Day 2

I did end up taking a break from applying to jobs. Really tragic I know, but honestly applying only to hear rejections is kind of depressing. Also my family and I traveled to Ohio, so I was a little preoccupied. 

Today, I did apply to jobs again (woohoo!). I applied to three jobs at three different companies, and I'm optimistic about some of them. Crazy enough I did hear back, after applying at nine am, this afternoon saying I did not get the job at one of the companies I applied for. This then made me unmotivated to apply for the rest of the day. 

I think for me one of the most disheartening aspects of applying to jobs is writing a cover letter. I use the same resume for pretty much every application (some people say to change it up, but I do not have that kind of patience). However, I spend time writing a cover letter for every job and to me it's extremely stress inducing. I spend time editing my word choice and phrasing to come across knowledgable and eager, but often I edit so much I end up scraping it. Then I write an entirely new cover letter and because I am annoyed at this point I only do a quick review and submit. The reasoning behind this is that I recognize that so many times no one is even reading the letters I spend time writing. For example the company this morning, I spent time editing a cover letter I had already written and rewriting it to improve it. However, in the end I am incredibly doubtful they read it. I think my resume got put in a computer and because I didn't have the key words I was rejected. This leads me all to question why I even spend time writing these cover letters!! People say without them you will never get the job, but it seems as though I'm not getting the job either way. 

Overall I am a little disheartened, but the idea of moving somewhere new and starting at an exciting and innovative company is keeping me going. Right now I am imagining an apartment by the beach or in the middle of a city I've never been to. 

See you maybe tomorrow - Thora