So Bored She Wants to Cry

Please promise me you will take some time off as soon as possible and get your life and career in order. No one should be working in a job that brings you to tears. You are still young and it’s still early in your professional life, so career change should not be too difficult for you. The harder decision and work will be making the commitment to actually change your situation.

One of my personal and professional priorities is helping people find their life and work passion. We’re only on this Earth a finite time, so we should try and find what we enjoy doing — what we’re good at — as early as possible. Besides the fact it should be the right of every job-seeker, having a job that fits you — that you have a passion for — will also help your mental and physical health.

So, how do you do it?

First, go back to your college major. Why did you choose marketing and event planning? Are you still interested in that field? If not, then take the time to do some self-reflection and self-assessment. Examine the types of activities you enjoy. Is there a hobby you really love? Is there any aspect of your current job you enjoy? Consider taking one or more assessment tests; there are several good free ones on the Web. Once you’ve developed some ideas of activities you enjoy, the next step is researching potential careers that use those skills.

Second, make a career change plan. Once you know the type of job(s) that interest you, the next step is developing a plan to make a career change. Making a successful career transition will require some mix of these elements: further education or training, gaining work experience in the field, organizing transferable skills, developing a new resume, and networking.

Read more in my article on Quintessential Careers: The 10-Step Plan to Career Change.