Pretty successful week

Happy Friday, ya'll.

It was a pretty good week. I started off with a gig on Sunday which went great. While speaking on the mic, I delivered so well that I used that same confidence for my two job interviews this week. I had a face-to-face on Tuesday (which I wore my new suit for) and a phone interview on Thursday. I think I did well on both of them, or at least better than on my previous interviews. Finally, I sent thank-you emails to some of the employers that either rejected me or didn't call me after the interview. I heard that it'll help the employers keep you in mind but I dunno. (What would I have to lose? I'm already not getting the job.) At the very least, it'll make me feel good because I'll have the last word and not them.

Oh yeah, I'm also looking into going back to school while looking for full-time work. Maybe I can expand on this entertainment thing. I'll let you know how that goes too.

See you next week!

Study tonight for my...interview?

Hey out there.

I'm a DJ and although the work is fun, let's be real: it's not as steady a job as I like it to be.

That means that some DJ's have a full-time job to fall back on, or like myself, are looking for a full-time job. So every weekday, I treat my job search like an actual job: search between 9 to 5 with a lunch break at noon and little breaks in between. But today is a little different.

See, all those days of scrubbing my resumes and applying for jobs has led to yet another job interview tomorrow. But as all job-seekers know, you can't just go to an interview. You have to practice the night before. It's just like studying for a big exam.

So I got my TAP manual from my Navy days, one or two interview-question websites bookmarked and all of my notes ready. The things that quickly got me a job in the past aren't enough anymore. Apparently, thank-you notes are a must nowadays, not just an extra touch. So after I get off of here, I'm gonna read over the resume that was tailored to the position, rehearse the questions, say the answers with no hesitation and with confidence. If I can carry on a conversation with the same enthusiasm as I do while behind a mic, maybe I'll have a better chance of getting the job.

Okay, you got me. So today's post isn't about deejaying. But DJ's have other lives too. Leave a comment and don't forget to follow me. Later...