The Remedy

I think I have found the solution to getting a job. Well, not there yet but at least to getting job interviews.

It is…are you ready for it? Ready? Ya sure? Okay, here goes…

It is making to-do lists.

And that’s not all!

…You have to cross them off.

I know you feel gypped.  Like, “dude, Janice, you haven’t updated in ages and when you finally do, it’s with this crappy advice that I do in my sleep?!”

I am and am not a lot of things. I am dorky. I am not cool. I am passionate about life. I am not passionate about video games. I am prideful. I am not too humble.

One thing I most certainly am not is organized. But I am working on it.  It’s a wonder I got through life all these years just “winging it” and “seeing how it goes.”

Sure, I love making to-do lists as much as the next person.  But unlike the next person, I usually write them on papers I forget about, in notebooks I never look back on.  Or I put off the things on my to-do list until they’re no longer things I have to do nor want to do. Like purple highlights in my hair? Yeah, doesn’t sound too appealing anymore.  But not no more. I am a changed woman.  Since the beginning of this month, I have been actively using one notebook to organize my life (at least the job hunting part of it) together. Every single position applied for is documented, listed and detailed. I write down if I have received a response, an interview or more (sadly, no “mores” yet.) Checking up on that list on a regular basis makes me want to complete more job applications and allows me to treat each individual job opportunity as a unique, specific job opportunity as opposed to just another 9-5 to fill my spare time with. This makes my resumes come off more succinct, polished, and heading in an actual direction suited to my potential employers’ liking as opposed to just a list with my past experiences.

I have been receiving fairly good feedback thus far and am banking on more.  I am hitting myself in the head for not having realized this organizational technique sooner but better now than never!

Now, if only I can just organize my personal life as nicely.

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