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mecayla
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Greenville, North Carolina
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how you like your job?
my name is mecayla im in job corps #career
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Don Shell
Director, Corporate Communications
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Fenton, Michigan
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Hi Mecayla, thanks for asking! I love my job in Corporate Communications. It's fast-paced, full of variety and creativity, and can even be a lot of fun, too. It's a much different career than the one I thought I'd have when I was in college (I thought I'd be a lifelong journalist), but it's a career that's given me plenty of stability, personal and professional growth, and the work/life balance I never had in journalism.
My advice to you is to find a field you enjoy, one that challenges you to grow and learn, and to be open to changing and adapting to the road ahead of you. A career rarely follows a straight line from Point A to Point B. Continually learning and growing will help you enjoy the journey, wherever your career may take you. Good luck!
My advice to you is to find a field you enjoy, one that challenges you to grow and learn, and to be open to changing and adapting to the road ahead of you. A career rarely follows a straight line from Point A to Point B. Continually learning and growing will help you enjoy the journey, wherever your career may take you. Good luck!
Gloria Ortiz
Instructional Designer
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Irving, Texas
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Gloria’s Answer
Hi mecayla,
I am an Instructional Designer and I like my job quite a bit. So what is it? I write training content that is either taken by people (web-based training, videos) or taught by an instructor to people who do a specific kind of job. I like my job for two reasons: 1) I get to write for a living and 2) I like being able to help people succeed in their careers. The content that I write is for people learning how my company wants a job or to learn something that will allow the person to be promoted into a different job.
Now I really love my job because it takes advantage of what I would do without getting paid - writing. And there is a lot of variety in my job. I go from project to project where I am often learning something that I did not know before. It has been a very rewarding two decades in my training job. I have also been able to use a lot of technology to create web-based training and videos. I also still teach in classrooms from time to time, learning a lot about virtual training over the past 18 months.
Gloria
I am an Instructional Designer and I like my job quite a bit. So what is it? I write training content that is either taken by people (web-based training, videos) or taught by an instructor to people who do a specific kind of job. I like my job for two reasons: 1) I get to write for a living and 2) I like being able to help people succeed in their careers. The content that I write is for people learning how my company wants a job or to learn something that will allow the person to be promoted into a different job.
Now I really love my job because it takes advantage of what I would do without getting paid - writing. And there is a lot of variety in my job. I go from project to project where I am often learning something that I did not know before. It has been a very rewarding two decades in my training job. I have also been able to use a lot of technology to create web-based training and videos. I also still teach in classrooms from time to time, learning a lot about virtual training over the past 18 months.
Gloria
Lisa Farrell
Leader, Service Logistics
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Lisa’s Answer
I love my job -it is not the job I thought I would be doing or that I had planned to do - but that's ok, because I found something I enjoy and am passionate about.
I studied business and German at university - it was my plan to move to Europe (Belgium/Germany) and become a translator for the UN. Neither of those things happened. I do not consider that a failure to achieve my plan - simply put I found something else that I enjoyed and was successful in....so I went with the flow and here I am today - a senior manager, leading field services globally for an international company - not really linked in anyway to what I studied.
When I left university, to fund my move to Europe (which didn't happen), I took a role in a call centre as a german speaking customer service representative - for 6 months I told myself until I leave - yet I loved it - helping customers, solving problems, using the language I had studied, being part of a team. Then after 3 months I moved into team lead role - leading people to support the customers, dealing with escalations and performance issues - which lead to another step up as operations manager. After 4 yrs of supporting the client, I was offered a job directly with them - and I have been here now 15 years. Each job and position building on my existing skills and experience; each new position challenging me and supporting my development - moving from a regional role to a global role; managing a customer facing team or a more internal focused team; taking on a role in a totally different area; taking on stretch assignments to further broaden my knowledge.
Success looks different to different people - for some it is the name of the role or position, for some its the opportunity to keep learning; for some its having the chance to make a difference. Having a role you enjoy and are passionate about makes a big difference!
It's been 20 years since I left university and I haven't looked back - I am looking forward to see what my next experience is going to be!
I studied business and German at university - it was my plan to move to Europe (Belgium/Germany) and become a translator for the UN. Neither of those things happened. I do not consider that a failure to achieve my plan - simply put I found something else that I enjoyed and was successful in....so I went with the flow and here I am today - a senior manager, leading field services globally for an international company - not really linked in anyway to what I studied.
