Job Hunting.

WARNING- This post is not of proper grammar, and is just me rambling on about my experiences with job hunting.

I graduated from University in May 2014 and thought that I would find a job within the next few months. I didn't. I still haven't. I graduated with a major in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. Granted, Political Science is not the easiest major to have when looking for a job, but I thought that my having a Spanish minor would make me more employable. It hasn't. I am fortunate enough to have family that will support me as I am in this "transition" phase, but it doesn't make it any easier to be at home while the majority of my peers are working or attending graduate school. My plan was to work for a year or two and save up enough money to go to graduate school because while my parents helped me pay for undergrad, I am on my own for grad school. I am starting to realize that the only thing that will make me more employable is if I go to grad school, but how will I afford it without going into huge amounts of debt? Also, should I change my major completely to something more employable? I have been interested in politics and government since I was about 13 years old, and have known that is what I wanted to do with my life since I was 17 years old. I don't want to change my career direction, but it is very hard to get your foot in the door without having connections it seems. I had an internship in the Neighborhood Services Department at the city where my university was, and enjoyed it greatly. The internship assured me even more that what I wanted to do was work in government. I have probably sent out over 100 resumes, and gotten between five and ten responses. All of the responses were rejections, but it was still nice to be acknowledged. I have applied for jobs that I am overqualified for and jobs that I am under-qualified for, yet without much experience in the field, I am mostly overlooked. I do not want people to think that I believe I deserve anything, but right now I would take anything. I just want to be able to get my foot in the door.

If anyone has any experience job hunting, specifically in the Political Science field, please give me some tips.

xoxox

Growing Up.

Hello again!

You hear all the time that growing up is a part of life, and you know that you'll have to do it eventually, but you never imagine you will actually grow up. I'm turning 21 in about two months, that scares me. Also, I can't believe that I am finishing my Junior year (3rd year) of college/university! That means I will be graduating college in about a year, which is crazy because I don't feel like I'm anywhere near old enough to almost have a degree.

I've lined up an internship for the summer that will hopefully steer me in the right direction of what I want to do with the rest of my life. This internship is in the town where my university is, and not my hometown so that means this will be the first summer living away from home. I've lived away from home during the school year, but have always gone back during the summer. This will be a new and hopefully amazing experience for me. It's kind of hitting my that my house that I grew up in will soon not be my house, it will be my parents' house. AAAHHH.

Although I'm a little scared and nervous for what the future holds, I've done a lot of things lately that have shown me that I'm ready. I've applied to internships myself without the help of anyone. I've called people and talked on the phone to people so much lately, which is huge for me because I never used to like talking on the phone to ANYONE. I've made decisions for myself that I would have never have thought I'd have to make, let alone myself.

Remember, if you have any questions, comments, or any suggestions on what I should post about next, please post!

Keep on keeping on,

Alex :)