Job Acceptances 1, 2, 3 & 4

I've been documenting my job hunting troubles on this blog for a while now, but I ought to point out that it's not all been doom and gloom. I managed to land an amazing work experience placement in September, followed by two weeks temporary admin/marketing work in October, before finally landing two part-time retail jobs in November, fulfilling one of my life ambitions- to work in a clothes shop*.

I realise now that part of my failure to land a job in the big smoke is probably because I link prospective employers to this blog, which is saturated with examples of job rejections and most likely doesn't give off the best impression of my employability. 

So I've taken it upon myself to prove that I am employable. In a recent survey† I conducted, 100% of respondents answered ‘yes’ to the question ‘Is Ruth a hard-working, honest, friendly employee worthy of obtaining a great job that will form the basis of her career?’. Pretty impressive statistics wouldn't you say?

                                                              Pie chart of results. Look! I can make graphs too.

I also make it a point in every job I get, no matter how short for, to remember all the things I learnt during my time there. So here’s my list of things I learnt during the work experience in September:

1. All photocopiers within a 1 mile radius of me will break, jam, and run out of paper. Right in the middle of an urgent deadline. 

2. People in offices drink far more tea and coffee than I thought humanly possible.

3. If holding loose apples, I will drop them on the floor and subsequently have to chase after them.

4. Finding pens that work is like finding hidden treasure.

5. God exists. What can only be described as divine intervention occurred when I rescued a cup of tea from nearly spilling all over the big boss. Phew.

6. People (in the department I was in) work really, hard, long hours and are dedicated to their jobs.

7. Most contracts these days are freelance which is a little bit sad as workers never have a stable team of colleagues.

8. Children like me.

9. The amount of people involved in one project is astounding. Each person is like a tiny jigsaw piece and everybody has to fit together to make the final product.

10. Paperwork.

11. Trains cannot be trusted on a Monday morning.

12. You can make people very happy by being sincerely appreciative and grateful. Ah, wonderful mushy sentiment to end on. 

*My ambitions are pretty low in standard. My previous job ambition was to work in a supermarket. It’s all about the simple things in life.

†Survey consisted of two participants. One was a dog, and the other my grandma. No bias whatsoever.