Comments on: Finding your calling

By: Devin

Devin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:16:16 +0000

I think many people will go through life wanting more.. which is good. I’m not sure if it’s greed, opportunities, or just a constant desire to improve and contribute.

Or maybe I’m kidding myself and just being self-centered and disloyal. Hmm…

By: Shanti

Shanti — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:56:41 +0000

Ah, the pressure. As if graduating wasn’t enough of a stressful experience we’re supposed to have it all figured out as well. I will spare you the details of the craziness that was my first year out of college, but if I learned anything it’s that good god we’re young and that is not a bad thing.
There are mistakes to be made, meltdowns to bounce back from and lots of weeding out to do. It is absolutely refreshing to be working for people that i get and who get me.
But while I absolutely love my job and the unconventional opportunity that it is, I’ve now embarked on the whole “i want more, but why can’t i
just be content?” thought process.

do you ever think that sometimes we’re greedy or is it just that we have so many opportunities that we don’t know when to just stop?

By: Devin

Devin — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:08:31 +0000

@Zach: I felt the same way my last semester of college: I already had a job lined up, I had learned everything I thought I could. My advice is to keep making the most of it: go make new friends and find events and things you can keep yourself busy with… because you won’t always have that freedom.

@Cheryl: What a perfect recommendation! Some of my fondest memories have been volunteering with my friends. During college I also volunteered my time to student groups to help with their websites; in no time I had people coming to me and I didn’t have to go far to find work!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:26:01 +0000

Volunteering can give you a unique vantage point of elastic walls for positions with a university degree. Usually people think ‘volunteering’ means coaching a Little League team or deliverings meals to the elderly but even that concept can be more flexibly defined to include several areas you’ve already identified. For instance, an After School program could use your skills developing a web site. A general funding place in a community like United Way would give you a bird’s eye view of the community resources that might very well need your skills to reach their target audience. The best thing about this proposal is that a particular degree or license is not necessary. It also looks extremely good on a resume.

By: Zach Hale

Zach Hale — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:30:34 +0000

Well put.

I can’t agree more with your approach to using your college time to weed out the BS. I’ve myself been constantly employed by at least two places over the last few years and it’s given me this same sense of understanding of what I actually am good at and want to do.

The networking and people interaction the University has provided is amazing. The classes I have taken have been great but the greatest thing they have done for me is given me a taste of different possible directions I could go — not to teach me in depth in a subject.

Problem now is I’m stuck at school for another quarter waiting to graduate to get on with what I really want to do.