It was somewhere between a review of Actus Reus and looking up the "ghost" sighting on Three Men and a Baby that I had a shocking revelation...
I need to find a job.
Plain and simple. Well, plain... maybe not all that simple. While studying I've managed to get a few applications in around the area (Legislative Research Commission, Office of the Governor, StudentsFirst....). I'm now in summer job purgatory. Waiting... watching my inbox... occasionally hitting "refresh"... but knowing that I'm not likely to hear today... but maybe tomorrow!
Our Mock Interview session this past weekend elevated my confidence and really made me enthusiastic about the entire job-hunting experience. Now that I know I can make my way gracefully through an interview session (a LAW interview session... lest we forget that LAW is different...)* I'm just chomping at the bit to give it a go... for real this time. Now all I need is an interview...
What is frustrating me the most is the fact that Education is "all the rage" in policy/news these days. I watch the news pipe on about JCPS and whatever crisis they are currently in and I think "oh, oh, oh.... why not me? Ask me my opinion! I can help you! I promise!!" But, Sigh, despite my past teaching experience, a Masters degree, and a two page resume... I doubt they want to hear from me.
At least... right now... maybe later.
My question is... how do I get to this hypothetical LATER-ness? What summer job, what experiences (paid, unpaid, etc) will get me there? Who do I have to meet? Who do I need to make an impression with so that when the topic of education reform pops into conversation the first person they think of is ME?
So many questions... very few answers... and I still have to study.
*In my opinion LAW is not different. It's a career, a life-choice, and a serious one to boot. Treat it as such and I don't see how you could not be successful. Treat it like a job, be serious about it, and you can't fail.
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