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courtney
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Lakeland, Florida
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If my strengths are dependable,30 mins before my shift start and my hobbies are baking ,shopping, what type of careers or industries might best fit me ?
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Melissa Sapol
Ad Sales Assistant
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Hoboken, New Jersey
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Courtney,
I feel you -- baking and shopping are my top two as well! Before you look into specific careers, I would take another minute to ask yourself "if there's a day where I have a lot of hard work to do -- which things can I seem to get into a rhythm with, and which things make me want to pull my hair out?"
So for example, you love baking, but it's hard work! Even if you were to run your own bakery, you wouldn't be able to spend your whole day icing cakes and baking cookies. If you're running a wholesale bakery, there would be little/no customer interaction, large scale production, a focus on consistency and marginal cost of your products..i.e. very little hands on baking. If you had your own bakery/cafe, your focus would need to be on managing your monthly expenses (payroll, utilities), acquiring new customers, customer retention/satisfaction, and baking.
Even though you love baking, the day to day of both of those options might not be a great fit for you! If not, there are so many other ways to go about it, but I would keep referring to this line of questioning "what would a hard day's work look like in this job? Does that seem like something I would enjoy, or hate? If hate, why? What would I rather spend my day doing? Which jobs exist that include these activities as a major part of the day to day? Can I find someone, anyone - that does (or has done) that job, and can I ask them to tell me more about the day to day?"
I know there are stores like Anthropologie, who have buyers for home-ware. There are also companies like Daily Harvest, Fresh Direct, Imperfect Produce - that provide a more hands on, startup, DTC (direct to consumer) experience. You could work for a larger corporation like Mars, Nestle, or Hersey and work procuring the ingredients, like cocoa. The more you know about yourself, the easier it will be to narrow down your options -- once you've got a clear goal in sight, the path starts to reveal itself! Good luck, let me know how it goes!
I feel you -- baking and shopping are my top two as well! Before you look into specific careers, I would take another minute to ask yourself "if there's a day where I have a lot of hard work to do -- which things can I seem to get into a rhythm with, and which things make me want to pull my hair out?"
So for example, you love baking, but it's hard work! Even if you were to run your own bakery, you wouldn't be able to spend your whole day icing cakes and baking cookies. If you're running a wholesale bakery, there would be little/no customer interaction, large scale production, a focus on consistency and marginal cost of your products..i.e. very little hands on baking. If you had your own bakery/cafe, your focus would need to be on managing your monthly expenses (payroll, utilities), acquiring new customers, customer retention/satisfaction, and baking.
Even though you love baking, the day to day of both of those options might not be a great fit for you! If not, there are so many other ways to go about it, but I would keep referring to this line of questioning "what would a hard day's work look like in this job? Does that seem like something I would enjoy, or hate? If hate, why? What would I rather spend my day doing? Which jobs exist that include these activities as a major part of the day to day? Can I find someone, anyone - that does (or has done) that job, and can I ask them to tell me more about the day to day?"
I know there are stores like Anthropologie, who have buyers for home-ware. There are also companies like Daily Harvest, Fresh Direct, Imperfect Produce - that provide a more hands on, startup, DTC (direct to consumer) experience. You could work for a larger corporation like Mars, Nestle, or Hersey and work procuring the ingredients, like cocoa. The more you know about yourself, the easier it will be to narrow down your options -- once you've got a clear goal in sight, the path starts to reveal itself! Good luck, let me know how it goes!
Roxie Henderson
Customer Service Representative
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Dallas, Texas
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Roxie’s Answer
Try a bakery, or better yet, starting your own bakery. You can start by working at your local donut shop, or the bakery at your local grocery store. Gain knowledge there and proceed with your own path. Good luck!
Rebecca Campbell
VP, Engineering
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Portland, Oregon
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Another option to look into is a buyer for a retail store. All the items you see in stores are chosen by buyers so they can be sold by the store. To do that, you might consider getting a job at a department store, a shoe store, etc. first to understand the business.
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