Staying Positive

10:40 p.m. on Easter Sunday and I am in my usual Sunday spot: The Academic Computer Center on campus. This is my favorite place when I actually really truly need to get things done. I'm still job hunting as always. I am kind of holding off on the whole moving to California right after graduation idea for the time being. For one, I just don't have the means right now, and I honestly don't think I'm quite ready yet. My best friend gave me a little assurance tonight when we were talking about it. She said just because I don't move out there right after graduation, it doesn't mean that I never will. I have been in the state of mind that if I am going to do anything, I need to do it right after graduation or else I never will. I have come to realize that I really don't need to rush into things. I know I will eventually find a job, and I know that I will do what is best for me in the end.
I am currently searching for jobs in the metro area of Minnesota. I have decided to apply for admissions representative positions at various community and technical colleges in the area. I have a few friends that graduated from Mankato that do it now and absolutely love it. I am also applying for various sales and marketing positions in the area. Only one call back so far, but I am staying positive and maintaining a sense of excitement for my future.
Less than a month until graduation! AHHH!! I am so excited, but until then I have so much on my plate. Better get started!

One Step at a Time

Wow! I only have two months  left as an undergrad! I can't believe it! I am currently searching for job opportunities through the company that I work part-time for now. I am looking through the company's intranet page and there are job postings all over the country. Many of the postings that I come across are in California. I have always said that I would move there when I graduate, and it has always been a dream of mine, but I now I am kind of scared. I am definitely in my comfort zone at this point of my life, but once May rolls around, it's going to be a different story. I am very close with my family and it will be a huge adjustment to not live just 30 miles away from them. When I think of moving away from my family I actually feel physically ill. What if something happens and I can't get back home right away? What if I move away, get settled in and then truly hate it? Worse: What if I stay put where I am, get really old and regret not pursuing what I had the potential to do? Ugh! I am deciding to push all these thoughts aside, submit my resume to as many positions as possible and just wait. Maybe nobody will want to hire me anyway. Maybe they will and my whole life will change. Who knows. I am just going to take it one step at a time. Breathe Jayme...

This is my last semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato. I will graduate in May and am currently searching for some career options. I am a bit nervous about finding something in today's economy. I have a great internship with the Greater Mankato Convention & Visitors Bureau, so hopefully that will give me some direction.