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11-24-2006, 02:12 PM
Hello all! I'm new here, although I'm not exactly new to my own personal QLC. It's just nice to see a forum with other people who are having similar experiences to mine. :)

Anyway... tip of the iceburg but I'll throw some of it out there anyway: I've been working at my current job for about a year now. I like the job well enough, I work at a radio network in nyc and the security of it certainly beats the temp positions and freelance jobs I held before this. Yet I have 2 issues: I plan to leave nyc in the next year or so, and I don't know where to go from here, career-wise. There aren't that many positions like mine around the country, and I wouldn't want to do this particular job for a long time anyway (I'd like to have more responsibility, etc). I do a little design at this job but not much --I'm not technically a designer and I'm sitting in front of a pc unlike all the official designers --I research audience numbers, I coordinate ads, do powerpoints, spreadsheets, the usual corporate stuff. It sounds like a lot but I actually have lots of big empty spaces in my day. I don't know what kind of job I could possibly get after this, I don't have a personality for sales like the rest of the people in my office (calling strangers still scares the crap out of me), and I'm not that passionate about broadcasting. Any ideas?

For the record-- I'd like to start planning early so I can develop those skills I'd need for a new position. Best to be prepared.

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11-26-2006, 07:40 PM
What's your education level?

What industry or type of jobs are you INTERESTED in?

Where are you moving to? Rural? Urban?


It's difficult to give specifics, because people can often make weird jumps from job to job, depending on the answers to the above questions.

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11-27-2006, 01:17 PM
My education level is: I'm getting a master's, currently, in media, but my interest in broadcasting is waning so I don't know if I'll finish the degree(though I like class so much I may just stick with it for fun).
I will probably be moving to SanFran (the SO is an animator).
My interests are varied but I like a bit of creativity, if that helps.
I'd like my current job to be a step in the direction of a career, but right now I fear that it's just a break from the drawn-out and seemingly-never-ending process of figuring out what the hell I really want to do.
Maybe marketing?