Career Roadmap
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Organizational Communication, General
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Human Resources Specialists:
Bachelor's Degree: Organizational Leadership
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Wanted to be a teacher but was told it wasn't enough income.
2.
Wanted to be a news reporter.
3.
Interned at a news station in college and hated it.
4.
Talked to a classmate after graduation that was a recruiter for an agency.
5.
I became a Staffing Recruiter where I learned a lot but didn't like parts of my job that felt salesy.
6.
Quit working to have my first child.
7.
Was called by a recruiter I knew about an internal recruiting job.
8.
Started working at Hobsons in January 2008 and love it!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
You should go to school to do something that will make you a lot of money, unlike teaching.
How I responded:
I didn't overcome it...I chose a different path and now wish I hadn't because I still feel the calling to teach and may do it one day but now with bills and kids that dream is going to be so much harder to pursue than it would have been. Do something because you love it, not because of the money or you will regret your decisions one day.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I took out loans to fund about 90% of school and had to work to pay them off after college.
I had no idea where to go to get anything done (getting loans, applying for schools, learning about different schools and the different programs they offered).