A Career Fair Reflection

As November approaches, you may feel like some of my peers and I feel: disappointed. If you are like us, we attended career fairs, we presented our perfectly crafted resumes, exchanged our business cards, and wore more days of business professional than we would have liked to our exams and club meetings to impress recruiters and companies at the fairs all to greet November jobless and let down. I encourage you to read on if you can relate.

One of my dearest friends and mentor is currently establishing her name in the world of public relations. I am beyond excited for her and she inspires me with her positive attitude and drive to be better. She thinks big, sets personal goals, offers me the best advice and, complemented with her positivity, knows how to make me feel better about the slow job hunt journey I am currently enduring. I remember her struggles as she worked to find her right fit when she was a senior at Purdue. She persevered and assures me that what is meant to be, will be. However, she and I view job-hunting similarly; job-hunting requires the hustle. She and I know that no matter how disappointed we may be about not getting a call back and not receiving a response to our follow up emails with recruiters, we must continue to push forward. We agree that keeping the goal of happiness and passion in mind will lead us to our own successes. Sure, our first job(s) may not be the job, but the work we put forth into obtaining that first gig will be rewarded if we continue to keep a positive outlook and strive to improve upon our skills inside and outside of the work place. Positivity is key and I have seen first hand what it can do when searching for a job.