Firstly, an explanation. I wish I could say I haven't written because I've been fabulously busy or off on some exotic holiday, but the reality is I just haven't been that inspired to say anything. All that has changed though as today Something Happened.
The final thread snapped.
You know what I mean - sometimes it takes just the teeniest thing to push you over the edge and make you take action. It's taken a long time for me but finally that moment has come. I Have Had Enough. The last frail thread of elastic holding it all together finally snapped. I came home from the place I call work and began to take action. First I checked out some careers advice, and plan to call tomorrow to arrange an appointment with a careers advisor where, hopefully, they can help me put together a plan of action to get me on the right path. This is a positive step I think. Second, I have updated my LinkedIn profile. I signed up ages ago but never really bothered to do much with it. But today I have filled in the gaps in the hope that somebody will read it and it will make a difference. I feel better for doing this, although I have no idea if it will do any good. At least I have tried.
I don't feel as though I've really tried in a long time. Jobseeking can be very disheartening when nothing comes of your search. I've been searching for much longer than I ever expected to be. But I feel that when little thread snapped, it made me more aware of myself and what I have to do. I need to make things happen, not wait around for them. If there are three hundred people applying for a job, I need to know how to make my application stand out, how to impress at an interview. And I feel like an action plan with clear goals is the way forward. I don't know why I haven't thought of this before. I work so much better with a clear deadline. I think I've been so caught up in the whole must-find-a-job mindset, I've neglected to think of how best to do it. So... progress is made.
More on this to come. I never promised this would be a long post :-)
