Week #11 What Color is Your Parachute?

In the most recent chapter of What Color is Your Parachute? I read about five steps that job-hunters or career-changers have found super useful to take, but you must follow them in order. Those steps are:

1. Find out what careers or work your flower points to. (see flower chart in chapter 8)
2. Try on some of those jobs before you decide which one to pursue.
3. Find out what kinds of organizations have such jobs.
4. Find names of particular places that interest you.
5. Research that place thoroughly before formally approaching them.

I really like how the book discussed #2. I'm my opinion I too think it is important to try out some of your possible job choices before you find just one to pursue. The book mentions how trying out a job is just like trying on clothes. You might see a dress that looks beautiful but when you try it on it makes you look horrible. The same thing goes for careers. One job might sound perfect, but it might not seem perfect once you get an up close and personal experience. 

I have tried out a few jobs in my life so far. They all have their fair share of pros and cons. But each job has given me better incite as to what I want to do in the future. So far I have learned that I learned that I would love helping people, I love social media, being ad advisor for a college is something I would love to do, marketing is very interesting and working for a sports team would be pretty cool. Its all about trial and error. I think that is something we all need to remember. Everyone has to fall down a few times, but each time you fall you learn a new lesson. It's also important to get out of your comfort zone and try new things. You never know a job you thought you would hate, you might fall in love with.