I’ve been pretty bummed out for a few weeks now. What was originally just going to be a small break from job hunting turned into a death spiral of general unproductive laziness. Procrastination was my bed buddy and my poison. It’s kind of embarrassing actually, and I’m not very proud of my lack of effort.
To me the job hunt experience is comparable to that of an exam period. I know I should be studying, but I’m not. But at least there’s a definite end to exam period, a date to look forward to when the suffering and mental anguish will end. Who knows when this job hunt will end?
Extra motivation was gained today when I read two job postings that peaked my interest. I found them when I woke up at 4:00AM or so. The awful P-word kicked in and I thought I have the whole day to apply. So I kept pushing it back and pushing back: did some stuff on the computer, ate something, took a nap blah blah blah.
When I finally muster up the motivation to apply I discovered that the jobs were expired already. Posted and expired in a single day. Are there that many unemployed accountant grads out there? Or is it because these jobs were never there in the first place? Maybe the company already knew who they were going to hire and the posting of these jobs were just a formality to satisfy some company policy. Well I’ll choose to believe that there was some sort of mix-up for now to keep my spirits high.
New plan of attack now. Stay on top of job hunt. Ready applications to send to CA firms in December and January when people leave after receiving UFE results and busy season begins. Continue with applications to industry positions too. Hope for the best?
Oh and I have an interview later at a CA firm (sent application weeks ago, before I got all demoralized). If anything, it’ll be good interview practice.
