Comments on: Take the pressure off the process of choosing a career http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Fri, 16 May 2008 04:16:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Yannas http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-112522 Yannas Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:07:05 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-112522 Nice Nice

]]> By: jenn http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-110203 jenn Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:12:59 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-110203 i think u just saved me :) i think u just saved me :)

]]> By: tribe.net: blog.penelopetrunk.com http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-106921 tribe.net: blog.penelopetrunk.com Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:57:16 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-106921 <strong>Re: Job Hunting...</strong> This one seemed good too... it is from http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/...... Re: Job Hunting…

This one seemed good too… it is from http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/……

]]> By: Jackielyn http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-78315 Jackielyn Tue, 29 May 2007 13:53:15 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-78315 just be yourself whenever you encounter any trouble in life... Let's face it... tha's life and you must deal with it as a person as you are and not the person you pretend to.... just be yourself whenever you encounter any trouble in life… Let’s face it… tha’s life and you must deal with it as a person as you are and not the person you pretend to….

]]> By: Six strands for success - lifehack.org http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-54523 Six strands for success - lifehack.org Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:59:48 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-54523 [...] Take the pressure off the process of choosing a career [...] […] Take the pressure off the process of choosing a career […]

]]> By: Coachology: Creating a path to through your twenties » Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-44059 Coachology: Creating a path to through your twenties » Brazen Careerist Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:39:41 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-44059 [...] 1. Don’t expect things to fall into place too soon. Today most people use their twenties as a time to search, and then settle down around age thirty. It’s a smart thing to do given the wide range of choices there are for young people today. It’s a great idea to use your twenties to explore — as long as you don’t berate yourself for not knowing what you’re doing. In fact, it’s only a very small percentage of college graduates who know what they are doing with their lives when they graduate. Most start figuring it out when they leave college. [...] […] 1. Don’t expect things to fall into place too soon. Today most people use their twenties as a time to search, and then settle down around age thirty. It’s a smart thing to do given the wide range of choices there are for young people today. It’s a great idea to use your twenties to explore — as long as you don’t berate yourself for not knowing what you’re doing. In fact, it’s only a very small percentage of college graduates who know what they are doing with their lives when they graduate. Most start figuring it out when they leave college. […]

]]> By: Lea http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-28087 Lea Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:44:26 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-28087 Thank you for this post. I had a great career in print journalism that lasted just over a decade -- I decided to leave for many, many reasons -- but now I have no idea what I want to do. I'm currently temping as a receptionist while I try to sort through my options. Problem is, nothing really sounds good at the moment. I've read through much of your blog but I haven't found any advice that would apply to my situation. I know that I don't want another full-time writing job, and that I like helping people (but hate science and medicine) and animals, but that's about it. Can you suggest any resources that might help me puzzle through this? I've already worked with a career counselor. * * * * * <I>Lea, Number five in this post applies to you -- stop soul-searching and just do something. If you click the links in number five you can read the research about how terrible we are at guessing what we will like. We're better off just trying something. Anything. And we don't need to fulfill every aspect of our personality with a job. So maybe you'll deal with animals but you won't help people, and that'll be okay. Choosing your next job is not that big a deal. Try one. Even if you don't like it, you'll learn something about yourself and you'll pick a little bit better the next time. By the way, internships are great for this kind of investigation. They are fast and hands-on and you can ask a lof of questions to gather information faster. Good luck finding your next career! -Penelope </I> Thank you for this post. I had a great career in print journalism that lasted just over a decade — I decided to leave for many, many reasons — but now I have no idea what I want to do. I’m currently temping as a receptionist while I try to sort through my options. Problem is, nothing really sounds good at the moment. I’ve read through much of your blog but I haven’t found any advice that would apply to my situation. I know that I don’t want another full-time writing job, and that I like helping people (but hate science and medicine) and animals, but that’s about it. Can you suggest any resources that might help me puzzle through this? I’ve already worked with a career counselor.

