Tralala, no pressure here, right?

[theodosia]

I'm relatively (for me) well-dressed in a silk-cotton knit top and a denim skirt, with a necklace and my lucky cat ring for confidence-reminding purposes, and I'm going off to the job counseling firm's own Networking Breakfast in a few minutes more, with my freshly-printed business cards and a tentative song in my heart entitled "OMGWTFGiveMeAJob".

It does seem a 'safe' space to try this networking thing all the cool kids are talking about.

I was real eager about it on Tuesday, when I felt well and had an appointment with my anti-anxiety-drug-dispensing doctor because, yes, I'm better suited than ever to presenting myself with the confidence that I actually do objectively deserve to present.

("It ain't boasting if it's true" said some baseball great.)

But then yesterday I had tummy issues and felt like crap warmed over and napped like five hours during the day. Today I hope to have an up day, and put no more pressure on myself than would be ordinarily necessary.

Actually, I do have a Goal for networking -- I need to find out how much retraining I might need to qualify for some jobs, and whether I should do something like take professional Java training, which I think I'd ace, frankly. What's hot for hiring, and what's going to be hot, rather than falling back on the few jobs up for Lotus Notes right now....

Goals are good. So is showing up on time....

Comments

[oracne.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Best of luck!

[darthrami.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

good luck! i cross my fingers.

[luscious-purple.livejournal.com]

Best wishes and good luck!

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

My stress and anxiety level eased steadily from the first interview I went on post-last-job to the last one. Also, what I was interested in doing changed, based on the interviews I had. Hang in there, and remember that this is a good time for hiring, so nothing says that you have to get that first job.