Times change a lot as the months go by. It seems like yesterday that I graduated college in Spring of 2018, excitedly looking at CNN to eventually work in news nationally like so many people I admired at the network, but lately, as I sit here sick and hoping it's just allergies and not covid, I find myself thinking it's for the best this never panned out.
I got an interview for an internship and gratefully accepted. I planned for hours, went through all of my qualifications, honors, and small jobs I've had and why this meant the world to me. I went to their Twitter chats, contributed to recruiter questions and answers, personally reached out, met with others in the company, did everything a job candidate is supposed to do....and then silence. I've never been able to get in. I think it's okay, I didn't expect a smooth journey, but as a job seeker, I'm not sure what else I'm supposed to do. Do a handstand, maybe?
I'm pretty sick of logging onto LI and hearing about all the "wonderful" things going on at the company and almost feel expected to eat it up. I've revamped my resume and cover letter and received mentorship from peers in my field. But you know what? I'm tired. I'm sick and tired of not being enough for recruiters when I've almost felt like begging for a job at this company but refrained.
I put this on here in response to a lot of bad reviews I've seen from the company and thinking maybe I saved myself some pain. I'm glad to choose a different career path, and CNN definitely screwed an optimistic job seeker over. By the way, putting do's and don't as a recruiter on your profile from real-life examples is extremely tacky. Do better.
