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A second job? Those make life really hard to coordinate. Not only do I need to find one that I like (that's not too hard since there is a new Barnes and Noble opening near my house in November), but I also have to find one that is satisfied only giving me twelve to fifteen hours a week. At the CGCC bookstore, my lack of hours is only temporary, but then, so is the rush of hours that I'll be getting at the beginning of next semester, and every semester, for that matter. For Barnes and Noble to work out for me, I'd have to convince them to give me the hours I want on the days that I want, and what employer wants to do that for a new employee?

Granted, I could go back to any of my previous jobs (except Disney) and convince them to hire me for whatever days and whatever hours I wanted, but that's a different story. At those previous jobs, I have proved myself, and they would be happy to accomodate me. At Barnes and Noble there would be no prior knowledge of my excellence, and as such I would be hard-pressed to take what I want from them. On the other hand, I laid out a plan for the bookstore on campus and wound up getting what I wanted...

Perhaps the application will speak of me eloquently enough so as to secure me what I need. Perhaps they really need people who can only work three or four evening a week. Or, perhaps I'll just do the next thing that sounds like a good idea at the time. I'm a fan of that strategy; it's what gotten me where I am today.