I’m at a very critical point in my life right now. I am trying to get a full-time job, save up a bit of a nest egg, and move into an apartment later this summer. I had very specific goals in mind- where I wanted to live, how much I was willing to spend, and what deadlines I wanted my goals to be accomplished under.
The apartment aspect is actually the least of my worries. There are lots of options for houses/apartments for rent where I live, and I think that I have enough choice to be able to balance between an affordable place and a reasonable commute. However, I can’t even really get to that phase in my Grand Life Plan until I get a full-time job.
The plan for a full-time job involved applying as a manager for the tutoring chain I currently work at. I have taken great lengths to try to establish myself as a reliable and respected employee, and worked with the managers there to get feedback on what I could expect to have to deal with as a manager myself in the future. The managers have been a lot of help, and they are extremely supportive of my desire to be a manager myself. Now that I am done with college, I meet the employment qualifications for working there.
This is the hardest part…I had always been prepared for the possibility that I might not be able to do what I had aspired for over the past two years, or maybe I accomplish that goal and find that I dislike it. I never expected that I would get the job, and had applied at other places in addition just to maximize my chances of getting hired somewhere. But I really want this particular job, and no matter how emotionally prepared I am, I think I still still be extremely disappointed if I do not get hired.
I sent in my application last Tuesday, and still have not heard a response from them. I am planning on sending a follow-up letter very soon. I also plan on giving the local recruiter a call, who was my manager for a year. Perhaps taking a bit more of a direct approach will yield better results.
Things seemed to rapidly switch from “having plenty of time to get this done” to “I’m running out of time!”. If I can’t find a full-time job in May, I am kind of screwed because both the crossing guard job and the piano teaching job do not operate during the summer. Not only that, but I had to turn down two family vacations and an offer to teach more piano lessons with the assumption that I will be working full-time later on down the line. 
