Wednesday, January 10, 2007
First Serious Job Application
Yesterday I sent in my first resume for review for an position as a Research Associate on U.S. Foreign Policy with The Council on Foreign Relations. The job is an entry-level research position with one of the leading foreign policy firms in the world. If I do not receive the Fulbright award, I wouldn't mind working for The CFR. A great company in the middle of U.S. Foreign Relations. We'll see how this works out.
Monday, January 8, 2007
More Dissapointment
Today I received a letter from CDS International which is the organization which administers the much coveted Congress-Bundestag Exchange. In true fashion, I was not selected for an interview, however they believe I demonstrate "much promise" in my field.
Their primary reasoning for my none selection was that I hadn't had enough experience in my field. However, I thought this program was for recent college graduates who were going to Germany to gain experience. On top of that, I participated in Florida State's Beyond Borders Cross-Cultural Exchange program in 2005 and in 2006 was the lead student coordinator for the program. I have significant strengths in cross-cultural competencies and I'm already versed in the language. Apparently however there were significant application in the field that I applied for in International Relations so it must have been slim pickings. Either way, I am dissapointed but that is life. I'm still awaiting to hear back from the Fulbright program. If that doesn't fall through, I'll be out of my academic options and will be forced to seriously look for a job.
So this week I'll make an appointment at my universities career center, refurbish the resume and start sending it out. I very much want a job in Europe but I know those are hard to come by which is why I was relying heavily on CBYX and now Fulbright.
This whole college-senior graduation business is tiresome, stressful and quite unpredictable. I'm afraid I'm going to end up living in my Mother's basement working at a grocery store for years on end. Let's hope that doesn't come true.
Their primary reasoning for my none selection was that I hadn't had enough experience in my field. However, I thought this program was for recent college graduates who were going to Germany to gain experience. On top of that, I participated in Florida State's Beyond Borders Cross-Cultural Exchange program in 2005 and in 2006 was the lead student coordinator for the program. I have significant strengths in cross-cultural competencies and I'm already versed in the language. Apparently however there were significant application in the field that I applied for in International Relations so it must have been slim pickings. Either way, I am dissapointed but that is life. I'm still awaiting to hear back from the Fulbright program. If that doesn't fall through, I'll be out of my academic options and will be forced to seriously look for a job.
So this week I'll make an appointment at my universities career center, refurbish the resume and start sending it out. I very much want a job in Europe but I know those are hard to come by which is why I was relying heavily on CBYX and now Fulbright.
This whole college-senior graduation business is tiresome, stressful and quite unpredictable. I'm afraid I'm going to end up living in my Mother's basement working at a grocery store for years on end. Let's hope that doesn't come true.
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