The title is an oxymoron, but it's true.
Some of you may know or not know that I've been searching for a job in California for about a month. I'm getting back into EMS, I worked in the field for about 5 months in early 2007. Then I did a few other things, Animal Science/Law Enforcement (things I was interested in), and came to the conclusion that money isn't everything, but being happy with what I'm doing daily is. So that was it, EMS was where I needed to be, end of story.
I'm in the Central Valley and I searched high and low. I was getting nothing, a couple bites from some sketchy IFT companies in the L.A. area and the Bay area but that would require a decent commute and I wasn't going to do that for just any company. Plus it would take me away from my family. I would be traveling more than working almost, but as a friend said to me, you have to make the decision of how bad you want to work in EMS in order to make it a career, and that can require sacrifices. And
So after applying for a few local companies a month or so back, I ended up getting interviews at two local private companies that work together under one County wide umbrella (a day after each other none-the-less).
I created an EMS specific cover letter outlining my experiences, education, short term/long term career goals and overall determination and passion to get back into and succeed in the EMS field. I sent those along with my resume, certification copies and H-6 EVERYWHERE. Literally to 50+ companies, I kept organized in a spreadsheet by the dates I applied, along with the status of each application with when I followed up, etc. I stayed persistent, and I stayed patient without annoying or coming off too strong.
Well as of this morning, I successfully re-gained employment with an ALS/BLS company. I can't explain the relief and excitement I feel. I am truly lucky, haha. Shocking thing is I might have an additional ALS/BLS job offer here in my local area by the end of the week. Both companies encourage their employees going to Medic school and once I'm ready, they foot the bill and hook me up with a school schedule. So my dream basically came true. Working on a tight-knit smaller family oriented ALS company.
So don't give up, know what you want and own it.
Confidence is key, and like they say good things come to those who wait.
Or maybe I just got lucky... haha.
Some of you may know or not know that I've been searching for a job in California for about a month. I'm getting back into EMS, I worked in the field for about 5 months in early 2007. Then I did a few other things, Animal Science/Law Enforcement (things I was interested in), and came to the conclusion that money isn't everything, but being happy with what I'm doing daily is. So that was it, EMS was where I needed to be, end of story.
I'm in the Central Valley and I searched high and low. I was getting nothing, a couple bites from some sketchy IFT companies in the L.A. area and the Bay area but that would require a decent commute and I wasn't going to do that for just any company. Plus it would take me away from my family. I would be traveling more than working almost, but as a friend said to me, you have to make the decision of how bad you want to work in EMS in order to make it a career, and that can require sacrifices. And
So after applying for a few local companies a month or so back, I ended up getting interviews at two local private companies that work together under one County wide umbrella (a day after each other none-the-less).
I created an EMS specific cover letter outlining my experiences, education, short term/long term career goals and overall determination and passion to get back into and succeed in the EMS field. I sent those along with my resume, certification copies and H-6 EVERYWHERE. Literally to 50+ companies, I kept organized in a spreadsheet by the dates I applied, along with the status of each application with when I followed up, etc. I stayed persistent, and I stayed patient without annoying or coming off too strong.
Well as of this morning, I successfully re-gained employment with an ALS/BLS company. I can't explain the relief and excitement I feel. I am truly lucky, haha. Shocking thing is I might have an additional ALS/BLS job offer here in my local area by the end of the week. Both companies encourage their employees going to Medic school and once I'm ready, they foot the bill and hook me up with a school schedule. So my dream basically came true. Working on a tight-knit smaller family oriented ALS company.
So don't give up, know what you want and own it.
Confidence is key, and like they say good things come to those who wait.
Or maybe I just got lucky... haha.
