Jobs Applied For: 5.
Interviews Scheduled: 0, See Below.
GRE Studying: Lots of Psychology, this unit is taking forever.
Music Practice: 0, See Below.
One of my favorite contemporary songwriters, Andrew McMahon (front man of Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin) once sang, "So you've been knocked and you've been thrown, and you've run all the way back home, saying you were searching for a reason." I had been able to relate to those lyrics this entire summer. Every rejected job application felt like a punch in the stomach, each as blunt as the one before. I would always try to mentally justify that the job wasn't meant for me, or that I wouldn't have enjoyed it. But that wouldn't make up for the fact that I still wasn't working. After I returned from Vermont, I began to apply for positions that weren't the standard full time, 9-5, stuck-in-a-cubicle kinds of jobs. And once I opened myself up for different hours, I struck gold. As of last Friday afternoon, I am officially in part time sales and marketing at SPIN Magazine.
Before we begin to celebrate, let me just say that this isn't enough of a position to allow me to up and move to New York. It is technically an internship, but it is a paid one with a well known name in the music business. With that said, I am really really enjoying my time there so far. It has only been two days (the 3rd being tomorrow) and I've worked on a fun project and I'm already helping at an event next week! It's a laid back environment with friendly people who have similar interests to me. I consider this new experience to be a foot in the door. Something to get myself back in the game with. I'm sure there will be some fun and crazy stories from this position (I did sign a confidentiality agreement so I won't be giving away any company secrets). Obviously if a more stable position floats my way I won't completely reject the idea of it. However, I'm in love with SPIN so far. I think I'm going to like it here.
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