Job Hunting 2018

Hey guys,

So I'm currently in New York right now, I flew in last night after my mom and sister got off from work! We are here until Monday August 6th and we fly back that afternoon! I absolutely love this city and I am so glad that for the last 4 years or so we have been able to take a girls trip up to the city to visit, check out new things and of course, shop! This is one of my favorite places to be! I plan to do a whole travel diary about the trip for each day that we are here so keep an eye out for that, granted I'm not entirely sure when it will be up! Anyways today's post is kind of a rant but hopefully like an inspirational one! I'm going be talking all about job hunting and finding a new job! 

I originally wanted to start off this series with this post but the other two were just so much easier to write that I was able to finish them first! I kind of have a lot to say about this topic since I've been job hunting for about 3 months now and the last time I job hunted, it took me about 3 months or so before I found a job as well. I also plan on giving you guys some more details about my back story and why job hunting can be a little challenging for me!

Honestly, finding a new job is very challenging and can be very discouraging! My number one tip is that you don't give up because it will happen, eventually! Two quotes that I would constantly tell myself were good things come to those who wait and everything happens for a reason! I honestly, am not looking forward to the next time I have to search for a new job but hopefully it won't be for the next couple years or hopefully I will be able to just get promoted from within if I really like my job.

To start off with, I'm going to say that everyone is different. You might find a job in a week or it might take you like 3+ months. I've been hunting since about May and I have applied to probably almost 50+ jobs in the 3 month period and I have gotten a lot of interview requests but after some more thought and consideration I choose not to go to a lot of them. I mostly applied to just get my name out there because you never know, you might apply for one job and then the company has a different spot that might work better for you. Honestly, when it comes to job hunting you really don't know what's going to happen. You might start the process thinking that you want to work in one field but once you start applying and interviewing you might end up in a completely different field.

Also, some of them I applied to thinking I might work a second job until I was able to find a full time position. Granted once I actually thought that through, I thought it was a bad idea because then I wouldn't really have that much time to actually find a job because I would probably be working almost 40 hours a week between the two jobs with completely random hours and a different schedule every week making it hard to schedule interviews. So I decided to keep my one job and switch my hours to closing shifts only so that way I would be able to scheduled as many interviews as necessary.

When I started this process back in 2016 when I first graduated college I knew that it would be hard. I like to try and prove people wrong and I like to try and overcome challenges, it's how I've always been. If someone tells me I can't do something then guess what I try and do it, and most of the time I can. I knew that when I chose not to work in college, I knew that I would have a really hard time finding a job when I graduated and people told me all the time that I should get a job because I needed the experience but apart of me didn't really want to because I had more than enough money to survive thanks to the my dad and the GI Bill and I wanted to be able to spend the rest of my youth not working because I knew that when I graduated college I would have to spend the next 30+ years of my life working hard to create a future for my family and for myself when I do finally decide to retire. I always hear people complaining about their jobs and how much they wish they could retire already and I really didn't want to start living my life like that until I had finished college.

Do I regret not working in college? Sometimes but most of the time no because I was able to go on family vacations and I had the freedom to pretty much go wherever I wanted whenever I wanted! I didn't have to request time off from work and I was able to spend more time with my family and focus on school. I graduated with two Bachelor's Degree's in four years and aside from my sister, I don't really know anyone else that completed two Bachelor's Degrees in four years. Every time I tell people that they are so impressed and honestly, so am I. It wasn't easy, I had to take extra classes and work a little harder and I pretty much worked through every summer except my very first.

I have two bachelor's degrees that I worked really hard to earn and I am very proud to see how far I've come! Yes, I have friends that have already started their careers and are making so much more money than I am but I honestly, don't really care about that! I know that in time I will make more than enough money to support myself and my family! I also do kind of want to be a stay at home for a few years anyways soooo I'm really banking on my husband to make enough money to support our family, at least for a few years until our youngest is in either preschool or VPK!

I think that's pretty much all I have to say for right now and I hope that this inspires and educates some people! Thankfully in life, everyone gets to make their own decisions so what you want to do with your life is up to you! Do what makes you happy but make sure you're smart about it at least! 

So I just wanted to end this weeks series of finding a new job by saying that I found a full time job! It took some time but I am very excited about this new opportunity and I can't wait to learn new things with this position! The location and the hours are wonderful! I will be working about 10 minutes away from my house and working 7:30 am - 4:30 in the afternoon which will give me plenty of time to still get so much done throughout the day. I will get an hour lunch which I am so excited about because 30 minutes just isn't enough time! I will definitely have to get on a better sleep scheduled but I couldn't be more excited to finally have a routine in my life again. I also handed in my two weeks on Wednesday at DSW and my last day will be the 16th of August and I start my new job on the 30th of August! Once I actually start my new job I will probably do a full post on it giving you guys more details!

Thanks for stopping by!

XO, Steph