I know this topic has been discussed countless times, but I’m sure I’m speaking for a lot of Edsters out there, struggling to break in during this hiring freeze. I really need some perspective on what’s the next step for me and everyone else, for that matter, during this trying time. I graduated college three months ago, and I’ve been freelancing small gigs while I look for full-time employment. I’ve been to at least six job interviews and all of them have told me that I came really close to landing the job, and it was a matter of choosing between me and another candidate with more experience. The summer’s over now, and I still don’t have a job. While freelancing is good, I don’t have a steady work flow so I don’t know when my next assignment will be- which means I’ll never know when I’ll be paid. I can honestly say that freelancing isn’t for me. I like working with teams of people and organizing my time well with a set work schedule.
Aside from keeping at job hunting, what would you say is the next step for me? I really appreciate all your advice, and I’m grateful for the community of support that Ed2010 has given me and all of us.
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I’m currently living in the Jersey City/Hoboken area with my parents. I’m fortunate too to have a family that will continue to support me, but I would like to become financially independent soon. It’s hard to be at home because my friends who are in different fields like business, fashion and teaching have already found jobs and are going to work every day with some sense of urgency and purpose, while I’m at home still trying to pitch my ideas and prove my skills. I’m the kind of person who has always thrived under fast-paced environments because at school, I was constantly busy balancing internships, homework, writing for the school paper and working part-time. Now that I’ve finished college, I feel that I’ve lost myself somewhere without that chaos in my life- as crazy as that sounds. But I know that I’m in a completely different industry and that it takes incredible patience, so I’m willing to wait longer.
In terms of what writing topics interests me, I would like to pursue a career in reporting women’s health, family and parenting issues and eco-friendly living.
hang in there
I am in the same boat as you & it is nice to know that I am not alone. Sometimes, when you can’t get the job you want after your hardwork in college, it makes you mad. I don’t know if you read recently, but I just posted the other day: when do editors contact you after the interview. After graduating last May, I sent resumes hear & there, had 2 internship interviews this past month (b/c I need more writing job experience, and yet I heard nothing so far). Other than freelancing like you, I still keep in contact with one of my writing professors who is trying to help me along the way by letting me & a couple of other students co-edit a story she is writing.
Fortunately, I have a good family who supports me but I still want to earn my own income & I enjoy working, even if I have to start from the bottom. If I don’t get something soon, I will probably work in an office or store while writing on the side, until something comes my way. And believe me, there are some days I just want to cry & keeping asking myself, what kinds of people are these editors looking for, especially when you think the interview went well. But I know someone out there will give me a chance & see that I can bring good writing to their magazine eventually. Just like it will happen to you. Maybe this disappointment is preparing us for something bigger. Just hang in there & something will come your way & continue to practise writing.
I appreciate you for taking the time to thank us for giving you advice. May I ask where you live? & what kind of writing genre you write in.
Keep an open mind & all the best!
network!
Keep in touch with those editors who said you were 2nd best. There may be other openings there and they may prefer to hire someone who’s already gone through the process then start the search from the beginning. E-mail them to check in, ask them to lunch or for a coffee, whatever, as long as you’re staying connected. E-mail editors you haven’t met before, but would like to know, and see if they’d have time for a quick info interview. Do the same with HR people. The more people you know, the more who will be telling you about openings. And if you keep coming that close to getting a job, one will be yours so soon!