Resume and Cover Letter Craziness

I applied for some jobs when I moved here to CA. Of course I got some of those nice letters saying "Thank You for applying but...." I also heard nothing at all from others. I did work a part time seasonal job for low pay. I don't think I will be doing that again. But at the time it was great to just get out of the house. It did all kind of work out for the best. All the house work had me pretty busy. There was always something to work on.

Now that the house work is done I am trying to get caught up with the business, the organization I volunteer with, preparing all the paperwork for taxes, trying to complete what I hope will be Christmas gifts and then the other "normal" every day stuff.

Yesterday in my attempt to catch up on e-mail a message came through for MSBA (Military Spouse Business Association - the organization I volunteer with). It was an announcement for a telecommuting job. I didn't think anything of it until a response from one of the organization's co-founders suggested that I apply for the job. Because I didn't absorb the content of the message and just skimmed it, I didn't realize that was what it was for. It really went to the spam/junk folder in my head.

After some pondering and a quick e-mail exchange with hubby about whether or not it would be a good fit for me, I thought why the heck not. So I spent a couple of hours yesterday trying to re-edit/update my resume and cover letter.

It was what followed after that I find interesting. Since Nathan wasn't home yet I sent a text message to my family and asked who was available to proof. I get responses for those that were available, thanks to snow storms hitting from the Central US to the East Coast most people were snowed in. I send off, via e-mail, my resume and cover letter. I then proceeded to receive texts when people had edited and proof read and sent them back to me. I answered with Thank Yous.

The part that is so interesting is that a year ago I didn't have text. Nathan and I talked about it, after it was requested I get it and me feeling left out of the family, it was agreed. Technology is so interesting. Between text messages and e-mails there is no need to call someone. At least there wasn't last night.

When hubby got home late last night he then went over my resume and cover letter with me. More editing.

I sent my resume and cover letter off this morning to apply for the job.