Post Graduate's Dilemma...

It's been a month since I've graduated and if you're interested, over the next few months or so, I may share some of my experiences that I have had trying to find gainful employment in my field of study. Now before you say anything, I am aware that this is not an easy field to be successful in although some people may have you think that it is, that your success will not come overnight, also that it's even tougher to have your own business, and that some of these business that you'll apply to will indeed try to take advantage of you and it's not a pleasant thing. I still have high hopes for what I learned (and continue to learn), and that it will lead me somewhere desirable.

That said, I have sent my resume to over twenty massage centers, spas, salons, and chiropractors. I have only heard back from about five locations. The very first massage spa I thought that I had a really great chance of being employed there. This place was very serene the moment that you walked in. It has five nice sized rooms to do your massages in. Each room had a very unique setup, the place was wonderful and I felt right at home. I was scheduled to meet with the owner of the salon on a Tuesday at 11am. The manager was very nice and she informed me that the owner would be arriving late for the interview and so while we waited she took me on a tour of the facilities. The owner arrived about a half-hour later and we went into a room for the interview/practical which lasted an hour and five minutes (which she had to get up and leave quickly because she had another interview). She told me that she enjoyed my massage, that I did a great job with the therapeutic work, and that a member of the staff would be contacting me for the next part of the interview process.

I hadn't heard from the spa so I contacted them about 5 days later to see if they had selected a MT to join their spa. In the nutshell, what I was told was that I didn't have enough experience since I just graduated and that I should contact them in three months when I have gained some more experience. What I don't understand here is that how can you turn away someone who is eager, ready to share their gift and learn new skills to enhance their massage abilities? How else will they gain more experience? I honestly felt used.

This is not an attempt to find vindication against salons, spas, and chiropractors, who do not hire me (or you), rather this is simply my experiences that I have had trying to follow my passion and how I am making sense of all of this. Please leave your comments below. Namaste