Posted by Deneb on April 2, 2013, at 21:36:18
In reply to Re: I have to get a better job, can anyone help? » Deneb, posted by Twinleaf on April 1, 2013, at 11:24:14
> What fields/ types of jobs are you interested in? Something scientific?
I really don't have credentials or skills to go into something scientific right away.
Right now I'm kind of an HR assistant at work. I never thought that I would be doing HR work, but here I am.
I seem to have developed a lot of social skills along the way. I'm OK with public speaking now. I train groups of people.
The main things I have going for me are reliability, loyalty, my new social skills, a very confident phone voice, willingness to go above and beyond, empathy, and willingness to work with whatever crap is thrown at me and take it all with a smile and good attitude. I guess I'm pretty good with stress and I'm always thinking of ways to improve. I like thinking of ways to improve the structure/culture and organization at my place of work.
I like organizing things and planning for things. The problem now is that I don't have any power to make decisions.
I don't know what kind of career would be best for me. I think I might be OK with a lot of things. I don't like physical work though. Working in a fast paced coffee shop was not for me. It was horrible. I have a terrible tremor in my hands that makes me ill suited for that kind of work.
I like helping people. I want to work for the forces of good. I would like my work to make some difference in people's lives. I'm thinking about looking in not for profit organizations.
I guess I'm not really looking for a specific type of job. It's more I'm looking for the right work environment. I like hard working people. I want to work with interesting people and I want to work in an environment that lets me make decisions and gives me the autonomy to do things the way I want to do them.
I hate micro-management. I want to work in an environment that is not ruled by fear.
I don't know...maybe I should aim to get into a company with this sort of culture. Perhaps I can put my cold calling skills to work here. Or use my new social skills to ask powerful people out for informational lunches or something.
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