The American economy has taken a negative turn ever since 2008, and it’s affecting everyone, including college students such as myself.  I have been applying to part-time job positions for months, but yet I have not gotten one single call.  Maybe it’s because there’s something wrong with my resume.  Maybe it’s because I’m not experienced enough.  But that’s exactly what I’m trying to let myself understand.  If employers are not hiring me because I’m not experienced enough, then how will I ever gain the experience that I need?  I feel like I’m stuck in a spiraling cycle that’s never-ending.

There may be another reason why I haven’t been hired so far.  The last time I was called for an interview, I was filled with anxiety, so much so that I was speaking too fast (even though I tried to slow myself down), and unfortunately, the interviewer noticed my ultra-nervousness.  He told me to calm down, that he wasn’t there to bite me.  So I did calm down.  Then he told me he would talk to his supervisor before calling me back in a week to let me know if I got the position or not.  And I never got that call.

After that interviewing incident, I felt embarrassed, along with feeling like a total failure.  It’s been over four months since then, and I think it’s time I move on and not let that get me down.  My newest mission is to start applying (again) to decent part-time job positions, and upon getting interviewed (if getting an interview call), to prepare myself fully in order to not become intimidated by the interviewer.  And even if I don’t get the job, at least it would be some good (interviewing skills) experience.  But, I’m still keeping my hopes up.  I shouldn’t let one interview-gone-wrong incident keep me from giving good interviews in order to secure a job position.