tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post8671570730356294647..comments2021-04-13T09:52:16.716-04:00Comments on The Art Therapy Rookie: I Interrupt The Aforementioned Scheduled Post...Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511672224216083343noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post-52355746722091097792011-06-12T08:30:18.874-04:002011-06-12T08:30:18.874-04:00Oh! I just visited your blog and I love your work....Oh! I just visited your blog and I love your work. The right job will swipe you up any day now.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511672224216083343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post-46233335056253990172011-06-11T17:02:58.631-04:002011-06-11T17:02:58.631-04:00i am an artist, not an art therapist!
but i have s...i am an artist, not an art therapist!<br />but i have started to do more and more networking. <br />i have been looking for creative jobs including teaching art and interior design gigs to name just two.<br />i know that the right thing will open up, and have been taking this time to make lots of great art, photograph it and get my etsy account up and running. all is not in vain...<br />and thanks!Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697833087953922332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post-11581134998381543182011-06-11T05:10:18.808-04:002011-06-11T05:10:18.808-04:00I'm sorry to hear that Violet. What's your...I'm sorry to hear that Violet. What's your interpretation? I sent out a lot of resumes and only got one call (so far). My interpretation is that there are a lot of people looking for jobs and openings might be getting bombarded. A friend told me an opening I applied to at a hospital where I wanted to work got 350 resumes in one weekend! At my first internship a position opened that would have been perfect for a newbie AT and previous directors of other programs and PhDs were applying. It was really intimidating. <br /><br />Another thing that could have been helpful for me is I've been pretty active since I graduated. I went to a laughter yoga leader training and it was full of therapist types, one of whom gave me a card and dropped a name for applying to work with her. People I trade artist cards with told me about jobs (unexpected). I was invited to go hangout and do art with some amazing artists who happen to be nurses and they informed me of a position at their hospital I hadn't found online. I didn't get this job through networking, but I think that could have been helpful.<br /><br />So, my advice would be to get out as much as possible and attend stuff other therapists might attend: yoga classes, a suicide prevention walk, art openings and smile until your cheeks ache. <br /><br />Hang in there! The right job will happen!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511672224216083343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post-50045205304662750732011-06-10T23:40:37.518-04:002011-06-10T23:40:37.518-04:00congrats!
maybe you have advice for someone who ha...congrats!<br />maybe you have advice for someone who has been looking for work for over 6 months??? [it's been all resume's and cover letters, followed by rejections. sigh.]Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697833087953922332noreply@blogger.com