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Finding Opportunity in Midst of Tragedy

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Finding Opportunity in Midst of Tragedy

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When I left San Francisco in March (due to USF closing), I knew I was coming back for the summer. I thought maybe I would find a nice research position at the school once things calmed down. However as CO-19 progressed I quickly realized that my goal of getting a research job was nearly impossible as almost every position had a hiring freeze. I returned to San Francisco on the last day of May to move into my apartment and begin a tedious job hunt. I applied to around 20 jobs at UCSF, the only place I could see hiring for in-person research. Unfortunately I never heard back. Saddened by the lack of job offers I quickly became consumed by self-doubt. How will I ever get into medical school if even entry level research doesn't want me? How will I set myself apart? Over the next week I decided to broaden my job search to not just research but different healthcare positions. Even positions I wasn't qualified for, but willing to learn. At that point I had applied to twenty-five more jobs and almost immediately started hearing back...from ALL of them.
This past summer I held three jobs. One as a dental surgery assistant, one as a clinic and research intern at the Stone Research Foundation, and one as a receptionist at an orthodontic practice. These positions I could have never have gotten under normal circumstances. With a combined total of almost 60 hours a week dedicated to work I can say I have learned so much and am proud to be a part of the health care field. While this summer was one of the most difficult, it lit a fire under my butt. It taught me that there is always another way to get where you want to be in life as long as you don't give up and keep trying.

Date (Dublin Core)

June 9, 2020

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

H396

Partner (Dublin Core)

University of San Francisco

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Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Education--Universities
English Labor
English Emotion
English Healthcare

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

hiring freeze
health care
San Francisco
opportunity
sad
California

Collection (Dublin Core)

Healthcare
San Francisco Bay Area

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

08/31/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

09/02/2020
10/12/2020
10/15/2020
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11/2/2020
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08/12/2021

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This item was submitted on August 31, 2020 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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