The Job Hunt

Finding a job is monotonous task. As much as I try, it's hard to jazz up the process. Search. Apply. Wait. Repeat.

I think the process would be much easier if I knew exactly what I wanted to do. During my four years of college, I discovered more of what I didn't want to do instead of what I did want to do. While it's important to know what doesn't interest me, it still doesn't answer the question: what do I want to do?

For the lucky few, they know exactly what they want to do and college is simply the means to the end. But for the vast majority, they have what I call directionless passion.

My mom told me once, "Nathan, you can do anything you want, but you can't do everything." I must confess, I love quotes and analogies. I love them because they can communicate an entire thought or idea in a single sentence.

In the aforementioned quote, my mom articulated exactly how I feel. It's not that I don't know what it is I want to do, it's that I want to do too many things. I want to be a stock broker, an advertising agent, a teacher. It's not that I lack passion, I lack direction. However, the time has come for me to pick a direction.

I don't think it's all that crucial to know what you want to do because in the end most people land far from where they started. I think it's important to weigh your job options and make the best possible decision (what makes a good decision is a whole other post).

So for me, not knowing what I want to do is the least of my worries. How am I going to pay for rent when my lease ends in July is a much more imperative question to answer. Thus, I will keep on in my quest to find a job how ever boring it may be.

Salute!