Employment: fun for you and me
If I have a bit absent, it is due to my recent whirlwind employmet with College Summit! I will be helping out the DC region by engaging volunteers, alumni and community stake holders in our mission to help every student who can make it in college, make it to college. We help low-income high schools to increase college enrollments…and from what I can tell, have a good deal of fun along the way.
Photo via Flickr by college.summit
As someone who has been unemployed for a few months, let me say, AMEN. Granted, unemployment has it’s perks, but so do paychecks. And contributing to the world for a paycheck. Pretty cool. I will be getting paid to form relationships with volunteers and alumni who want to help out these students. Did you hear that? Getting PAID to form RELATIONSHIPS for better education for those who need it most. If you know me and my hectic social schedule (not due to popularity, just hecticness!) and my past volunteer experience, this should be a pretty great job for me.
So, THANK YOU to all of those who have gotten me here through hundreds of emails, networking meetings, encouragement, connections and ideas. You got me here. Thank you.
To anyone out there who is still job searching: hang in there. Yes, the economy sucks. But guess what? You are a well skilled individual and there are still people looking to hire people like you. So, do not lose heart! Also, I will still keep posting thoughts on job searching here.
…but first I will be going to Peru to hike to Machu Picchu with these guys. Long story, but I am PUMPED. More upon my return!
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