Glass of AJA blog about my journey into employment after university. A clear example of how everything doesn’t fall into place with a degree in hand. I will document my progress and show my determination to start my career.
Hello, how are you doing? I only start with pleasantries because it’s been a month since I posted anything on my site. Sorry. In fact, I haven’t posted since last year, if you’re being pedantic. For those of you who like to pay attention to detail, I have changed the layout of my site because […]
You heard it here first! Ade is employed! I know I have a long way to go, but I feel good about this. That’s probably why I’m so nervous about the prospect of being employed. I feel as if I have to prove myself, even though that’s what the interview was for. This is a […]
This post is effectively a transcript for the video below. Enjoy! Welcome everyone, my name is Ade and this is Glass of AJ; the channel that accompanies my portfolio of the written word. I decided to make an audio-visual version of this week’s post after scrapping my original idea which was another Guaranteed Failure post. […]
The secret is… I don’t. Life is full of stress, that’s just a fact. But actively trying to change your situation is inherently stressful. Taking risks, trying new techniques and travelling to new places, physically and emotionally, takes its toll on a person. I would say I am a prime example of this. I have […]
Another listicle? Oh, brother! This is what you waited all week for, so deal with it! No, of course, I’m kidding. This is a filler post, I’m not going to lie about it. I did start writing this week’s actual post on Monday, but I feel that it needs more nuance before release. It’s more […]
Following up from last week’s post, I did try to keep track of where my time was going. The operative word here is “try”. I managed to do this for the first couple of days, then I just forgot to keep up with it. I did notice that my “worry time” increased this week, probably […]
So as you may or may not know, I don’t have a full-time job, but I work as a freelance transcriptionist. I am currently on the search for a job that suits me / I have the experience for / is in an industry I like / is something to pay the bills. As you […]
The first time I wrote a CV was for a Career Planning class back in secondary school. It wasn’t amazing, and it only had my compulsory work experience for the class on there, along with some volunteer work I was doing in my spare time at a museum. My CV is much closer to where […]
Originally written on 23/06/2019 and 27/06/2019 and heavily adapted for this blog post. Below is an account of my experience. It is split into 3 sections; Before, After and Reflection for simplicity. From the title, this may not seem like a riveting and engaging story but maybe you should give it a chance. In the […]
I found a weird job opportunity recently. Searching for a job is a job in itself, so any method that makes the process easier is a welcome choice for me. I opted for an app called Job Today. Although it had not worked in the past for me, I decided to give it another try […]