Maybe Next Time

Yesterday I attended the Career Fair at the Downtown Campus.

I was diligent in my career fair experience and was not there to mosey. I knew who I wanted to see and what I wanted to say. I had only 4 employers that I was interested for various reasons.

I started with Devereux who was hiring a human resource specialist that I would excel at. I had already created my application online, but the online software did allow me to apply because it said my country code was invalid. Online applications are very impersonal and frustrating, I was happy to hand my information directly over to the Devereux representative ending with a hand shake.

Next I wanted to speak with an organization that I will keep nameless because I have negative things to say about. I saw their job posting on indeed.com and was very excited about the opportunity to apply for such a position. After meeting the organization in person, I have decided that this is not an opportunity I would want and would be a step backwards in my career. Even though the position title is attractive, I am not interested in baby sitting. I want to advocate for students, not be a day care provider. I am grateful for getting the opportunity to see the position in person.

I put my name in with American Red Cross who had no full-time positions open, but was only looking for non-paid volunteers. I was happy to put my name out there and hope that a position with such a large non-profit would eventually come my way.

Lastly, I stopped by with City of Phoenix of course! As a future MPA grad, I was curious what they had to say. They had great representation, but just no positions that were attractive to me at the time. Maybe next time.