meggilicious, posting in austincommunity @ 03:02 pm: Job Opportunities for a "Returned" Peace Corps Volunteer?
Hi fellow Austinites!
I hope this is allowed, I am unsure if it's not. My case is a little different, maybe?
So, my story goes like this: I was working for a large law firm on 6th Street until 9/18. I quit my administrative assistant position to join the US Peace Corps - I was going to Turkmenistan to serve as a Community Health Educator from 9/29/09 until December 2011.
Sooo I get to Philadelphia with about 50 other hopefuls, and during our highly unorganized introductions, we were interrupted by the Peace Corps Director of Asia/the Mediterranean. He basically killed our future in two sentences: Turkmenistan rescinded their invitation to the Peace Corps for 2009. And that we were all being sent home. Now, I'm from Houston, probably like some of you, but lived in Austin after graduating school, because Austin is amazing. Well, I had to come back to the suburbs, in Houston, and live with my unemployed father and my employed (LOL) grandmother.
My grandfather was here for my return but he passed away while I was here. As such, the tight finances got even tighter, and my grandmother is providing for me and my father. My father has never been much help anyway, but this is a little embarrassing.
The Peace Corps WOULD have provided for full medical and dental insurance, as well as a monthly stipend that would have covered all of my expenses. My student loans would be deferred. I obviously had all of this while working at the law firm on 6th. But I used up all my money to get to Turkmenistan, buying cold-weather clothing and stuff like that.
The Peace Corps doesn't ever tell you that if this happens, they give you absolutely nothing. And I can't even file for unemployment... I did anyway, and as I suspected, they turned me down.
ANYway. Enough of the sob story. The moral of this story is, I would love to return to Austin and work full-time!
I have my general lines insurance license in Property and Casualty, I have extensive clerical/administrative assistant experience, retail experience, I have been a Director of Customer Service and Training Coordinator, I like fashion, I'm flexible, and I'm funny, even if this was a really droll story.
Basically, I am willing to do much of anything. :D
Sooo dear Austinites, do you know of any positions open that needs a smart, energetic, computer-proficient, flexible employee? Because that's totally me.
Any help is greatly appreciated! Oh and yes, I have searched and applied via craigslist, USAJOBS, workintexas, and other things.
<3,
Megan
P.S. If you ever decide on applying to the Peace Corps... do NOT: sell your clothes, furniture, house, car, or give up your cellphone or gym membership until you are for sure leaving. Luckily I had not done these things. But a lot of people had. I feel like it is my citizen's duty to let people know my situation.
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