Update on Hollister

Alright folks, it's been a few days since I've written the last post and a few things have happened in the meantime. First of all, I've been a bit "under the weather" for the past 4 or 5 days. The list of symtoms is comprised of an itchy throat, a hurting throat, light coughing, shot voice, headache, and fatigue. I could sleep all day at the moment and don't feel like talking because it hurts my throat. I also don't feel like doing anything besides sleeping, which doesn't aide my current situation. Speaking of which, I received an email from Hollister about 45 minutes ago.

"Thank you for your interest in Hollister Co. It was great meeting with you and getting to know you. As a company, we are always faced with the difficult challenge of selecting from such a great group of applicants. At this time, we have decided to pursue other candidates.

Well, it's a generic rejection letter. I replied, thanking him for his time and inquiring as to the reason. So far I have not received an answer and I doubt that I will. Bummer.

Moving forward, I decided that I'll take yet another trip to the mall tomorrow to apply to any sales job I can find. Sad that with a college degree and a background like mine I'm looking for minimum-wage jobs, but what can you do when you start running out of cash? Food can't be bought with good will and good intentions, or a full resume. I have also shortlisted a number of jobs that I will apply to in the morning when I can think clearly and feel less drowsy (thanks to the medication). I've found 5 business analyst jobs all over the country (Texas, Philly, New Jersey, Ohio) - some of which are a little bit of a stretch for me, but at least it's worth a shot. At least they're respectable jobs. 

I'm getting to the point though where I don't care a whole lot anymore as to where I work for as long as I'm actually working. I don't want to end up like this, sitting at home all day without job or much to do. Granted, it's fun to hang out with friends, but without work it's not fulfilling per se and I can still hang out after work, right?

I've also remembered the company my brother works for and their program (International Management Trainee) and started looking into that again. The requirements posted on their website are as follows:

• College degree (undergraduate or masters) in Management/Economics with high GPA
• Fluent in German and English; additional languages a plus
• Relevant internships
• Experience abroad, interculturally competent
• Teamplayer, excellent communication skills
• Outcome oriented, entrepreneurial

This seems like me and I think the job could be fun. I have graduated with a decent GPA, I'm fluent in German and English, have lived abroad for a good quarter of my life, and have demonstrated entrepreneurial and outcome oriented thinking. My internships at a technology company may be relevant in regards to the management experience I have gained.

I'm going to campus tomorrow to pick up some copies of the internship evaluations and a letter certifying that I have graduated (diplomas are still being printed), scan them, and send them out via email tomorrow along with my cover letter and resume. It's worth a shot.

Problem is, I'll have to interview personally and that means a trip to Europe, which would mean that I'm pretty much done here for now :( But as I have told some good friends today already, what good does it do me or anybody if I sit around here not finding anything? Yeah, I've pictured post-graduation much different from this.