How My First 33 Days of Writing on Medium Landed Me the Hot Copywriter Job I Was Dreaming Of

I still can’t believe it!

It was April 3rd of this year when I started writing on Medium. A month and a half ago.

I had just lost my job. I was isolated because of covid.

And seriously depressed.

I had already spent 2 weeks in bed. You can read all about it here:

I had 0 income coming in. I was spending every hour of every day mostly lying in bed. Sometimes crying.

My art business had gone flat when covid started and I didn’t manage to revive it much.

I also had major surgery in January.

I was in dire straits. Badly, severely, desperately.

And what does one do when they’re in dire straits? Except cry themselves to sleep and miserably look for a way out?

Something to pass the time and keep their mind off the severity of the situation. Something they can immerse themselves in. Like a parallel life to make them forget about their shattered real life.

In my case, that was Medium. My new discovery.

If I hadn’t had surgery on my abdominal area too close to that time for comfort, I would have painted, but it was painful to be bending and twisting so much.

I was also applying for jobs. In everything! Whether I was a match or not, whether it was a good job or not, I would send in my CV.

Was it the best approach? I didn’t know and I didn’t care. I did it anyway. I was desperate.

But the one job I was hoping for and truly wanted was copywriter or/ and content writer.

I have 0 experience. But after writing my first story on Medium, I felt it was what I wanted to do.

And I’m the kind of person who believes in miracles as a strategy to make them happen.

While I was applying to everything, no one was calling me back. For anything! I was overqualified for all the menial box-moving, floor-sweeping jobs and underqualified for the ones I dreamt of.

I was even ignored for the ones where my cv fit the profile. They just didn’t want me. Period!

And the truth is I didn’t want them either. I wanted to be a writer.

I was so keen on it that I was also willing to do an internship for free just to learn the ropes and be able to have an actual job later. I just wanted to be in that environment. I was dreaming all day long about it, about people and me in a busy work environment.

Writing, researching, laughing, and cussing at clients.

You know, a regular job, except it would be about writing and I would be loving it.

One time I even applied for a secretary job in an advertising agency, after I had already applied for the copywriter job and the social media job. I got no response for those so I decided to go for the secretary position, telling them in an intent letter that my intention is to one day be a copywriter. They ignored me.

During this time, I kept feverishly writing and reading on Medium.

My depression was slowly dissipating.

And one day, a miracle happened.

I got a job I didn’t even apply to.

A friend of mine told me there was a job opportunity in an advertising company as a copywriter/ content writer. A little bit of both.

Yes, mam, where can I apply?!

I sent in my cv and got a call back. A call back!!!

It was to let me know I had forgotten to send in my portfolio...

I hadn’t forgotten. I just didn’t have one.

I was honest and told them I didn’t have one but I’ve written a few articles on Medium. By then I had 33.

I didn’t expect to hear from them again but I was so happy that someone involved with writing finally called me back!

It was a first step that I considered huge. Especially for my mental health.

I got a call back the next day.

They were asking me to come in for an interview.

It was difficult to not hang up in their face and cry for joy.

I agreed on the hour in a small shaky voice.

I went. By the time I got there, my voice was bigger. And by the time we finished the interview, it was also smiling.

We clicked. It was the place to be. I loved them, they loved me!

I’m starting in 2 days and it’s all thanks to Medium.

Thank you, Medium, I did not expect you to be this awesome.

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