I have had a lot of different jobs over the last 20 years. The variety doesn't lead to a good clean resume...but guess it shows my lack of one strong desire....and anything I did desire I ruled out as "something you can't make a living at". I left high school wanting to be a photographer or architect. Looking back architectural photography seems like a good specialty. Really I wanted to be a National Geographic photographer - travel the world taking nature pictures but that seemed like a dream and I didn't follow it....even then I think I foresaw the death of print media.
I'll go into it more in future posts but here is my list of jobs
Secretary at Kirby Vacuum
Spot Welder (2 weeks before I KNEW I wanted to go to collage)
Student Adviser at LCC (still my favorite job and what I wish I was doing now)
Also at LCC - Registration worker,Courier, ITV tech,
Test Evaluator- state educational assessments (like MEAP)...i don't trust any standardized test results now
Leader for Weight watchers
Tax Preparer for H & R Block
Craft class instructor for Jo Anns fabrics
Class assistant/ITV tech for MSUE
Computer tech and bookkeeper at IDA service
New Media Assistant for The Flint Journal
Librarian for The Flint Journal
can't wait to see what is next.....
Photographer?
Farmer?
Any suggestions?
So what would you be advising students these days? Something along the lines of "learn Mandarin and go east."
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