rounds of interviews for, done two projects, and faked several doctors' appointments to pursue. Normally, this would not be that big of a hiccup in my plan to find a publishing job, but, if you're familiar at all with the history of my job search, you'll know that this is the latest in many, many of the same result. Ultimately, this was a job for which I was completely qualified and was called back for several interviews, but no offer. I've decided, after today, that going after a job in Publishing is not working, so I am going to pursue other things.
This is tough for me, since all of my internship experience has been in that realm, but I think the universe might be trying to tell me something. In a way, while this choice is a little scary, it's also liberating. Just thinking of all the things I might want to do...Advertising, Marketing, maybe go back to College Admissions, maybe take the LSATs (yikes). Luckily, I have my admin job to keep me from living on the street, so I'm going back to Barnard Career Development and meeting with my old career counselor to try to weave something new together. Plus, I got some calls back from wine stores today, so maybe I can turn drinking wine into some sort of career...cue me envisioning myself in Reims, guzzling champagne, and working at Veuve Clicquot.
So, bye, Publishing. It was good almost knowing you (I've interviewed at every major publishing house in the city, so I consider myself a fringe expert). I guess we weren't meant to be, but now I can find some other industry that will love me back.
God, I didn't mean for that to sound so pathetic. Onward and upward!

2 comments:

  1. F the lot of 'em, and please please, get a job at a wine store.

    I didn't mean for that to sound so lush-y.

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  2. agreed with hadley. for those of us who continue our search for jobs that are both fulfilling AND pay bills, one of us needs a vino hookup.

    also, I think we should start a wine club, and I am not joking about that.

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