Planning 9 Months Ahead

Don't worry- I'm not pregnant.
(but I scared you mom, didn't I?)

If I were, I think I'd be less stressed out. (okay, probably not) But apparently the deadlines for summer jobs are fast approaching...as in this week. I am supposed to be planning 9 months ahead, trying to find a job for the summer before they are all taken.

Where to begin?

Do I stay in Nebraska? Go somewhere else?

Find a  paid  internship (which is much harder to find) or consider an unpaid position?

What field? What firm? Do I even want to work at a firm?

Should I even do something law related?

And the most difficult question of all- How do I make myself competitive in the job market? There are tons of students better qualified, with better grades, and more prestigious connections. How can I sell myself on paper to even be asked to interview?

Once again, these decisions will be affecting my future job opportunities, career....my life. Those students who worked at firms this summer, have already been asked back for next summer, and will probably be offered jobs a year from now. But the rest of us are realizing that some day we will graduate, and have to pay off those loans. Or more importantly, want an employer to pay for our BAR prep classes in a couple years.

I wont have a baby in 9 months, but cross your fingers I will have a job!

If only this little kit I found  here would work.