Job Hunt 2k17: The Search is Over

 

The search is over, and it only involved 1 screw over temp position, 3 dream job interviews, 4 anxiety attacks, and 2 Netflix binges.

But today I'm starting a position as a Junior Media Content Coordinator at Global Eagle Entertainment. I'm so excited for this position and I'm glad I worked with a recruiter who specializes in placing creative marketing positions. She really worked with my strengths and passions. There was never a moment I felt unsupported.

This morning, my recruiter and her associate greeted me and my new manager with 2 dozen donuts at the office to make sure I was comfortable and here. 

What I love about this new position is the commute. Public transportation is my favorite means of getting around. I think it's the Chicago girl in me. But, there's so many pros to commuting. Free time to read or catch up on podcasts, getting a couple hundred to easy thousand steps in before your day even really starts, and getting to know the interesting people in your community.

Of course there's obvious cons to commuting; irregular dependability, weather exposure, technical difficulties, volatile persons....etc. but I don't mind taking those chances when I don't have to scream my head off in standstill traffic on the 5 and 55 freeways.

So far I love my work environment. It's entertainment based; the walls are plastered in posters of the newest releases, issues of The Hollywood Reporter are displayed for reading on the waiting area table, bathrooms are labeled "Actresses" and "Actors"...pretty much this place sings to my entertainment loving heart.

From what I know about my position at this moment, I'll be organizing television episode data and making sure the correct description data is with the correct episode. This also includes making sure all the correct language dubs and subtitles are associated as well. Sounds tedious and boring to some, but its exciting for me, nonetheless.

Now there was one other position at a different place that I interviewed for. It was more fit for my child development background as well as my public relations background. I was called in for 2 interviews and fell in love with the place and the president and HR person reciprocated the feelings right back. They wanted me very badly, but the position was going to be a discreet hire and the person who I would have been replacing was given 3 more months to improve their performance or be let go. This position would have been a dream, a step in the right direction for my career in child development/family studies based marketing. 

No matter what though, I'm so excited to be where I am. Both positions were meant for me and make me happy beyond means. I get to exercise my skills and meld them with my passions. How amazing is this? 

I'll keep you all updated as I go! 

What was your first job that you loved? 

Quick Life Check-In of Importance

//cue a heavy sigh//

Hey y'all,

So quick life check-in. Last week I found myself laid-off from my day job. It was a bit of a shock, but the department and industry I was in unfortunately was very much one that was lacking in dependability and rate of growth. 

I'm thankful to the upper management for handling it in such an adult way. They were very kind and courteous about it all; listening to my remarks and keeping me calm throughout the rest of the process.

here's a selfie in which I felt pretty and need to remind myself I'm beautiful and worth self-care and love

So now I've found myself here, looking for a Public Relations specific job where I can exercise my social media management and expertise while also working on brand management and campaign development.

I'd also like to take this time and take on some more clients. The few I have now are passion projects that don't have immediate income that I can be supported with. I'd like to expand my portfolio and take on projects, either media kit developments, imagery design, website re-vamping....literally, anything that involves graphic design and/or social media consulting for anyone.

You don't have to be a business owner or notable person of influence. Do you need your resume revamped? I gotcha! 

Always wanted a logo? Let's work together.

Want to set up a blog and get some setup structure and set up points?

Need some social media pointers in general?

I'm here to help you! This is my business, this is my service! 

You can email me: hello@anastaciabarbosa.com or call 818-699-1418

Adios 2016, Bonjour 2017

Honestly didn't know what to title this....it's so cliche and cheesy talking about end of the year and beginning of the new year stuff

Of course, it's tradition to try and start something new and proactive at the beginning of a new year: exercising, dieting, budgeting, meditation....blogging. 

It's human nature to want to start refreshed and set an active precedent for the upcoming months in order to set ourselves up for success. And that's completely acceptable to do. 

So, before you bypass this as a reflection of my 2016, instead this is just a published list of things I'm going to try and do or remember...okay it's a resolution list! This is a public resolution list for accountability purposes. 

1. Manage the projects under my belt to the best of my capabilities without letting them overwhelm me or become larger than my available resources, energy, dedication, capacity...etc.
2. Give up soda....again.
• Damn, I was so close this year. I gave it up successfully for about 8 months...it's been a bad food-binging autumn.
3. Actually keep an organized business plan and budget. Stick to your guns. Stop bending your integrity and degrading your talents because you don't want to offend others with the cost of your services.
4. Love your home. Utilize your home. Utilize your neighborhood. Utilize your resources.
5. Start caring about your car. Like beyond washing it and putting the right gas in. Get your brakes done. Get those lights checked. Fix that stuff you push off as vanity repairs.
6. Continue working on your credit. You've tackled more than others your age. It's a long road to go but you got this. 
7. Plan a seasonal trip. Whether it's back home to Chicago, a little road trip along the coast to a cool hiking spot, staycation at a hotel in the area, that festival you've always wanted to go to...just do it right.
8. You were doing so well with going to church. Keep it up, get back to it.
9. Therapy is your friend. Nothing is wrong with continuing therapy. It works for you.
10. Everyone does school at their own pace. And those paces aren't always constant, sometimes they speed up, sometimes they slow down. It's not a race. The winner is the one who does what's best for them to their own capacity and ability.
11. Get a new journal. Stick to it. It helped before, who says it won't help again.
12. Adult organization! You are so close but so far. SO CLOSE, SO FAR! 
13. Practice kindness and patience, practice mindfulness, practice healthy coping and self-preservation.
14. Know it's okay to mess up. It's okay to be 60% one day and 100% the next and 20% the day after.
15. Read those books. Watch that show. Listen to that music. Do what makes you happy! As long as you're true to yourself and not hurting another living being. 

So there they are, my resolutions or to do list for 2017. 

There's 15 but they really come down to the basic ideal; be a true independent adult who appreciates what she has and knows her limits.

I'll raise a glass of champagne to this!

Xx

Ana