Female, Seeking Job

I'm not very familiar with the "courting" stage of a relationship. After Alex and I knew each other for ~2 years we skipped the awkward first date and went straight to being in a relationship. However based on my friends' experiences and what I've seen on tv, I'm guessing that looking for a job is like the pre-relationship dating.

Today I went to my first career fair. I never had to go to a career fair because I knew that after college I was going to law school. Sure I had applied to different summer political internships before, but the process then was much different than going table to table trying to "sell" myself. In the course of an hour, I was able to solicit many different tables and it was so interesting to see the different dynamics. Here are some examples:

The Bad First Date- The man at the first table I went to did not seem very into me. I felt as though I had to initiate all the conversation and at the end, when I was hoping he would ask me for my resume, like hoping a guy asks you for a phone number. He didn't. I offered him one and he told me to email it to him instead. [On the bright side though, I talked to many other classmates afterwards and they said he was exactly the same with them, and he didn't take any hard copy resumes...what a nervous start though!]

The "I need to escape" Date- I went to another table for a place that I was really interested in, only to find out that they are doing fall recruiting. Ready to move on, the man suddenly started to go into a very long explanation of everything that the workplace does, everything. I couldn't be rude and just leave (especially since I might apply there later) so I just sat there and nodded. I tried my best to gracefully make my exit but I was trapped for a good 10-15 minutes by his nice, but nonstop talking. This would be one of those dates when you really hope that your friend calls your cell phone, and you find a reason to excuse yourself.

The Date that Stood Me Up- An organization that I was really interested in talking with did not show up. Much sadness.

The Not My Type Date- I somehow ended up talking to a woman at one of the tables. Even though she was very nice, I realized that her organization was not really what I wanted to do. Though right now I'll take some job over finding none, I'd rather not "settle," especially when there are probably other people out there who are a much better match. I felt really bad, but I gave her my resume anyway when she asked for it. She told me to call her if I wanted an interview, that probably won't be happening.

The Good Date- I talked to some really nice people, with jobs that I'm interested in, but there's one really good conversation that I had that I hope could "lead to more." Things started off well, there was a good mutual dialogue, we had a lot in common, his organization was really interesting, and he asked me for my resume. And he told me to email him a cover letter. And he gave me his business card. I'm crossing my fingers that I'll get a second date (translate: interview).

Now I'm off to bed because Round 2 of Speed Dating/Job Hunting starts bright and early tomorrow morning.