Welcome to those that have been avid readers of my other blog series, and welcome new comers. I finally received the push that I needed to start this blog series on all things related to one’s workplace, career and pursuit in finding purpose. The push to launch this series is that my blog series is going to be featured on a new social media start up site, http://www.MyBlankJob.com.
The founder of the website is an accomplished digital marketing professional. There was a point in her life that she felt as if she was at a crossroad career wise and that she needed a change. A variety of things drove her to this point. Naturally, job frustration was a driving factor. When she began considering her next move career wise, she found that there were countless sites that would place her in a new job doing what she was already doing. She found little guidance that fulfilled her desire to change paths.
In this time of her career crossword, she sought a means of researching, organizing and making notes of her comparison of MBA schools. She did readily find an online tool that provided these capabilities.
She coupled her desire to commiserate with others on the quirks (aka frustrations) of one’s workplace with her desire to truly entertain a career change and the need for tools to analyze one’s educational and career options, and she created MyBlankJob. The site is in its infancy, and it provides a unique opportunity for users to become early adopters of an up and coming social media concept and the opportunity to evaluate where they are career wise and options for making a career change.
I am excited that this blog is being featured on the site. I will be leveraging some of the more interesting threads in the Sound Off section of the website for inspiration to my blog post.
A bit about me, and why I want to write this blog series. For the readers of my other blog series, I am a mother. My two sons (age 17 and 12), who I have given the blog handles of Brainy Bird and Little Chirp, are what fill my thoughts. They are ultimately what drive me in my career pursuit.
All the while, I have an interesting career as a consultant in commodities trading. I went from being a rough around the edges, computer programmer on a trade floor with deep technical skills to…