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I'm sure you're all tired of hearing me whine about my job search, but.... I do have a general sense of what I'd like to do. I want to work in the field of international trade. There are 3 different places to work within the trade field: with the government (customs & immigration services or the ITA), import/export (either within the logistics sector of a company or for an external shipping firm), or in global finance (corporate bankers who work with exchange rates, monitoring economies to determine if trade would be profitable, etc.). Immigration is somewhat related, but also still appeals to me, which is why I've applied there.

Problem A is that I honestly am without a clue as to how to find import/export and global finance jobs. Hope College didn't really know what to do with me when I told them that I wanted to work internationally without having to move to another country. The one professor who had a good sense of international studies left after my freshman year and was never replaced. Most of my professors were like "you should go teach English in suchandsuch country!" Trust me, if there is one thing I will not do, it is teaching. And internet searches only help when you know what you're searching for.

Problem B is that I don't feel that I'm good enough to get these kinds of jobs. Maybe it's a self-esteem issue, maybe it's an honest concern about my qualifications. I see things like "business or related major strongly preferred" and I just get this feeling that even though I do apply, my application is just going to end up in the shredder. Not the best way to approach things, I know. I feel that maybe dreaming big is something reserved for people with better degrees than me.

Someone please tell me to stop make stupid excuses.

There are a number of positions I haven't heard back from yet, and no news is...well it's not bad news.

Edit:k, so, I have discovered Vault.com for career research which I think I had a link to from Hope, but made it sound like you needed to be registered. You don't.

Ok am I crazy or is that Ringo Starr in this video?

Did he ever actually play for Tom Petty or did he just appear in the video?

Also, Tom Petty is one ugly dude.

Ok yes, I am totally spamming lj today. :P

Why is it that in the media the perception of "strong woman" equals "strong mother"? Those Tostitos commercials (male bonding vs mom playdates? for serious Tostitos?) particularly get to me, but so many commercials on tv nowadays are like that. Sure it's great that they're showing that women can be strong, but does that necessarily have to mean that their primary place is still in the kitchen with babies? Arg! Sorry if this offends anyone, but it really drives me nuts.

I thought a career in investment banking would be interesting....had thought about it after talking to someone and looking over some career descirptives. But holy shit, no one told me that they work 90+ hour weeks! My health issues can't handle that, and I would like to have some semblance of a life once I get a job. I don't care how much it would pay. *crosses that off the list*

Just found a link to the Federation of International Trade Associates. Should give me a few leads on companies to look at, hopefully.