Do you like what you do for your job?

Hello Lillianna,

I am a project manager for Verizon wireline services. I can honestly say that I love the work I do because it gives me a chance to use my organizational skills (along with various other skills) to achieve a good outcome for both my company and the customer.

As a project manager, I oversee the installation of services for businesses/corporations. We work with the organizations within the company as well as the key stakeholders for the customer to ensure the circuits are installed and the service it turned up on time and within budget. I use various spreadsheets and databases to get the work done. I can allow my inner OCD tendencies to work together with my love of interacting with people to build good teamwork and get the job done.

Look for the skills/tasks that give you energy and use them to find what you can do that will bring you satisfaction. You may not love going to work every day, but you can find energy and satisfaction once you are there.

This is a good question. The dream for all is to become involved in a career area which you like and to which you look forward to working in every day. There is a way in which you can make that happen by getting to know yourself and those involved in career areas which you might consider to see how they relate to your personality traits.

Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .

I immensely enjoy helping individuals reach their goals. I find it totally exhilarating. Working with a person is most satisfying when the individual actually desires to achieve success. I am doing exactly what I desire to do, what I am gifted to do, and what makes me happy. It is less satisfying working with someone who does not care about his or her own progress. I cannot make a person want to care. I can encourage, and motivate and provide information and resources. It is disheartening to watch individuals throw their lives away and not put forth effort, especially when resources have been furnished and supporters truly care. Watching individuals self destruct is very difficult. Hoping a person will take interest in his or herself is desired. Hope keeps me encouraged and motivated. When I answer questions from someone as you, I get re-energized. Each positive encounter allows me to keep doing what I do. Thanks for contacting me.