Yesterday my supervisor handed me a calendar for the month of April with all the days we had already passed crossed out and a marker for me to count down the rest until my internship ends next Wednesday. My co-workers and I didn't think it was the nicest gesture, counting down the days for me to leave, but he just insisted we were looking at the glass half empty and he was looking at it half full- after all we get to have a party on my last day! I'll have to take his word for it, after all he was happy to write me a recommendation.
The glass half full / half empty scenario really describes how I'm feeling at the moment. I'm a bit nervous to be graduating with the current job market and not knowing what is going to be happening in the next few months, while on the other hand I'm really excited! I've been waiting a long time to graduate, instead of doing full time school and work, I'll just have work, imagine the amount of time I'll have to do the things I've been unable to enjoy since I started college, like scrapbooking! I've been so busy the past few years that when I do start scrapbooking again, I will be starting with moving into my dorm my freshman year of college!
With only a few days left of my internship, I'm still in the middle of some projects- like sponsor reconciliation binders; and I have several loose ends to tie up, like reorganizing the files I saved on the computer so my co-workers can find them after I leave (unlike the last intern, they still have no idea where he hid his stuff!) We've wrapped up Jazz and Blues minus a few payments from several vendors, but this morning I officially filed away the folder with all the printed material we need to save.
Looking forward I'll be checking the job market on an almost daily basis, jobs seem to disappear as soon as they're posted. I've actually been kicking myself because Marriott posted two part-time HR positions that were ideal for me but I didn't apply because I wanted to talk to my spa manager about my hours at the spa first, next time I logged on the jobs were gone (within maybe a week or less)! I've expanded my search to other area hotels trying not to be too picky in the process, but the commute to Glendale has exhausted me- I don't want to work too far away!
During the month of May, while I sit at home job searching, I'll be completing several courses offered by the Association of Bridal Consultants and will apply to be a "Professionall Bridal Consultant", even though I've only ever worked at one wedding (the irony doesn't escape me). Hopefully, the economy will pick back up and I will be able to transfer to the catering department at my hotel where I can get hands on experience wedding planning until I feel comfortable enough to go out on my own- as I've planned on doing the past two years. If not, I'll just go with the flow and take any opportunity that arises.
Friday, April 17, 2009
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I will have to look into those courses you are taking! I want to get into event planning as well and have applied for a couple of jobs. I am in the same boat, I have only worked at a couple, but I will just keep hoping for the best and hopefully do well on my interviews! Good Luck and thanks for posting about those classes, I will have to check them out!!
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