In the midst of a hectic summer, I’ve been thinking about employment a lot. I’ve also realized that in less than a year, it’s more than likely that I will be moving back to Minnesota after completing my Master’s. I think that’s a good thing, but in the meantime, my career consulting brain has immediately jumped to: what will *my* job search be like?!
<< Enter Panic. >>
It has been a long time since I actually had to look for a job. Granted, I’m working two jobs this summer on top of this little resume shindig I have going, and they were the only two jobs I applied for… so I have a good track record. But the question at hand is: what do I want to do?! The problem is, there are too many options for me to feel happy with accepting just one position. Sheesh.
This post is not the post to answer that question. Instead, I’m going to make a plug for a job search site that quelled my fears a little today: Idealist.org.
Idealist is not for everybody, but it is for people who want to help others in creative, exciting ways, and to connect with others in doing so. It’s most useful function is acting as a massive holding space for job postings, but also has a nice blog, a place to put your profile, and, I think, an especially decent podcast.
Check it out and quell those anxieties. If that doesn’t work… go get a margarita and a hammock. Cheers.
