Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my skillset, and what kind of job I might be best at.
I’ve been applying for a lot of jobs in a few industries, like IT/tech support, German-speaking and international sales positions, and even the Reading Corp (part of Americorps). I’ve applied for these positions in both Syracuse and Minneapolis in hopes of broadening my chances of living where I’d like.
Through all of this I’ve been wondering what exactly is best for me. I feel I have just enough skills to be useful, but perhaps not enough experience to be impressive. I think that’s really not that true, but that feeling surfaces every once in a while as I see jobs which I could do if were not for the lack of experience.
After talking with a coworker, she thinks it would do me well to take the German-speaking sales position and work a computer business idea on the side. I could do pretty well I think in this position, it’s mostly building up a customer base in Germany and Austria. It does not require travel, but will probably involve lots and lots of phone calls and emails in German and in that aspect it is a great use of my skills. The last time I did sales was at Budget Car Rental, which I think involves a different kind of sales with a very different kind of customer than this job, and I would probably be much better at it.
I still feel a bit surprised to be back in the same position I was in last May, that is, having my life wide open once again. It was nice to have some stability and I’m thankful for the experiences I’ve had in that time, but I’m ready to come home and try something new and different.
One thing I’ve learned while in Seoul is that networking is very, very important. From the various meetups I’ve attended I have met some amazing people who have great advice and many contacts of their own. I know that because of them I will be much better off than before I came here, and I am thankful for that.
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