Saturday

Positions Applied to: 36
Interview Invitations: 3
Direct Rejections: 4
Time Spent Hunting: 36 days

I've been trying not to get over confident about the job interviews so that I don't find myself back at square one should neither opportunity work out. I want to keep cranking out applications and initiate interview invitations rather than risk being without job prospects. A mistake I made in my last major job hunt was to base all of my hopes on one interview and more or less discontinue the application process. It was devastating when I didn't get a job because I usually had nothing else in the works. Lately, I've been having difficulty finding entry-level positions to apply to and I'm hoping it's just the time of year. I've been sending lots of general applications and applying with huge corporations like the Home Shopping Network that I have little hope of impressing. Hopefully, I'll be able to find more promising opportunities after the holidays. Right now I'm just waiting for the beer interview on the 27th and to hear back from the PR lady I interviewed with a few days ago. I sent her a handwritten thank you note, the first I've ever sent. I know applicants are supposed to send one every time but I always thought it was silly or old fashioned. I think I had the wrong idea.