Informal Education
Through my Marketing Interhsip I have found many a nugget of truth. Some of these treasures I've, for years, heard my parents and previous educators warn me about, but because I am young and idealistic, ready to take on the world for the sake of art and constant learning, I didn't listen too closely. I've found I learn best through the methods of swift stomach punches and mind-blowing realities. Hopefully, my admitting this will bring the violence to am immediate halt.
Anyway.
This is what I have learned in the past two months.
1. Some people are hired for jobs they are not qualified for, for no other reason than there is no other option.
2. This will not make them grateful and/or a quick learner.
3. The title of 'Director", sometimes, means very little as far as job definition goes (this is not to say it is over-used, because sometimes, it is quite the opposite).
4. Believe it or not, some professionals do not know the impression given off when "AIM-speak" is used in e-mails to clients (i.e. "LOL").
5. Sometimes, no one notices if you're doing your job or not. Sometimes, everyone does.
6. Being welcomed into the job force and given managment over a few people, in no way means that you know how to use them/treat them/speak to them/delegate to them.
7. It takes a lot of get fired.
8. People who get paid a lot - are not exempt from falling into the catagory of "lazy".
This is what I want to do. I want to add a section to my resume entitled "Things You Do Not Have to Worry About Me Doing".
It will be at least one paragraph long.
References available.
Oh, Ashleigh, are you becoming jaded (the intransitive verb meaning "To become weary or spiritless")? You've just left the entertainment business behind and spent a lot of time with "privileged" people. It sounds as though that experience is lingering with you and influenced how you relate to others. Because you had a lot of latitude in speech and decision making, it may have also added to your present state. Time to come back to being the recent grad who's still learning the ropes, getting a shoe in, but still very smart and resourceful and capable.
Give yourself a break and a new look at things. Start doing the career development exercises for October (they're at http://www.collegerecruiter.com/gazette/archives/2006/10/ ). Even though these words will reach you on November 1, you're not behind schedule. And I believe the exercises will help you in developing some strategies and perspectives.