Hello all, I'm back for my final semester blogging for Experience. I'm a Senior in my last semester and while I plan to go to Law School, I made the decision to take some time off before going to law school. Therefore, I am going to be looking for a job after I graduate. Since this blog is about working in government, I thought a great theme for my final semester is to blog about my job search and how its going. So each week, I'll be writing about my experiences on the government/political job market.
Its kind of terrifying not having a job yet as graduation inches closer. I know a few friends who have already landed big time jobs after their graduation. However, I comfort myself with the fact that I know an even greater number of friends who haven't got the slightest idea what they're doing after graduation. I am luckily in that I know exactly what I want to do. My problem is that I don't WHO to apply to!
Let me explain. What I want to do after graduation is to work for the Democratic nominee for the President. I feel like I will be a fantastic candidate. I have internship experience with two campaigns, one Presidential campaign and one U.S. Senate campaign. Plus, I have a few connections who I think could definitely help me land a paying job on the campaign. So, I've pretty much put all my eggs in that basket. The problem is, and if you've been following the race for the nomination you already know this, I don't know who the hell to apply for! The race for the Democratic nomination is nearly deadlocked! It could happen that there will be no clear winner and the nominee will have to be decided at the Democratic National Convention. When is this convention? AUGUST! I graduate in May! So if there is no nominee, who do I apply to? I love both of them, and I have trouble on settling on a favorite. So if this scenario comes to fruition, then I suppose I will just have to pick one and hope that they win the nomination. Of course, once there is a nominee, there is no reason to suspect that he or she won't snatch up all the employees of the other contender. However, it would just be nice if I knew exactly who I was applying for.
As it is now, I am just waiting and hoping that this situation will resolve itself soon, so I can get to work finding a job! Not only would such a deadlock hurt my job situation, but more importantly I would not be good for the Democratic Party at all. So, I'll be waiting, and hopefully I'll have some readers following my journey on this blog. If you're a Republican, hopefully you can still enjoy this blog. This blog will be more about my job search, and it won't get too partisan so hopefully you can enjoy this blog whether you're a Democrat, Republican, Independent or Third Party.
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