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Sep. 12th, 2004 11:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpI just wrote the slurpiest suck-up e-mail in the history of my e-mail life.
I've made it a (probably too passive) habit of sending a thank you e-mail for every job interview I've gone on, especially the ones that particularly interest me. On Friday I went to that interview with AAC (you know, the one with the roleplays) and even though I was all weirded out by the roleplays, I really fell in love with the organization. I'm almost 100% positive that I am not the best fit for that position (unless by dumb luck they get really crappy applicants, which given this job market I sincerely doubt) but I am desperate to get out of children and families and into more Big Gay Activism! Hence, the sucking up.
So I wrote this brief, polite e-mail to the director of the hiring team, and I let her know that I enjoyed my experience at the interview, both with the hiring team that interviewed me and all of the other staff members that I came in contact with that day. I let her know that I am totally committed to the work that AAC does and that I hope the hiring team is able to find the best person for the job. And then I told her that while I hope I am that best person, I would appreciate being considered for any other available position if I am not.
My hope is that at the very least, she will like my e-mail enough to respond so that we can have a little dialogue. If she gets back to me at all, my current plan is to even considering volunteering there a couple of hours a week so that I can build up relevent professional experience while also getting to know other people in the organization (and letting them get to know me). I hope this works.
I am just so freaking scared that the past couple of years I've been stuck working outside of the Big Gay Realm (and really, the realm of professional activism entirely) is really hurting my chances of ever getting back in. I absolutely do. not. want. to be stuck doing home visits with children for the rest of my professional life but I realize that the more my resume becomes full of such experiences, the less likely it will be for me to make that jump. Gah. I just want everything to work out for me professionally. I would seriously spend 4 hours a week licking envelopes for an organization if it meant I would have a chance to do the work I want to do.
I wish I knew someone that had some sort of connections. Hey folky, does Old Man John know anyone in the world of Big Gay Activism, and would he want to hook me up? What about your ticket connection with AAC? HELP!!
I've made it a (probably too passive) habit of sending a thank you e-mail for every job interview I've gone on, especially the ones that particularly interest me. On Friday I went to that interview with AAC (you know, the one with the roleplays) and even though I was all weirded out by the roleplays, I really fell in love with the organization. I'm almost 100% positive that I am not the best fit for that position (unless by dumb luck they get really crappy applicants, which given this job market I sincerely doubt) but I am desperate to get out of children and families and into more Big Gay Activism! Hence, the sucking up.
So I wrote this brief, polite e-mail to the director of the hiring team, and I let her know that I enjoyed my experience at the interview, both with the hiring team that interviewed me and all of the other staff members that I came in contact with that day. I let her know that I am totally committed to the work that AAC does and that I hope the hiring team is able to find the best person for the job. And then I told her that while I hope I am that best person, I would appreciate being considered for any other available position if I am not.
My hope is that at the very least, she will like my e-mail enough to respond so that we can have a little dialogue. If she gets back to me at all, my current plan is to even considering volunteering there a couple of hours a week so that I can build up relevent professional experience while also getting to know other people in the organization (and letting them get to know me). I hope this works.
I am just so freaking scared that the past couple of years I've been stuck working outside of the Big Gay Realm (and really, the realm of professional activism entirely) is really hurting my chances of ever getting back in. I absolutely do. not. want. to be stuck doing home visits with children for the rest of my professional life but I realize that the more my resume becomes full of such experiences, the less likely it will be for me to make that jump. Gah. I just want everything to work out for me professionally. I would seriously spend 4 hours a week licking envelopes for an organization if it meant I would have a chance to do the work I want to do.
I wish I knew someone that had some sort of connections. Hey folky, does Old Man John know anyone in the world of Big Gay Activism, and would he want to hook me up? What about your ticket connection with AAC? HELP!!
