Not all hope is lost

My quest to become a teacher may not be a lost hope after all.

After a board of education meeting Thursday evening, an elementary school principal asked me about my progress on obtaining certification. After I explained the road blocks, she mentioned a university in southern California that offers the class I need, online. It may or may not be accredited with my state department of education, and I’m still checking on that.

Regardless, I’m very excited. Just the possibility of being able to obtain certification has given me a major mood improvement.

Career-fair etiquette

Last week I made the trek back to my alma mater for a career fair. It involved waking up much, much too early for my p.m. lifestyle and driving an hour to the campus.

I parked my car at Michelle’s apartment complex and she was nice enough to drive me to campus, after a quick stop at Arby’s since we were both starving.

At the career fair, I handed out about 15 resumes, mostly to recruiters who were interested in would-be salesmen and management trainees. The recruiters were all polite and enthusiastic but none of them have called, except for representatives from the one company in which I didn’t have much interest.

I didn’t call them back, although If I had known it would be the only employer to call, I would have. I guess that’s how it goes, though.

Once I realized most of the recruiters were looking to fill management roles, I highlighted all the leadership positions I held throughout college, especially what I did with student government. They seemed impressed. But, I guess, not impressed enough. Maybe the recruiters thought I came off as arrogant? Who knows. I haven’t mastered the career-fair etiquette, probably.