Applying Everywhere

Now that I am a senior here at Purdue, it is time for me and every other senior to start applying for jobs. The Industrial Round Table is here this week and I encourage EVERYONE to go, even if you think there is nothing there for you or your major, it turns out there are. All one needs to do is look up the company online, see what they are hiring for, dress nice, and check the company out! It can never hurt. It is weird to think that people get their jobs by standing in some grass taking to some people. It cannot hurt to start marketing yourself in the “real world.”

When it comes to the decision of where I want to work, the question is easy for me: Indianapolis. Even though I said Indianapolis is where I really want to work, I am going to apply for jobs EVERYWHERE. I am not going to put resumes in only in places in Indianapolis. That makes myself seem so much less marketable to those companies. It seems like she is very stiff and will not ‘go with the flow.’  Why I said Indianapolis, it is because that is where I want to end up. I do not necessarily need to start there, but I would love to end up working there near my family and friends. I know that once I start a job in one place, it might not be permanent. People in that company might need me to transfer somewhere else, even across the world. I believe if you get the opportunity to work someplace across the world for a few years, you should take it. It will open your eyes to what else is out in the world besides the town you are from or the town you really want to live in. You never know if you end up falling in love with Spain or Australia and the job you work for. After a few years, if you believe you are ready to settle down and go back to the original place you love, you can start applying there. Since you have a job and experience, you can continue looking for the right job for you and not take the first job you find in that original place. You can take your time finding the perfect job in the perfect place. Once you have the experience, you are so much more marketable.