Did you think my blog had died? Well I admit I have been extremely lazy in my blogging over the past three weeks; but happily for me, those weeks have all been preoccupied with work.
Back on day 52 I announced that I had managed to get a temporary role working for the local social housing organisation in my area in the PR and Marketing department. I was originally extremely dubious of the role because I was told, on my first day, that i would be there for a couple of weeks until the ill person i was recovering had returned. However, after I settled into the role and they began to see my strengths, my role has increased - along with duties that I do each day. Add to that that I have now been at the organisation almost six weeks shortly, I can't moan. I am not sure where my future lies, I have been told that my contract is over this Friday as the woman I have been covering is returning to work next week...but who knows?
The work is intriguing, if not overly challenging. It is slightly more on the PR side of marketing that I would prefer, but it is all valuable experience and I am working with individuals who have 15 and 11 years experience, as well as a mix of some younger minds. A colleague turned to me today: "Would I work there full time if I was offered a position?" - I shrugged. I am indecisive at the best of times, but when I am in a position where I don't really have a choice of saying no, theres not much to answer. Of course I would take a full time position. I hate Scunthorpe. I hate that i am 23 and at my parents home. But given that I currently seem to be totally inept at getting a job in London, I am tempted to settle for experience for a year - obviously this is all theoretical as my contract is up this Friday regardless.
So what happened to London? I still love it and I still want to be there, but I just seem to be having no luck. As if it wasn't hard enough pre-economy crisis, now employers have the pick of graduates and unfortunately a 2.1 from Lincoln, really doesn't seem to be the first pick; and heres me thinking that the days of being the last pick were well behind me and my formerly fat kid childhood! I have still been applying for jobs in the capital. but the competition increase is extremely evident. Today I applied for a role that had been advertised since the 14th - just 4 days ago - and it had received more than 150 applicants! It seems that things continue to be a struggle for my friends too. My girlfriend is still finding it equally as impossible as me at finding that career ladder. My designer friend who gained a 1st and national award for his design...still jobless..my former university housemate...he actually has a job...albeit a Christmas temporary job at - wait for it - Waterstones. So £15,000 of student debt and graduates can expect a £5 p/h job with a high street retailer eh? They don't mention that in the prospectus'!
At the moment though I have wound down my intense job hunting that I had back pre day 52, simply because I am happy for the time being in gaining experience - oh and enjoying the fact that come this Friday, my bank balance will be, for the first time in a long time, in the black :)
