Is it a bad sign that someone applying for jobs to become an editor/writer, is sick of WRITING cover letters?
Because frankly, my dears, it's exhausting! I truly, honestly, full heatedly love all of the jobs I've applied for (6 total) -but putting your soul and experience on a platter is stressful.
The writing does come easily and it probably doesn't take me any longer than 30 minutes to whip one up -but because I'm such a perfectionist, I read it ten times and research the company, if I'm not familiar with them already. Doing so makes me really get my hopes up and if I don't hear back within 20 minutes of sending, I start to panic.
Sad, I know.
It's just when you want something so badly, when something is just as much part of you as your own DNA, when something feels so right to not be perfectly aligned with fate -the waiting game is unbearable.
I've only applied to a handful of jobs and I still have 37 days until my flight lands at JFK, but still, couldn't I just have one lead or two? Maybe three? Could I just have one reply to the e-mails and cover letters I've exhausted, ridiculed, criticized and worried myself sick over?
Maybe patience isn't my virtue, but when am I supposed to follow up? In a week? Two weeks? Are these job postings really job postings or have the positions been filled and HR is just doing what's required of them to be an EOA? Does my experience match up or line up or measure up to those of other applicants? How do I make my stand out in an e-mail when I can put my best face and personality in front of them? How can I explain to them how perfect I am without repeating the same sentence in 10 different varieties?
How do I just get that one little toe in the door to all of my tomorrows? How do you get through today when all you want is to be somewhere you're not? How do you apply for jobs at places you've never been to, but claim you could do it all? Even though you know you can, how can you prove it to them...through Gmail?
Ugh.
I know it will become easier in time, but for now, can we all just pray for ONE itty-bitty-teeney-weeney response?
37 Days 6 Applications
I can absolutely relate to the response thing. I've applied to two positions and I have yet to hear a peep. It's really frustrating but we just have to be patient. Good luck.
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