Dream Job part 2

I missed writing yesterday because of the holidays.

I forgot that there was one more job that I have thought about when I was younger.  I wanted to work with animals.  It is a weird idea because I've never had pets but I always liked studying them.  I always checked out books from the library about animals.  There was something about learning about them, the classifications, and the families of animals that really intrigued me.  I almost thought about being a zoologist but then the idea that I would have to cut open animals to understand their bodily forms and functions turned me off.  I did dissect a frog when I was in fifth grade.  It wasn't a big deal but it wasn't my favorite thing to do.  I still remember the smell of formaldehyde.  It was gross; whatever the smell of dead frogs and whatever else was mixed in there to keep it fresh.

I think that's it with dream jobs.

I think I was going to talk about superheroes.  Yeah, if I were to say what superpower I would have or want it would be flying or getting one place to another.  I think that's why I would prefer magical powers then superhero powers.

I've always been very intrigued by stories of people who have magical powers.  I do like superheroes.  I think it's cool to have people rely on you to save the day or that you help people out.  It's funny that I would think that because I've never thought about being a law enforcer or a fireman or a doctor.  Those are the things that we usually think about when we think about heroes in real life; people who would give up their lives to save others.  This also includes the people who serve their countries.  Again, not a job I would want to do.  But if I had to choose between all of those jobs, I would rather serve my country as a service person than any of the other ones.

So enough about wanting the dream job and superpowers and magical powers.

I spent most of December 24 filling out applications.  Nowadays, it takes a long time to get every word in your resume to reflect what people are looking for.  Especially when companies use applicant tracking systems to pull special words out, I really tried to make sure that my resume and cover letter cover all of the requirements of skills that the company wants.  It's not an easy job and it takes a long time especially if you want your letters to sound great.

As I was revamping my letters and resumes, I thought that I finally got an eye-catching cover letter.  I still have a problem with length because I'm trying to put everything there that recruiters may want, which may not be spotlighted in my resume, but I think it sounds a lot better than it used to.  It's really a letter for the company saying here I am and here's what I can do for you and his my experience.  It's something that I learned in my class earlier this month.  I feel a lot better about that.

But still, it takes a long time to look at what the company wants, put it in your resume, and make sure you have those qualifications.  I was only able to finish may be 4 or five resumes and letters for that evening.  By either this morning or yesterday, I received a response to one of them.  Of course, it was a letter of rejection.  I was feeling pretty low.  After I looked at it again, I realized that it was an automated letter because it did not reflect my gender.  I was not very happy with the company's way of returning the rejection.  Maybe it's one of those companies I don't want to work for.  I just thought it was really quick for them to refuse or deny my application.  Maybe the application was too late or maybe the job opening had close and they found someone.  That's great.  But I still felt that rejection especially since yesterday was Christmas.

The only thing I really wanted for Christmas was a full-time job.  I was texting a very close friend and he asked me what I got for Christmas.  I said the only thing I wanted was a full-time job.  It's not something I can wait for Santa to get me.  I have to try my best, no I have to try better than my best to make my letters and resume look great and standout among hundreds of applications.  It's not an easy job.  I noticed that it's not an easy job for the hiring managers either.

I forgot the one more thing I learned again.  Again, companies or career building blogs and websites are saying that you really need a website.  So I might put together an inexpensive website or free website for work.  I have no idea what they put on there because I haven't really done anything that I can put online.  But I promise that if I have a new job I will definitely do that.  And I promised myself that I will do better with my connections.  That's the part of New Year's resolutions but I'll get to that when New Year comes.