First Rung in My Career Ladder

I have my down moments but lately, I've been feeling a lot better. I've started to get used to my situation more and for some reason, I just have a lot less self-pity these days. It might also have something to do with the fact that I've started taking a beginner yoga class and have stopped my tutoring job, which I was ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE at! I've even started a new internship that is actually paid! Shocking, I know.

As of this week, I am an official the Editorial Operations intern at Curbed.com! How did I find this internship? Funny you should ask. I was actually referred to the application through a colleague of one of my parent's who always seems to have a tip for someone. Seriously, she should write a book on advice about everything. But, to get to the point, I applied and then didn't hear anything for a few days. After having the importance of following up drilled into me, I went ahead and emailed the person I sent my application to and, to my great surprise, I actually got a response. This is pretty rare in the job applying world, if you weren't aware. About 70-80 percent of the time, you are not guaranteed any response. Zero. Zip.

The email was asking me to come in for an interview next week, so I quickly wrote back that yes I was free and would be glad to come in. The following Thursday, I arrived and did my first official job-type interview as a college-grad. It went surprisingly well, if I do say so myself. I'm not the best when it comes to selling myself or public speaking in general. I stammer, I stumble over words, I say the wrong thing, I get nervous and it all comes out so fast you would think I was competing in a speed-reading-out-loud contest.

But I tried to breath, speak slowly, and be as honest and positive as I could. I guess the woman liked me because at the end, she said that she probably wasn't going to interview anyone else since the others hadn't seemed like a good fit. I silently cheered in my head. Then...I sorted of mucked it up. I said that sounded great. I then asked how long the company had been around, as I had forgotten to look it up. AAA! Rewind, delete!! I thought to myself. Definitely a no no. Do your research about the place you are interviewing at beforehand. I know this and yet somehow I didn't do it. Pure laziness is my only excuse. Don't make my mistake.
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My first day was yesterday, Monday. I'm working Mondays and Wednesdays 11-5 for 25 dollars a day, which essentially pays for my train ticket, but hey-it's something. You have to start somewhere, right?