P.STINNETT

Well. College is officially over - for now. Most of my furniture has been moved (or sold) from the house and I’m officially moving back in with mom and dad come Wednesday evening. Can’t hurt watching LOST on a flat screen on Thursday though..right? 

Quick updates on the job front:

- I have an in-person interview for a public relations agency tomorrow in Washington D.C. I’m very excited about the possible opportunities and after I know for sure what is happening I’ll make a detailed post.

- I may have another interview lined up for a design agency in Norfolk, Va. but I’m still waiting on a follow up. Keep your fingers crossed.

Aside from these interviews, most of my job hunting has been unsuccessful. 

To keep myself busy I have been working on a redesigned Wordpress theme for a blog titled Life Before Noon. It’s a group of recent graduates from James Madison University all beginning their professional careers and writing online about their experiences.

More content to come to P.STINNETT as soon as I am officially moved out and return to stable living. See you soon!

Since my last update about my job hunt, I have applied to about 10 different web design, development, branding, marketing, or software companies. I’ve yet to hear back from any, which does nothing to settle my nerves, but I’m hopeful. Every job that I have applied for sounds amazing. The thought that I’ll soon start my career is really exciting. Every day at school is starting to get longer and longer as I’m reading about what I could be doing in a few short months.

I am hoping to hear back from some companies within the next few weeks and I’ll be following up as well. I’m quite anxious about figuring out where I’ll be headed after graduation on May 3rd. I realize that it’s probably difficult for a small company to look that far down the road about hiring someone new, but I’m still concerned about not hearing anything yet.

For those of you that have been through this process of landing your first post-graduation job, how difficult was it? Any tips or suggestions for me to market myself better? If you’re working on your own job hunt, how is it going? I’m all for hearing any advice anyone has to offer. Just to throw it out there: anyone looking for a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed web designer, fresh out of school?

As you may or may not know, I’m graduating from James Madison University in May. I’ve spent the past 4 years in the friendly city known as Harrisonburg, VA but the time for my departure isn’t too far off. I’ll be graduating with a degree in Media Arts and Design, concentration in interactive media, and I’m currently looking for a job as a web designer or developer. So where am I in my job search? The very beginning. (more…)