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The Job Hunt

9/2/2015

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Welcome back to Taylor Talks!

When was the last time you had to look for a job? Did you go through tons of openings and apply anywhere you thought you could work, or did you just apply to one or two dream jobs? I'm currently going through the struggle of finding a job, and I haven't been through this in a while.
While I was in college, I only worked over the summers. Having what was essentially a double major (education with an English concentration meant double the classes) plus a minor kept me extremely busy during the school year. I couldn't afford to balance school work with a job, and I was lucky enough that my parents could support me so that I didn't need to work.

Now that I'm out of school, I need to find a job. If we had stayed in New York, I would have been in grad school right now, but those plans got shaken up with the move. Instead of going right from undergrad into grad school, I'm taking the year off to work and get residence in Florida so that school will be a little cheaper. The only problem is that I'm not quite ready for a teaching job. When you become a teacher, you're constantly going in early, staying late, and bringing work home with you. I don't want to settle down into such a demanding position until I have all of the qualifications and have finished my Master's degree. I couldn't even become a teacher right now if I wanted to anyway, because I need to get certified to teach down here.

Instead, I'm looking for a job that will, hopefully, still allow me to work with kids, but will be a little less demanding than a teaching position. I've started applying for jobs, and even went in for an interview. But wow, does it take forever to hear back about different positions! It's making me crazy! In the meantime, at least I've made some money from my sign language classes and from babysitting last weekend, but I wish someone would get back to me about my applications. Even if I didn't get a job, I'd rather be told no than continue to sit and wait knowing nothing.

I really wish there was a job that would let me write, but I don't know of anything like that. I've tried looking into local newspapers, but have yet to find a way to apply with any of them. It would also be great to get some kind of job where I could use sign language, but so far I'm limited to my ASL classes. Hopefully I'll find some kind of job really soon!

Thank you so much for your continued support! I look forward to sharing more stories about my experience with foster care, and hopefully hearing from readers who have questions or similar stories to share. I'm always willing to answer questions and hear about other experiences! Please don't forget to like and share my Facebook author page as well!

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Taylor
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    My family started doing foster care when I was three years old. We took in nineteen children over the course of eighteen years, with our last placement leaving in December 2014. I'm the only biological child in my family, though my parents adopted five of my siblings.

    I love to share my perspective on the foster care system and share how my unique upbringing shaped my life.

    I'm also a Cast Member at Walt Disney World and lover of all things Disney! My career allows me the opportunity to find a little bit of Magic in life every day.


    I enjoy sharing my journey as a writer as well. Find my children's books on Amazon and keep following my blog for updates on future books that I'll be releasing!

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