And the search continues…

Ever since my unmemorable bank job, I have been lounging at home unemployed. It’s not that I mind this too much, because it seems as though I had worked for so long that I had forgotten what it was like to simply have some me time. During the two months and nine days that I was unemployed, I continued to sustain myself using my savings and did not ask my parents for a dollar of support. It’s not that they wouldn’t be willing to help out, but after working for however long that I did, I learned how to take care of myself instead of relying on my parental units to do so. I suppose it is a satisfyingly gratifying feeling, however, it is only such for a temporary time.

I’m not in bad shape when it comes to money, because I was wise and saved most of my earnings rather than blowing them off on expensive handbags and outfits as I used to back when I had graduated high school and held my first job. I gained a sense of clarity of purpose over the years, and realized that spending profusely is not the way to go. This realization and proactiveness certainly paid off, because now that I am unemployed, I can easily continue paying my credit card bills and such.

For me, however, this unemployed life, as relaxing and worry-free as it is, has begun to grow old. I don’t know why this is, but the other night I went through such a transformation that I became determined to land an internship somewhere. Again, don’t ask me “why” or “how” this happened. This desire for an internship has become so grained inside of me that it has become a slight obsession of sorts – I am constantly scouring the web for job possibilities. I posted my resume online a few months ago, and had ignored potential employers who had contacted me about internships after discovering my resume and finding me worthy and meeting their qualifications. This was because I wasn’t ready to go back to working, but I regret this because now that I am, I need to keep searching for prospective jobs.

I am fortunate that this one internship place contacted me through email a few days back. I responded to the email and then they proceeded to call me. We scheduled me an interview for next week, so I’m actually looking forward to it. It’s an internship at a marketing firm for financial companies. Since I want to go to graduate school for marketing, this internship will most certainly assist me in acquiring the skills and experience that I will need in my career.

I’m not really looking to work for solely the money purpose, although that is a ludicrous plus. I think these few months off were a refreshing change for me, and I’m glad to have experienced them, because it cleared my head and helped me remember why it is that I should work. I hope this job search stuff proves to be fruitful.