And the hunt is on....

Or at least, the hunt is ongoing. As you all know, from before I even landed in Miami, I have been hunting up job leads and posting updated resumes on all the leading sites. I think there is nothing so tiring as the job hunt - looking through jobs, trying to assess your chances, and sending of emails and envelopes stuffed full of resumes and fudged truths. Why you're excited to work for that particular company, how you're a perfect fit for the role described (well, it is truth but then again, I am sure that I am a perfect candidate for many roles described on job search websites).

What seems even more tiring is that this is the third time in less than two years that I am doing this. Once before moving to England, once more when trying to score a job that would possibly afford me a work visa for London, and then again now that I have camped out in the States for a limited time period. But there is a difference: when I was searching in England, I was selective. I was looking for a career, not just a job. I had planned (and still plan) to live out the rest of my life in London and so I wanted something that had potential for advancement, was educational, and something I could also excel at. Here, I know that this is a limited time offer - the whole idea of living and working in the States - and so I am applying for jobs. Something where my skills are needed and suited, potentially with the chance to become trained in an area I am not familiar with, but in the long run, just something to make enough money to move back to London with.

All of this to say, my plans have not changed. In the past two weeks I have been here, I have realized that I don't seem to gel well with an American state of mind. I am an anglophile through and through. Which also means that I have started considering options I had not before and am applying every which way, just hoping to land a job sooner rather than later. In the end, I am not sure where this hunt will lead me. I have gotten letters of interest from Chicago (Illinois) and Madison (Wisconsin) and sent off replies. To be honest, I have lived in the Midwest before and the chance to see some proper snow would be great. I have got family (that might be a little easier to live with - see previous blog) relocating to Atlanta and I have started job hunting there. Just in case something comes up and there are more research companies in Atlanta.

So keep your fingers crossed. I would try to, but I am so busy personalizing my cover letters and sending out resumes that my fingers are just flying over the keyboard.