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A port to bravery

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What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail.


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Job search can be an absolute nightmare! Finding the perfect job that aligns with your skills, interests, and aspirations can feel like an uphill battle. It’s a constant rollercoaster of emotions, from excitement and hope to frustration and disappointment.

That’s what the AI assistant suggested about job search. I should apply for one job each month, and it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack. I get suggestions about jobs to apply for, but they’re more about getting job experience. I already know how to be in a workplace. I need experience in my field, which is design. I don’t even get an internship, so how can I get more experience. I’m tired of searching for something that doesn’t exist. If I attempted something I was guaranteed not to fail, it would be entrepreneurship. But my port lacks enough bravery. I’ve read about people failing their business or that it takes years to make it successful. I don’t have time to wait years and years. I don’t know if I have enough skills to do things on my own. If I get a part-time job, I won’t have enough strength to think about having a business on the side. I thought finding a job would be easier to get, so I put entrepreneurship on hold.

But since I still haven’t found anything, I thought about it again. I just don’t know what kind of design work I would have. A lot of graphic designers do the same things. Trying to compete with them isn’t an easy task. They have more experience than I have. To become an entrepreneur takes a lot of work, and I don’t know if I’m up for it. It isn’t an impossible dream, though. It can be doable, but I need the courage and strong will to start. You don’t know how it will turn out if you don’t try, right?

Jobs to do for day

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What’s a job you would like to do for just one day?

Words that came up when I thought about what I wanted to be were; pro photographer. Especially a Formula One photographer. I was a big fan of it for about 13 years. My interests have changed since then. I realised it would take years to become a pro. I didn’t want to wait that long. If there is a job I would like to be for one day, it would be a Formula One photographer. Doing sports photography isn’t easy, though. They are fast and trying to capture it; you must know how to photograph them, and I don’t.

Another job I would like to try for one day is to be on a movie set. I wouldn’t mind what job it would be. I would like to try several ones. It would be nice to follow personal assistant to actors. I wouldn’t want to do the job except if it is to keep the company of an actor or actress. But I don’t think there is a job like that. I study filmmaking, but it won’t get me a career in the movie industry. But it’s an exciting subject, which is why I am learning it.

It would be nice to try to be something I have studied for, but getting job experience in the graphic design field is under a rock. I would do it full-time and not only for a day. I guess I must live in a dream world because reality doesn’t want me to be in it.

Looking for a job to enjoy

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Do you enjoy your job?

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The question is IF I had a job to enjoy. I had a few boring jobs when I was younger. It was when I didn’t know what I wanted to do. The jobs were boring, and they felt forced. They were internships where you get 9 euros per day, plus unemployment benefits. At least I had something to do. You would think you didn’t need to apply for so-called boring jobs when you know what kind of job you’re looking for. I never wanted a job everyone else had, so I have studied creative things. I want to work in design. No matter how many degrees you have, it doesn’t mean you get a job. I don’t look like a satyr, but I guess employers don’t like my face. They don’t look at your education; they look at your work experiences. When seeing mine, they probably think there is something wrong with me. There must be since I don’t even get internships in the field. How can you get job experience when no one gives you a chance.

I applied for a part-time job last week, and they said they would contact me this week. It’s Friday now, and nothing has happened. Waiting is the hardest part. I hope they haven’t forgotten. It’s a job where you use social media. It would start in August/September. Some employers don’t reply at all, so at least I got something. The job would be a wage subsidy place, so I would get an actual salary. About 3 years ago, I was in one as a media assistant. It was a job I liked, and my workmates were great. It was for 11 months, but I was also laid off for a while because of covid. Even if I liked the job, I wouldn’t want to go again. It’s like returning to the crime scene; I want to move on.

If I had a job, it would be something creative. It should be flexible and maybe have some travelling in it. Remote jobs would be good. I hate getting up early, so working at home would be nice. I want a position where I feel I belong. The working world is fake; you need to be something you’re not. It’s a lie that you should be yourself. You’re not allowed for real, especially in job interviews. It’s a shame job search has become so complicated. You must be like a brand if you’re looking for a job. It’s not enough to know how to do a job; you also need to be a social butterfly. Social isn’t the same as being talkative. When I was an intern at a local newspaper as a photographer, the final report said I wasn’t social enough. I only got two weeks there, so how would they know. I enjoyed being the photographer because I didn’t need to sit in an office all day. That’s the kind of job I want to do, versatile.

It seems becoming an entrepreneur is being fake too. You see them showing their faces like it’s the only way to find clients. If you don’t want to show your face, use your voice. What if you look awful in photos and you don’t like your voice? Should you forget entrepreneurship? That’s the image social media marketing people give. Either way, a brand seems to be the only way to get anything today. And that’s a shame.