After three and a half months of doing the freelance gig, I'm still not quite up to full-time hours. Therefore, I'm back in the job hunting game searching for the next chapter. Luckily, Houston is a fantastic city full of networking opportunities.
Tonight I went to my first Ad 2 Houston event at The Company of Others for Toast & Tour. I wish I'd heard about this organization a long time ago! In just a couple of hours I made so many connections and new friends in the industry. As a current freelancer, any opportunity to get out and be social with others in my industry is really exciting. Ad 2 Houston is specifically geared towards young professionals, so there is the added bonus that a lot of the members there are around my age. We commiserated over the risks of working at a start-up, moving to a new city, and hunting for meaningful employment outside of the oil and gas industry.
I participated in my first "speed interviews." It was definitely a different approach than anything in which I had participated before. I suppose it was probably a bit like speed dating (not that I've done that either). How do I make this person fall in love with me in five to ten minutes?
Tomorrow I have an interview for a magazine journalism job. I'm very excited! I promise, seriously, to keep ya'll (look I'm a Texan now) in the loop.
And now for your literary musical entertainment, listen to Vampire Weekend's "Oxford Comma."