MEET JILLIAN GARCIA, media studies major, criminal at large

Jill Garcia, otherwise known as Jill the Killah, graduated alongside Liz and I from Vassar College. She’s currently living in San Francisco, searching for that great pyramidrome in the sky, applying to jobs and wondering what the fuck is wrong with everyone who won’t hire her (aren’t we all?). Read about it, and get psyched for more posts from her… cuz next time she’s gonna talk about her <em>true</em> calling, SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY!

Everything’s Coming Up Jill’s

I always wondered if “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” was a good thing or a bad thing

When I imagined myself applying for jobs out of college, I never imagined that it would be too much to ask for a position that utilizes my degree.  Apparently, I’m being an idealist and reaching too far by applying to entry-level jobs, administrative positions and even internships (I gather this from the rejection emails I get that tell me my two previous internships in publishing and marketing as well as years of administrative experience are not enough).  I’m so glad I went to an elite liberal arts college so I can get a job in retail.

Despite the RECESSION, I was confident that I’d be able to find a job, especially because I was going back into the bosom of my mother city, San Francisco.  I figured I’d be helped by my network of friends, family and past employers…NOPE.  The job market is a soul-sucking vortex of bitchslap, and— as I’m told by most places I’ve applied to—  hundreds of people are applying to each singular open position.

Jill Goals: As Represented by this Shitty Triangle

Note the unintentional similarity to a pyramid.  These are the fields I’m interested in, and would like to get a job in any of them (as I say in the schpiel I whip out in interviews) .  But I can’t.

My game plan had been to get entry-level jobs/internships to see what it is I want to do, and if I need to go to grad school to get to where I want to be.  Seems reasonable to me, to want to explore various attractive fields, but it taint happenin, it TAINT.

Jill Stats

Jobs applied to: over 50

Interviews (past): 5

Interviews (future): 2

Job offers: 0

Top 3 reasons I think I’m not getting a job:

1. Self Sabotage:  when touting my writing and editing skills, I realized it’s best not to write “edition skills”—similarly, I learned to not misspell the name of the company at which I am seeking employment.
2. Curly Hair:  it always looks unruly…especially since I got it cut like a week ago and can’t put it back.
3. I am too AWESOME thus am a THREAT:  when interviewing me, people recognize how amazing I am and know that I will take their jobs.  All of them!

For my next post, we’ll take a look at my Media Studies major- what it means and why it’s getting me nowhere.