Working for ..... sake

It seems that more and more people are starting careers as interns in hopes of getting a full-time paid position at a later date.  The rise in this as everyone already knows is the economy.  As more and more companies file for bankruptcy or move overseas, competition for jobs becomes harder and harder.  Arizona has been one of the hardest hit economies in the country where 1 in 10 people are without a job.  Things that used to be just a bonus on a resume like a degree or previous experience in a related field are now essential.  They put you in front of a line of what used to be a few but has now turned into a few hundred.  Without a degree you can cross out most job opportunities and you are left to rely on experience alone which will still put you behind a person with a diploma.  I, myself have been working as an intern while finishing my degree since May, first at the Arizona Attorney General's Office and now recently on the Goddard for Governor campaign.

Elections are won and lost not on a persons stance on an a particular issue but on fear.  Basically focusing in on what people are dreading the most and make their opponent the focus of that dread.  This election is a prime example of this, you have Jan Brewer saying that their are decapitations happening on a regular basis in Southern Arizona and you have Terry Goddard stating the economy in Arizona is at one of its lowest points it has ever been.  Because of this it is our duty as the constituents to know what is fact and what is fiction.  It is essential that we do our research on not only the candidates for Governor but for all the people who are running for public office, you can no longer vote down the party line, it is crucial to know what a candidate stands for and what the candidate has stood for in the past.

I do believe that this may become one of the most rewarding job that I will ever have.  Being able to see how a candidate for a public office is formed and see the process they go through to be elected.  I've had the pleasure to meet so many different people with such a diverse background that I can honestly say that it would never had occurred otherwise.  But I have come to a few pretty hard conclusion relatively fast, and that is, when Terry is elected Governor of Arizona there may not be a job for me in his office.  Due to my lack of qualifications.  The other is that no matter what the outcome of the internship, it is more about the connections made during it and the experiences gaining through it that make it worth it.  If that makes any sense at all.