I don't need to go into how much i love my sleep but the past week has been pretty hard on me in that department. I take cat naps in the afternoon because waking up at 6am for a 8am class is taking it's toll. Something about the summer makes you want to sleep in more than you would during the rest of the year, and my body is apparently on Summer Vacation mode rather than "get the hell up you have to go to English" mode.
I don't know if it's because i take my daily "cat nap" or simply that my body is trying to tell me I am a little stressed, either way going to sleep these days is becoming a little hard. I get into bed, close my eyes and then...nothing. Absolutely nothing. I just can't go to sleep. I lay there, twist and turn, do some hand puppets in the shadow, and still...NOTHING. I get into bed around midnight and will literally not be able to fall "asleep" until 2am. Needless to say i have been a little tired during the day, dragging to class, and then repeating the whole "nap & can't sleep at night" thing for the last week.
I think i have it under control now, i always get a little restless before Fall starts and my mind goes into overdrive. This summer is coming to a close and quicker than i am able to handle. I have 2 papers, a group project(that i am not looking forward to), and a resume to write.
Is is weird that i have never written a resume before? I am like the worst person when it comes to trying to sell myself. I think. I mean it's weird staring at a blank page going "what are my strengths and weakness". It's easy to assess things like "I'm compassionate and introspective" but some how i don't think employees give a crap about that sort of thing. When it comes down to it, looking at this generic resume format, i am pretty much under qualified for everything.
Jack Black is making us create a resume to put in this portfolio we have to turn in next week. So far the portfolio has been writing fake letters to the business world. But trying to sell myself on paper is harder than it looks, especially when i don't have expertise in much. I know a little Spanish but not enough to have a conversation, I have little job experience and one firing under my belt, and all the clubs i was in i deserted for prime time TV.
That Sucks.
But i'm making it look really good on paper, or at least i am trying. I have so much to do this Fall semester it isn't pretty. I just generally need more experience to find the things i am good at and then I'll be able to put them in a resume. Because i don't think "obsessing over Rock Singers" is a quality employees are looking for. Though recently i have been obsessing over "Scotland and hot actor and singers who were born there"...on the resume i would call it "interested ininternational affairs and the investment of goodwill between US and Scotland relations", but that's stretching it a little.
Back to writing my resume and then maybe a nap. I really do need one.
2 comments:
yes, but your resume does not need to mention that you gave UP on those clubs or groups. you did film group, and med-students group, and amnesty. put all those down. no one needs to know what you did or did not do in those meetings.
you'll be glad you have a pre-made resume in about six months or so - thank Jack Black for this one!
think of it as a writing challenge: it's ALL about coming up with great adjectives, especially "active" adjectives. do some thesaurus-ing. you're a clever girl - it's all in the wording. like, for instance, you could list under Other Interests/Hobbies: film and media (because you watch tv, and movies, and have a blog - that's all media!)
good luck!
oh - and about the sleep: i hear you.
Yup...I agree with Kyra. As hard as it is to do now, you'll be glad you have it done in a few months. Remember to be creative, too. This IS where you sell yourself.
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