Oh, where, can I find thee?
“Thee”, meaning a job.
I went through two years of college and studied in a great program that I enjoyed called Special Events Management. While in my second year the pandemic hit. It took all the skills I had learned and undermined my desire to improve them in the real world outside of school. “Dreams almost shattered”, well I would just say, put on ‘hold”. As much as I wanted to jump into the real world of the “working class”, I did not mind this little bit of a wait. Also, I didn’t expect it to be this long of a wait, but I kept trying to see what was out there.
As I should, I did put a few resumes out there, and nothing! Mind you, I don’t want to just work anywhere. So, I took what I could and got a job through a friend for a restaurant. I started as a hostess, then led up to expo, and currently, I will be starting to do the waitress, job. So, I am quite excited and nervous at the same time. I mean I shouldn’t be nervous because I did work at a Tim’s Horton’s for three years straight. I mean it was dealing with customers, but not quite the same as waitressing. Oh well, once I get the hang of it, like anything, you get more comfortable and know what to do.
Shortly after, working as a waitress for a bit, I will need to pursue my passion even further. The next job will be a waitress at a banquet hall. I know they set up a lot of events, like weddings, engagements, and fundraisers, etc. Another thing, I may try being a part of a committee that puts together the fairs that may be coming up, for example, the Caledonia Fair, the Festival of Friends, or the Peach Festival.
I guess I should get my gear into action. In, order to, make these things happen, I would need to do my research and check out any event planning jobs here on the Indeed site: https://ca.indeed.com/ndeed and/or LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/.
Here’s a great read, one who is in a similar situation as I was, Unemployed graduates struggle to find jobs in the Covid-19 market – Vox. And like her, the employers never got back to me, and I have a certificate in special events. Mind you my field, was on and off during the pandemic. Now that some of the mandates for the pandemic are being lifted, I will start my search.
And away I go….
Did the pandemic stop you from getting a job or doing something you enjoyed?
Did jobs online look promising and then it wasn’t? Read what is really happening out there. https://algonquincollegesocialmedia.wordpress.com/?p=118800
#Are you looking for a job and getting nowhere? Did the #pandemic put #jobs at a #halt? Check out my blog for further details. https://bit.ly/3HRIpUH
Images provided by:
First image found at: Woman in Coronavirus Home Quarantine Self-Isolation Free Stock Photo | picjumb
Second image found at: 123 Let’s Go Imaginary Text · Free Stock Photo (pexels.com)
Algonquin College Social Media Certificate Program 