New Job

Yesterday I met up with an old friend of mine. He liked me a lot and decided to hire me. I started working today. The way the company is running is like a not as well oil of a machine I would like, but it's going to give me some great entrepreneurial experience. I actually like the work, but I don't like the structure as much. I like to be in control and be in charge of major projects. I think I'm going to have to learn how to get this business going without having everything smoothly. The guy is only paying me $500 a week and I'm okay with that since I need the money right now, but if I find something better, I will take it because I've got valuable skills, and while I see the potential for this company to get bigger, I may want something more stable first, or primarily have something that's stable.

Job Interview

On Tuesday I had a job interview with the Main Library. Actually, it was an interview with the Miami-Dade Public Library System for a position in Purchasing. Purchasing and procurement is something that I've done in the past. I didn't expect them to call me, so it was kind of a surprise. The interview was great. I was low energy though. I didn't really expect it to be the way it was. It seems like a good position, and I'd enjoy it.

I asked the boss guy some questions, and he told me that I was one of the 25 guys chosen to be interviewed out of the 800 that applied for the position.

I sent a Thank-You letter for the interview. I really do hope I get this position.

My career path

It seems like I'm going to have a tough time reaching my career goals. I didn't realize the magnitude of how tough it would actually be. My ex-gf is a freshman in college, and she does some part-time work or helping out for a congressman. She might not be on the staff, but since she can afford the time to do volunteer work or an internship, she'll more than likely get some good job in the future. I decided to focus on school entirely. I've been without a job for 4 years to solely dedicate to school. I haven't even been getting the best grades. My GPA is about a 2.5. This is probably horrible. Most companies won't even look at me I presume. Since I haven't done well, and I need to take some more classes, I figure that I will finish college in a year. So for the next school year, I have to get whatever job or internship program I can get into for this summer. I need to more my resume more geared towards business. I might have to join the CIA or some other government organization if I can't find a job in the corporate sector that's going to get me to the executive level that I want.

Or, I can go the tougher way. I have no money at all, so this is going to be really tough and might put me on the line for very bad credit. Maybe, just maybe, I should forget about school and decide to open my own business for now and finish school later on once I get a couple of years business experience that way I can go into a corporate position then.

What do you guys think?