The fact that I am graduating in less than 5 months, I have been really starting to freak out about the job market. Not only will I be able to find a job, but will I like it? What am I good at? What is it that I really want to do? Talking with Elena and Karen Berge almost every Monday, that was majority of our conversation, where do we go from here? Elena is this great speaker, who is also funny. I believe she should be a comedian or something related to that. I feel like I can see what everyone else is good at, but myself.
I know what I am interested in, but am I really good at it? I love fashion, yet I have to be careful with spending my money, for I do not have the unlimited budget I wish I contained. So how can I write about fashion, without "dressing" the part? Don't you have to be considered an expert to be in that field? and what qualifies you as an expert? I believe I have good taste, but everyone is different.
I love film. Everything about film excites me. Yet, it is the hardest business to get into. It is one of those "you have to know someone who knows someone" kinda business'. I don't think I know somebody who knows somebody, so how do I get in? I feel like I am interested in the most cut throat businesses and I am just setting myself up for disappointment - yet I can not help what I like and what I am interested in.
I do like giving advice and I am not afraid to tell you how it is - yet another profession you must be an "expert" in. I believe my past and experiences make me an expert in certain areas, yet society wants a piece of paper that says you are an expert.
So what am I good at? What sets me apart from the rest of the graduates going out looking for jobs? I believe my niche is that I do not have just one, but that I have a couple where I can really have a career in a field I absolutely love. Now the question is...how do I get there?
Stay tuned to see just where I get and how I got there.
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I just saw this! It was written officially 1 year ago. I miss you alot, and I hope you see your niche clearer these days. I still have no clue. I did an internship for 6 months and I feel like I poured all of my energy into something only to have it be all for not in the end. I'm tired. Life after graduation is certainly a struggle--but we are young and not the quitting types. What have you been up to?
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