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Lea,

Number five in this post applies to you — stop soul-searching and just do something. If you click the links in number five you can read the research about how terrible we are at guessing what we will like. We’re better off just trying something. Anything. And we don’t need to fulfill every aspect of our personality with a job. So maybe you’ll deal with animals but you won’t help people, and that’ll be okay. Choosing your next job is not that big a deal. Try one. Even if you don’t like it, you’ll learn something about yourself and you’ll pick a little bit better the next time.

By the way, internships are great for this kind of investigation. They are fast and hands-on and you can ask a lof of questions to gather information faster.

Good luck finding your next career!

-Penelope

]]> By: yozgatci http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-27242 yozgatci Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:22:13 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-27242 I don't think there is any time limit on a job tenure anymore. what is important is that you are happy doing what you do. if you are miserable, do not stay there b/c you feel you need a certain number of years to make you resume look better. also never reveal at work that you are looking for a job. wait until you are done for the day, go home and start your job search there. a few hours every other day will help you get an interview and hopefully the job of your dream :) <strong>* * * * * * *</strong> <I>Good, solid advice. Thanks for posting it.  -P</i> I don’t think there is any time limit on a job tenure anymore. what is important is that you are happy doing what you do. if you are miserable, do not stay there b/c you feel you need a certain number of years to make you resume look better.

also never reveal at work that you are looking for a job. wait until you are done for the day, go home and start your job search there. a few hours every other day will help you get an interview and hopefully the job of your dream :)

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Good, solid advice. Thanks for posting it.

 -P

]]> By: Sia F http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-27150 Sia F Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:10:14 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-27150 I always read your blog with my feed reader, never left a message though, It is always pleasant to read your posts anyways I wanted to ask you this, I know that having three jobs in 3 years will ruin your resume and makes you look like a job hopper , I was wondering how long being in a job is good on the resume, maybe 3 years? and what is the polite way of looking for another job while you are already working for a company? how can you look for a new job without jeopardizing your current position? looking forward to seeing some of the answers in the future posts Thanks again I always read your blog with my feed reader, never left a message though, It is always pleasant to read your posts

anyways I wanted to ask you this, I know that having three jobs in 3 years will ruin your resume and makes you look like a job hopper , I was wondering how long being in a job is good on the resume, maybe 3 years?

and what is the polite way of looking for another job while you are already working for a company? how can you look for a new job without jeopardizing your current position?

looking forward to seeing some of the answers in the future posts

Thanks again

]]> By: Anna Lisa http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-27147 Anna Lisa Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:57:38 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/02/09/take-the-pressure-of-the-process-of-choosing-a-career/#comment-27147 Excellent post, but I have a quibble with point three, where you say "Relationships will make you happy." I think things are a bit more nuanced than that. Career, relationships, etc. are all pieces of the happiness pie. I don't think either factor, alone, should have a determinative effect on one's happiness. Furthermore, looking only to others for happiness places it outside one's control, and ignores the importance of a person's relationship with themself. <strong>* * * * * * *</strong> <I>Anna, It's interesting that you say that one's relationship with oneself is an important part of happiness. It is, in so far as we work on making ourselves more optimistic. Optimism changes everything. For exmaple, you will like yourself more if you are an optimist. (Learned Optimism is my favorite guidebook for this.) -Penelope</I> Excellent post, but I have a quibble with point three, where you say “Relationships will make you happy.” I think things are a bit more nuanced than that. Career, relationships, etc. are all pieces of the happiness pie. I don’t think either factor, alone, should have a determinative effect on one’s happiness. Furthermore, looking only to others for happiness places it outside one’s control, and ignores the importance of a person’s relationship with themself.

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Anna,

It’s interesting that you say that one’s relationship with oneself is an important part of happiness. It is, in so far as we work on making ourselves more optimistic. Optimism changes everything. For exmaple, you will like yourself more if you are an optimist. (Learned Optimism is my favorite guidebook for this.)

-Penelope

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