Does anybody read these?

New resume, new possiblities, new start...

So, I had a burst of creativity last night, and stayed up half the night working on my resume. While I'm going to be dragging all day today, after a few minor edits this morning, I feel like I have a real whiz-bang product. Fingers crossed that I can manage to get a few interviews. I also think that I'm going to try this new cover letter strategy that I read in one of my resume guides. Basically, the concept is to take highlights from the job posting and demonstrate examples where you've done that. I think I'd take a second look if I were hiring. Tried to put on my hat of all the years of hiring and supervising VISTAs and interns.

So, here I am with a brand-new resume and a stack of job leads. I feel like I have the whole world in front of me. I am really excited to get a new job and move to Nashville and start working on implementing the rest of my career plans, with the eventual goal of opening my own PR agency. I just feel like the possibilities are endless at this point. I am definitely trying to make limes into margaritas with this whole situation. And really I'm not shocked. I never expected to say here long-term, so I'm not devastated that it's just about time to move on. Heck, I've already had a few people invite themselves to come visit to a home that doesn't exist yet, and I am 100% OK with that. The only thing worse, I think, than only having a cat and coming home and feeling all alone is to live with your family and come home and feel all alone. I have that here. I'm miserable because I don't want to be here. Time to make changes.

Nashville is 110% about making new starts. It's about becoming that person that you've always wanted to be. It's about finding all your hopes and dreams. It's about charting a good course for the future. It's about being happy.

So, yeah, life's a little scary right now, but I feel extremely empowered because I have a plan and I'm working toward making it reality.

Oh, and if anyone is still reading this and likes to critique resumes, drop me a line. I could definitely use a second (or third or fourth or fifth) opinion.

posted by Laura at 8:31 AM