Job Seeking and Creative Identity
Job search: Build website. Retool resume, continually. Search for jobs. Find one that looks promising. Write a unique and arresting cover letter. Tweak resume. Hear nothing. Hear something. Get interview. Get second interview. Get third interview, maybe final? Work stressful weekend job to try to make ends meet. Monday morning, rise early, prep for third interview. Dress. Makeup. Hair. Last minute cram for third interview. Have final interview. It went well, I think?
Now what?
Start again. You don’t have the job until you have the job.
Rest. Go for a walk. You make mistakes when you’re stressed.
Right. That’s right. I make mistakes when I’m stressed. Walk.
I ran into a neighbor who’s moving out. He and his wife have lived in the same complex for two years, and we’re only now meeting. It’s too bad. They seem lovely. He’s a former corporate attorney who makes $8000 a month Ubering. Can you believe that? Well, that’s always an option. But it’s not. I like my car the way it is — new, low mileage.
When he asked me what I did, I told him I was a Marketing Copywriter. I loosely described myself as creative but put air quotes around it and emphasized…
