This sunday will be a year since I graduated college....and it has me reflecting on what all has happened in that time.
Basically I feel like I have nothing to show for this past year...although I know I have done a LOT of things its just a lot of things led up to me not having the job I have been wanting.
In this past year I:
1. Graduated college
2. Took an internship at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Minnesota for the summer
3. Took an internship at The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Ohio for the fall
4. Flew to Maryland and got engaged in October
5. Moved back to Texas to live with my mom
6. Was in my moms wedding
7. Got married to my man of 6 years in a justice of the peace ceremony
8. Began planning having a real wedding
9. My hubby and I got a townhome in Maryland
10. I moved to Maryland with my cat to move in with my hubby
11. Applied to countless positions at zoos and aquariums around the area
12. Had 2 interviews at a zoo....but no job
13. Went to see the Cherry Blossoms in DC for the 100th year celebration
14. Got a job at Petsmart to take care of their animals.
15. Applied to volunteer at the zoo
SO yes that was a year in a nutshell...a lot happened so why do I feel like I have failed?
Why is getting my first real job so difficult and why is it what I base my success on?
Ugh well hopefully next year I can say I got the first real job....
I feel like going to college/ having 3 internships did not help me at all....I can not figure out what the places want to actually hire me
Give it time. It will come together when you are least expecting it. No one said life would be easy. You are not the only one that has graduated with a degree and still looking for a position (not a job). Your area is just more difficult than others but give it time.
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