In Chapter 8 of What Color Is your Parachute, Bolles discusses finding a job that overlaps with one's interests.
The reality, is that finding a job that overlaps with your interest is not always easy. It also can be scary to make the decision of pursuing one job or the other. There seems to always be a slight sinking feeling that you're missing something by picking one career choice or the other. The hardest part, perhaps is where does one even begin? Do you go left, right, forward? What decisions do you make? It begins to feel a lot like being stuck in a corn maze, but a really large corn maze with no end in sight.
My best advice to the chronic existential is explore your options. Talk to people in the fields you're interested in and get their takes. This will also give you a better understanding of what the jobs your interested in entail and make you a more prepared interview candidate and job seeker.
To find out more about a company and feel less stuck in a maze,
- Read published materials from an organization be it from a website or in print
- Look for people to talk to at the organization or similar organizations.
- Look on the internet! Be wary, as I'm sure you know, the internet is vast and full of information.
- The author suggests www.Glassdoor.com, which contains reviews of companies.
- Try a temp agency
- www.Rateatemp.com is a temp agency directory
- Volunteer
Finding a career takes time and not letting the frustration get to you is very important. Keep exploring!
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