Getting a start on your career
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» retroqueen - Looking for guidance
Dear ArchanaA career counselour is what I have felt I have needed for a long time. But, you say beware of those who advertise at high prices, etc. How high is high?
Perhaps it is not a big deal. I found a site through one of the topics posted on suite101--Personal Improvement is the topic. The site is www.servingwomen.com. What is really great about it is that you can get a scholarship for a three month coaching period with a qualified counselor. I thought that was so neat. I plan to sign up for that.
Currently I am "between jobs". I am very right-brained, extremely right-brained, and have had a difficult time finding my niche. I am very creative and highly intuitive. I have an uncommon intuition for seeing through the emotional issues underlying a dispute. I have been told that I could write professionally--non-fiction. My dream though is to see some of my fiction published. I do have a bachelor's degree in journalism.
I do believe that I would make a very good painter. Also I would make a very photographer. I have strong beliefs in myself and my abilities, but other not directly related obstacles stand in the way of my developing a career.
I do not own a car. Furthermore, in my area, public transportation does not seem to be much of a priority to the city or county governments nor to the citizenry of those cities and counties for that matter. I have not owned a car for a long time and it has really limited my options.
I know right about now you are probably asking yourself, "Well, what does she expect me to do about it?"
Sometimes there is a lot you have to get out of your system. But, you are right. I need to get to the point. I guess I just wanted to know a little bit about who I am and my career concerns. I can still list a few more.
I fully intended to put some resumes out on the job sites available, but there is a problem. Okay. Maybe I haven't looked around enough, but on careerpath.com they don't have anyway for you to edit your resume. You cannot bold type it, you cannot center anything, you cannot enter bullets. There is no way to make the resume look professional. Would I be better of sending a job site my resume through my e-mail address or what?
I could still go on and on, but I will wait until another day to air my second concern. I must break the record for the longest messages on any site bar none. Thank you for taking the time for putting together this topic.
-- posted by retroqueen
» archk - Options for retroqueen
For guidance on how to select a career counselor explore the website of the National Board of Certified Counselors on the links page of the article.There are also other useful links on the page which can help you in deciding on a career suited to your personality.
To address the situation of not having a personal means of transport, there are jobs that can be done over the internet or there are work from home positions that you can look for. A bachelors in journalism is a good qualification to have so I am sure things will look up for you.
-- posted by archk
» archk - Article suggestions
In the past couple of months I have endeavored to provide information on various career paths. If you would like to see specific professions covered under this topic, feel free to post your suggestions and I will do my best to bring useful resources to you.-- posted by archk
» MartyLogo - Re: Looking for guidance
In response to message posted by retroqueen:You have listed some very good job capabilities in your post. The one that stands out (well, to me, at least) is your photography abilities. While it is difficult getting started in any career it seems that the creative aspects are more difficult to break into.
Work with what you have! I used to commute from Philadelphia to Atlantic City for my job. Even received some friendly banter from my co-workers about it. But one thing that I did notice was that I wasn't the only one doing it.
If getting around is difficult for you then try to make the customer come to you. Take advantage of the free web space sites that let you make a web page of your own and use it to list your abilities and show samples of your work. As far as your writing goes, invest in a copy of The Writer's Market Handbook (@$24-$36). This annual book lists publishers and what they are looking for as far as submissions go. You can even do a "Stephen King" and put your work online and offer it for sale.
To summarize take a look at what you have to work with and go from there.
-- posted by MartyLogo
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