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Neither do I! Yet, when I put my resume out on the web, the insurance companies are the first ones to respond back to me. "We think you'd be great" or "We have a wonderful opportunity for you". Sure, your resume states you want marketing and nowhere did it even imply you would want more customer service, but that's what you're gonna get!
Is it just me or is it incredibly hard to find a potential job that meets your goals? I have been looking a little more aggressively for a marketing job. This could be market research, market analyst, media marketing, anything! Yet, all I keep getting calls about are customer service jobs. I mean, I can't really blame the employer who sees my customer service oriented resume and decides that I might be a good fit. I don't take it as an insult, but it is very disheartening to think that you're not good at anything other than customer service. And for those in the field, this is not a jab at you; it's just I want to finally move away from that position and more into the marketing community in which I got a degree in.
Aside from my lack of success on the applying end, there were some interesting changes at my current job. The first being my manager just quitting/getting fired last Thursday. That was a little bit of a shock, but I did see it coming. She had been complaining about her job and hinting at the notion that she was looking elsewhere. For those reasons, I'm not really sure what went down, but I did hear that she threw her I.D. badge at HR and made a scene as she left the building.
On the home front, we've started writing our thank-you cards for the wedding and I've been getting back into anime (again, I'm cool. Remember?). I've caught up on Bleach, Fairy Tale, and Naruto. I've just finished Deadman Wonderland which was pretty good, but got weird at the end. I've also started Prince of Tennis at the very beginning and I am currently on episode 14. In terms of comics, I haven't really been reading as much and wondering if I should quit again or just keep collecting and read them as I get a chance. I tend to read 5 comics during lunch a day, but that's not always a guarantee. I'm about 2 months behind with no chances of catching back up.
To finish this oh-so-riveting post, I've got my father-in-law's b-day party this coming Sunday, my friend's b-day party/Superbowl party next Sunday, and not a whole lot in between. And oh! I forgot to mention, but I just started back up with the gym and am proud to say that I still remember how to run and use a treadmill. So go me, right?
Finally, I have been thinking about going back to school again for a Masters. This is something that's been on my mind for the longest time, but I'm still not sure which way to go. I keep hearing that online just doesn't count , but it's very convenient for me who works full time. Either way, I also don't know if I want to continue with marketing or just enter a new field altogether. It's not like I'm really doing much with marketing as it is and maybe need to find something more specialized. My wife is a librarian, so I was thinking of pursuing a career as a gym teacher.
That's right...drop and give me 20!
