The most frustrating aspect about the job search is not finding anything that's appealing to me. I've been checking the usual suspects (Indeed.com, Monster.com, JournalismJobs.com, Mediabistro.com, etc.) every few days (though I should probably change the frequency to every day), and maybe choose one or two jobs at most that I'm both I'm actually qualified for and that interest me.
Maybe I'm being too picky, which is entirely possible. I've already limited my job search to New York, but it's possible I should be more open minded. In fact I found a job posting just a few minutes ago in Seattle working at the Seattle Weekly as Web Editor. Sounds like I actually be qualified for it too. Could I make it on the West Coast? Who knows. The thing is, I've always seen myself as a New Yorker even though I haven't spent an extended amount of time there. Whenever I visit the city, it's like everything just fits, and as corny as this sounds, the world is alive with possibility. I see a future amid that chaos. MY future.
Sorry for going all LiveJournal just then.
Anyway, what makes it especially difficult is the fact that even though my resume includes two internships at the Boston Globe, along with two and a half years of editing experience on the school newspaper, it still fills like it's not enough. Most of the Web editorial jobs I've found require audio and video editing experience. Most of the writing jobs are for small town papers located in the middle of nowhere. In the suburbs. (*shudder* I get the chills just thinking of living in a city with less than 650,000 people in it.) I'm a city boy.
But there you go. Maybe I'm being small-minded. Maybe I'm not. Though I think it's too early to start giving up on your dreams and just accepting whatever gets thrown your way because it's easy.
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