Nope, nada, no, who knows, and an internship

This has been an odd month. I had an interview for one of the high school admissions jobs, but I didn't get it, ultimately, because there was an applicant who knew their database much better than I do (I don't know it at all, though I'm sure I would have caught on quickly enough). I've heard nothing from the other job besides the original receipt of my application. I e-mailed them two weeks after I initially sent in my materials, just to re-express my interest, but I still never heard anything. Urg. I would really, really like that job.

The job doing community organizing received over one hundred applications. Needless to say, I'm not in the running, as I have no real experience in that area. I think I could do it really well, but there are tens more who they can get to do it even better.

I've been urged by a certain someone to pursue my interest in botany. As it happened, there was an entry level, albeit part-time, position at the local science museum that would have been perfect for going down the botany path. The museum uses an online job application that many of the local museums and cultural organizations use, and so I filled it out to the best of my ability and sent it in. I never heard anything and I discovered today the the position is no longer posted on their website.

However, after all of this, there is a bit of good news: I have an internship at the World Affairs Council of San Francisco! I called upon a connection I had there—what good are connections if you don't make something of them?—and she put my resume in the hands of the right people. I started on Monday, and have been doing all of the social media marketing for them. It's great experience and I'm going to be even more knowledgeable about world affairs to boot! Now, if only I could convince them to turn my position into paying job…

Statistics

I may have just posted (something like 20 minutes ago), but I just read this highly interesting and intriguing article in the New York Times. In "For Today's Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics" reporter Steve Lohr writes about how statistics is fast becoming a highly desirable occupation. In the Internet age, many companies are doing whatever they can to increase site hits, search speed, and so much more.

I've always been a bit obsessed with statistics, specifically population and weather, but anything will do. I took classes in statistics in both high school and college, though I never went any further with it. What I liked about studying this particular branch of math is that it is applicable to just about everything. I'm interested in so many different things. Perhaps this is the way to link to everything I enjoy while still being focused on one particular subject? Time to investigate statistics programs.

Community Organizing

Another possible avenue? I found a job posting yesterday afternoon on Craigslist for a local organization that is responsible for the greenification (is that a word?) of San Francisco. I've known about them for a long, long time and it would be great to work with them. Basically, the job would entail finding people who want to plant trees and people to help plant. Good cause. Great group. We'll see.

I think I have to go see this

I've watched the trailer for Post Grad a couple of times now. I'm interested because it stars Alexis Bledel, aka Rory from Gilmore Girls, but also because I think her character might keep a blog such as this. I sincerely doubt this movie's going to be nominated for any Oscars, but I plan on seeing it anyway.

Must Be Willing to Travel

I found a job posting today for a job I would love—recruiting students to study abroad; however, the ad says, "The ideal candidate must be a road warrior and willing to travel both daily and overnight for up 75%​ of the time." I have a few problems with this: a) I have a weekly commitment nine to ten months of the year that cannot be missed; b) I've watched a few friends of mine try to make jobs that require a lot of travel work with their non-work lives, and it usually ends up with tension, tears, and tiredness; c) I can't imagine being away from home and those I love for that much time; and d) I can't drive.

I would love to have a job that involved a little bit of travel—say one or two week-long (or shorter, ideally) trips a year—but I don't think I'm cut out for a job that requires one spend 75% of the time on the road.

Have any of you had jobs that required you to travel? If not, would you want one? If you have, would you do it again?

High School Admissions?

I don't know if anyone's still reading this, seeing as I haven't posted in three weeks; however, I just saw a commercial for Julia & Julia (which I can't wait to see), and it inspired me to blog again.

I have turned in my short essay answers that comprise phase two of the Foreign Service Officer application, so now I have to wait until October to find out if I make it to stage three (the interview). Keep your fingers crossed for me.

In the mean time, I've applied for two more jobs, both with high school admissions offices. The first is at my own high school, but I've not heard anything from them in almost two weeks. I'm not sure if anything is going to come of it. Fortunately, I have a couple of connections at the other job, and I only applied for it last Friday, so maybe something will happen there.

I posted my resume on Monster and Career Builder, but I don't think those sites are going to get me anywhere. I've been contacted a few times by people who've seen my resume, but they have only offered insurance positions. If I wanted to make a lot of money and I didn't care how, I would have jumped on these opportunities, but I don't. It's that simple.

The clock's ticking. The last of my pay from my old job—as well as my benefits—come on August 31st. I really need to find something soon.