Friday night, mildly terrified.

[enamoured]

I really was intending to make a post about stuff I've been reading/watching/listening to, but right now I'm having a moment of terror.

I have one recommendation letter for the Emmys internship with the other coming on Monday, and now all I have to do is rework my resume and write a cover letter explaining why I want this position, and I feel absolutely terrified for some reason. So let me try to work out why:

1. It would be for a position I'm definitely interested in. I decided on digital entertainment for right now, since it's intriguing to me and I don't have enough writing samples for writing for television and not enough stuff for either cinematography or editing.
2. Because I'm interested in it, if I don't get it, I'll feel massively disappointed.
3. For some reason, I'm scared of what the rec letters from my professor and instructor will say--which is ridiculous, because if they actually agree to recommend me, wouldn't that be indicative of them at least liking me?
4. I want to get this so bad because I want to feel like I'm actually making something of the years I've spent working for these degrees, and yeah, I can still apply next summer because I will still be in school finishing my film stuff (please God let that be just another year and a half), but I want out of my routine now and want to be working on something so that I can feel like I'm actually preparing for my Real Job now, instead of frittering away time in classes and working at The Store.

I've been so stressed about it that I've spent the entire time after picking up the first letter listening to podcasts, occasionally checking Twitter, and reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. I need to write that cover letter and pick up the second letter in the next three days, but tonight I'm too anxious to do anything but wonder how I'm going to explain why I should be considered for this position.

If any of you can offer some suggestions (or wouldn't mind looking over my resume for any flaws), I would so appreciate it.

Comments

[alice-ash.livejournal.com]

i'd be happy to check your resume over; i'm pretty decent at proofreading. ilovebats@gmail.com, if you want to email it to me!

(sorry, i posted this comment on lj first, then realized i should post it here!)

[alice-ash.livejournal.com]

i'd be happy to check your resume over; i'm pretty decent at proofreading. ilovebats@gmail.com, if you want to email it to me!