Now What?

My dad got me a book called, "YOU MAJORED IN WHAT?" by Katherine Brooks. Hilarious. I've read through the first few chapters, which describes what Brooks calls Chaos Theory -- the way that people actually get jobs... which basically sounds like being open-minded to different opportunities and not narrowing yourself by thinking that a linear path is the only way to a job.

It's interesting, and definitely relevant for me to think about considering that my contract as a part-time freelance editorial assistant ends this week... One good thing is that I won't have to say such a long title when people ask me what I do. The bad thing is that I actually have to figure out what I want to do, which is a lot harder than figuring out what I don't want to do. While there are many aspects of editorial work that I enjoy, I find it to be very solitary, which I don't like. So now the challenge will be figuring out how to get employers to consider me for other positions, when my resume shows mostly editorial experience.

I think that I am actually going to spend a lot of time thinking about this, rather than haphazardly applying to lots of different positions online. I rarely get responses so clearly it's not effective... My prediction is that the job search in 2010 is going to call for a lot more thought and energy.

On a completely unrelated note, I just read the book, "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett for my book club. I know everyone is reading it right now, but I really loved it. One of the characters, Aibileen, reminded me a lot of Bhima from "The Space Between Us," by Thirty Umrigar.