A Neccessay Change
I changed careers.
Does it make me a sell out to the communications field?
Or a loser for given up of communications?
Maybe.
Possibly.
However, after receiving my degree in Mass Communications in 2009 and the constant downhill battle of finding a job, I was constantly denied and ultimately in my mind failed.
Here I was a woman who has a clean background, went to school, completed the internship, was the executive editor of the newspaper, networked as much as I could, has the experiences and still never got an interview. What was I doing wrong for 4 years of the premiere of my potential career?
I have no clue.
I applied to numerous communications specialist jobs, editorial assistant jobs, communications managers, social media coordinator, even went the teacher route and applied for a couple of teaching fellows and Teach for America (three times!) but never landed the job. For years I was in this battle and even worked on a Masters degree in Journalism to only find myself in more debt and working temp jobs that had nothing to do with communications. Was I down?? Hell yea I was!! Was I discouraged?? Hell yea!! Did I want a refund for my communications degree? No. That degree got me to were I am now. In human resources. And do I believe this is where I am supposed to be? I honestly don't know. But I do know this is where I'm at by the grace of God and do I like it. Absolutely!!!!
I write this to say, I see my classmates pursuing their communications dream of either writing books, working in the media as a journalist or a television anchor or starting magazines or doing graphic design or web development and I'm like ok am I supposed to be doing that too?? Well am I?
Ummmmmmmm probably not. I like writing and all but to do it on a deadline everyday about something I have no interest in will probably kill the passion. Or to be in an environment that is uncomfortable for me I will pass. God knows me better than I know myself and he has placed me on this path.
I often hear about people going to school for one thing and land a job in a totally different profession than they thought they ever get it.
Don't get me wrong I still like writing and reading children's book and look forward to getting in that field but as for right now and probably the next couple of years I will remain in HR. At your services. I said I wanted a career to help people get places and not struggle finding a job like I did. And here I am.
So am I going to let my communications degree go to waste??? Hell no. Here's the fun part. I can still do what I love and on my own time. I conduct social sessions at my leisure and became a freelance consultant for brand development. All while doing my own thing. If I want to write for a magazine I can. If I want to write for a newsletter I can.
I feel like I have a career that can take me places I never thought of and granted so could a journalism career too but they didn't want to give me a chance. Which is cool by me - HR welcomed me with open arms. And I accept with the biggest smile on my face. It's new. It's different and I always wanted to be in the know of things and this is the best department to always be informed of the happenings within the company. (Hey! That's the journalist in me.) I'm excited to be in this field and communications will always be a part of me.
Does it make me a sell out to the communications field?
Or a loser for given up of communications?
Maybe.
Possibly.
However, after receiving my degree in Mass Communications in 2009 and the constant downhill battle of finding a job, I was constantly denied and ultimately in my mind failed.
Here I was a woman who has a clean background, went to school, completed the internship, was the executive editor of the newspaper, networked as much as I could, has the experiences and still never got an interview. What was I doing wrong for 4 years of the premiere of my potential career?
I have no clue.
I applied to numerous communications specialist jobs, editorial assistant jobs, communications managers, social media coordinator, even went the teacher route and applied for a couple of teaching fellows and Teach for America (three times!) but never landed the job. For years I was in this battle and even worked on a Masters degree in Journalism to only find myself in more debt and working temp jobs that had nothing to do with communications. Was I down?? Hell yea I was!! Was I discouraged?? Hell yea!! Did I want a refund for my communications degree? No. That degree got me to were I am now. In human resources. And do I believe this is where I am supposed to be? I honestly don't know. But I do know this is where I'm at by the grace of God and do I like it. Absolutely!!!!
I write this to say, I see my classmates pursuing their communications dream of either writing books, working in the media as a journalist or a television anchor or starting magazines or doing graphic design or web development and I'm like ok am I supposed to be doing that too?? Well am I?
Ummmmmmmm probably not. I like writing and all but to do it on a deadline everyday about something I have no interest in will probably kill the passion. Or to be in an environment that is uncomfortable for me I will pass. God knows me better than I know myself and he has placed me on this path.
I often hear about people going to school for one thing and land a job in a totally different profession than they thought they ever get it.
Don't get me wrong I still like writing and reading children's book and look forward to getting in that field but as for right now and probably the next couple of years I will remain in HR. At your services. I said I wanted a career to help people get places and not struggle finding a job like I did. And here I am.
So am I going to let my communications degree go to waste??? Hell no. Here's the fun part. I can still do what I love and on my own time. I conduct social sessions at my leisure and became a freelance consultant for brand development. All while doing my own thing. If I want to write for a magazine I can. If I want to write for a newsletter I can.
I feel like I have a career that can take me places I never thought of and granted so could a journalism career too but they didn't want to give me a chance. Which is cool by me - HR welcomed me with open arms. And I accept with the biggest smile on my face. It's new. It's different and I always wanted to be in the know of things and this is the best department to always be informed of the happenings within the company. (Hey! That's the journalist in me.) I'm excited to be in this field and communications will always be a part of me.
Living and walking on my own path, a change in career has been placed upon me. I am now in the lane of Human Resources, where I have the control to possibly change lives for the better and give a helping hand to the unemployed for I have been in those shoes and I pray that my journey be a lesson to not give up. - Denii
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