What a Monday!!
Sometimes the day can start off on one foot and end on the other, even hop back and forth a bit, right? Well my Monday definitely did!
To start the week, I found out one of my temps had to leave a role she was previously liking quite suddenly. While stressful for myself and the client because we had to find a replacement, I understand that this is a scary process for most of the people I meet. The "real world" is not as kind as college or anything we've experienced before. For starters, there's no "degree adviser" to tell you how to get to your destination. When I was in college, I met with someone during my Freshman year and told them I wanted to be a family counselor. She immediately whipped out a piece of paper with the road map that would get me there... it had classes I needed to take, and even which semesters I should plan for them in order to graduate on time. When I changed my path to marketing, there was another counselor that took what I had already taken, applied it to what I'd need, and handed me another road map. It was so simple!
In the real world, there's no road map. There's no one way to get somewhere, and its scary to be unsure about if you're doing it right.
I think the hardest thing for some of my applicants to accept is that- there is no ONE WAY. If you want to be an assistant in a hospital the "right way" might have you starting at a private pediatricians office where you deal with screaming babies every day for a year. It could start with you going back to school. It could start by you bagging groceries until you've saved up enough money to move out of your parents house. There is no "right way". You get what you give to yourself in terms of opportunities to forge your path. In terms of advice, I'd say just do it- do something and have confidence that you'll figure it out along the way. The biggest obstacle is that first step.
If I had told my career counselor in college I want to be a recruiter for a small agency (if I even know that was a possibility at the time) do you think I would have been advised to work at Enterprise Rent a Car for three years first? Probably not. But things happen for a reason, and I can't say I wouldn't be here without that experience, but it did get me here, and I wouldn't have changed a thing!
Enough about that, though. Because after that start to the week, some really really incredible things happened for some of my candidates. Now that everyone's managers have been informed, I think its safe to spread the congrats around... no?
Congrats to Clementine, who was chosen for an EA role in the city with a great non-profit. She's going to be so happy there!!
And Congrats to Bryan who, after temping there for 2 months, just was selected for a permanent position within the same department at a University in the area.
Awesome news all around!!!
To top it off, my Fall Volleyball Season started up again last night, and I felt great to be playing with my team again! We're the best!! :)