When I left university, to fund my move to Europe (which didn't happen), I took a role in a call centre as a german speaking customer service representative - for 6 months I told myself until I leave - yet I loved it - helping customers, solving problems, using the language I had studied, being part of a team. Then after 3 months I moved into team lead role - leading people to support the customers, dealing with escalations and performance issues - which lead to another step up as operations manager. After 4 yrs of supporting the client, I was offered a job directly with them - and I have been here now 15 years. Each job and position building on my existing skills and experience; each new position challenging me and supporting my development - moving from a regional role to a global role; managing a customer facing team or a more internal focused team; taking on a role in a totally different area; taking on stretch assignments to further broaden my knowledge.
Success looks different to different people - for some it is the name of the role or position, for some its the opportunity to keep learning; for some its having the chance to make a difference. Having a role you enjoy and are passionate about makes a big difference!
It's been 20 years since I left university and I haven't looked back - I am looking forward to see what my next experience is going to be!
Amanda LaMontagne
Enrollment
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Livonia, Michigan
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Amanda’s Answer
Great question Mecayla! I think it's important for you to seize opportunities when they arise to select jobs or careers that can identify with your passions. I never thought I would work in the health insurance industry when I was growing up but honestly it has allowed me opportunities I never could've imagined. While "desk life" isn't for everyone I enjoy the fast pace of my position and all of the networking, experience, and knowledge that I've gained. I think overall I am generally at a 85% love my job and 15% I would love to runaway and go live in the mountains. So we you average that out I'd say I like it. :)
Adam Heugh
Medical Bill Reciew
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Lansing, Michigan
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Adam’s Answer
Hi Mecayla!
This is an excellent and very important question. You should make every effort to do what you like. I absolutely love my job.
When I first went to college, I thought that I wanted to be a lawyer. As I went through classes and course work, I decided that that wasn't for me. I then wanted to go into politics so I changed my major to Public Administration. I ended up graduating with that degree but when I started working for a state senator. I found out that I did not particularly like the work. During this, I thought that I would investigate Labor Relations so that I could read, interpret and work with union contracts. While investigating this job path, I was introduced to Workers' Compensation...something that one does not go to school thinking that they want to do. As I started my career learning all about workers' comp statutes, rules and regulations, I really liked what I did. As I started off as an administrative assistant, I was promoted to a claims adjuster and then after a few years, a senior claims adjuster. After that, positions as Quality Manager opened up, then a claims supervisor and then a Medical Bill Cost Containment specialist. As I traveled through the workers' comp arena, I discovered that there were many different paths to take. I have been VERY lucky, but wanted to show you an example how you can not only love your job, but love your career. I never knew that this was the field that I wanted, but when I got here, I certainly knew it was what I wanted to do.
Good luck!
This is an excellent and very important question. You should make every effort to do what you like. I absolutely love my job.
When I first went to college, I thought that I wanted to be a lawyer. As I went through classes and course work, I decided that that wasn't for me. I then wanted to go into politics so I changed my major to Public Administration. I ended up graduating with that degree but when I started working for a state senator. I found out that I did not particularly like the work. During this, I thought that I would investigate Labor Relations so that I could read, interpret and work with union contracts. While investigating this job path, I was introduced to Workers' Compensation...something that one does not go to school thinking that they want to do. As I started my career learning all about workers' comp statutes, rules and regulations, I really liked what I did. As I started off as an administrative assistant, I was promoted to a claims adjuster and then after a few years, a senior claims adjuster. After that, positions as Quality Manager opened up, then a claims supervisor and then a Medical Bill Cost Containment specialist. As I traveled through the workers' comp arena, I discovered that there were many different paths to take. I have been VERY lucky, but wanted to show you an example how you can not only love your job, but love your career. I never knew that this was the field that I wanted, but when I got here, I certainly knew it was what I wanted to do.
Good luck!
john wilkinson
Software developer
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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john’s Answer
I really like my job. I'm a software engineer. I get to tackle a lot of challenging problems and people get to use the things i build every day.
Software is cool because it's always different. The core concepts are similar, but each project is a new challenge. This works well for me because it keeps me from getting bored. The other nice thing about software is that it's highly employable and pays well. Obviously this isn't the only thing that matters for a job, but it's a nice bonus.
Software is cool because it's always different. The core concepts are similar, but each project is a new challenge. This works well for me because it keeps me from getting bored. The other nice thing about software is that it's highly employable and pays well. Obviously this isn't the only thing that matters for a job, but it's a nice bonus.