#I'm considering HR but then they all require experience in that field and I'm like ??? I DO HAVE IT JUST NOT AS AN HR PERSON

[skyler10fic]

Public journaling because I need to get this out:

I'm having reflux/GERD induced by my anxiety disorder among other stress related things.

This anxiety is often triggered by spending time engaging with how awful the world is.

I do want to help raise awareness, make the world a better place, be a more informed voter, and do my duty to give everyone resources to do the same.

I cannot keep engaging with this reality at the current rate.

I struggle to set boundaries with my scrolling because it's my highest level/easiest accessible connection point with other people and something for my ADHD brain to focus on.

I cannot simply stay focused because of the ADHD. It is an inability.

At home, I do other things, like household tasks.

But I'm required to be in the office three days a week. Half days are an unofficial/coincidental accomodation.

When I'm at the office, I don't have little tasks to do. Everything is (honestly quite boring) deep thinking, high concentration work.

I cannot "just get a new, more interesting job" in a field that was always highly competitive and has been dying for 20 years. My job is very good for pay and benefits in comparison to others in my field.

So the key is I need a way to engage with people and work with my brain that isn't working against it: neither doomscrolling nor shaming myself into just staring at the screen and forcing myself to work at a slower pace so I don't have so much extra time. I can't just tell my brain not to be bored or not to need distractions.

If I get up from my desk at the office, I'm supposed to count it as break time. So I can't go on walks on the clock. If I take lots of breaks, that adds to the amount of time I'm physically at the office and cuts down on free time. (I do take 30 minute lunch and occasionally 15 minutes here and there.)

My group chats are great, but my friends have busy lives with lots of other things going on so it's not the frequency and volume of Twitter and Threads.

Almost all of my friends are far away, and the people physically close to me have resisted my efforts to increase emotional closeness and depth. They are all in for hanging out, but uncomfortable with emotions or vulnerability or friendship beyond "people I do preorganized activities with."

I can't eliminate the brain need through ADHD meds because of my liver problems (thanks for that, Strattera extremely rare side effects) and other medical risks the doc is not willing to take. Psych doc also says I need to show a positive result on the computerized ADHD $5k test my insurance doesn't pay for (created for hyperactive boys, not high achieving adult women who perform well on tests) to really consider my "attention issues" as for sure ADHD despite EVERY other medical professional verbally diagnosing me. I definitely have ADHD. This is not a question. But there doesn't seem to be a med solution anyway.

Possible solutions I'm working on:

1. More library books I can sneak glances at or listen to on my phone

2. Lists, curated social media experiences, joining more happy/low-stress groups

3. Boundaries, muting words, blocking abundantly

4. Under desk bike helps a lot when I'm not too tired

5. Standard GERD reduction tips and other physical health care

6. Mental health care

7. Listen to soothing ASMR at night

8. Physical self care (food, exercise, hydration, sleep, etc)

I think if I didn't have the ADHD creating a need that the doom sites solve (and by solve, I mean meet the immediate need by creating different problems), this would be easier. It isn't simple "addiction." It's higher up the logical food chain than that.

Today this came to a head with some emotional dysregulation: there is a big personal issue with someone I trusted potentially being a bad guy, and I can't talk about it with my local friends because they won't understand OR they are his coworkers, who can't discuss the situation with me for understandable HR reasons.

Add that stress on to the national / global doom written on the wall for political reality and history and life as we know it, and then there are Oppression Olympics competitors yelling at us that we're privileged , spoiled brats if we're upset because THEY have been marginalized worse than us and THEY aren't fazed or distressed because they are so morally superior to us BABIES who are apparently new here....

Blah blah blah

Anyway. I would very much like to get rid of this stress response in my digestive system so I can eat normal food.

[donnerpartyofone]

I feel like there's an epidemic of businesses trying to make customers and applicants do free data entry for them and it's driving me crazy.

I have complained many times about how seeing a doctor now involves checking in online, and then entering duplicate information into something else when you check in physically, and then answering duplicate questions once you're actually inside the exam room. Sometimes somebody addresses this in a humane way: "Sorry, we're using a new CMS and we have to do all this stuff from scratch," or "Sorry, we have to use these three different systems and they don't communicate with each other." Last time I went I did all this like research into my past appointments because I never ever remember off the cuff exactly what day I had this or that procedure, and I had every impression that the clinic was dependent on me to have all my medical records memorized...so I got in there and started rattling off information, and the nurse asked "When was your last mammogram?", and I gave her the date, and she looked at her monitor and said, "...yup, there it is!" Like WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, IF IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU WHY ARE YOU QUIZZING ME ABOUT THIS, WHY IS THIS A TEST???

I actually asked about redundant check-in procedures on Quora of all places, figuring there had to be a few cantankerous cranks on there who could at least try to explain this to me, but there were absolutely no takers at all. As far as I can see, literally no one knows why this is happening, it's just The Way It Is.

But anyway. Now I'm having this experience with job applications where they request that you upload files for your resume and cover letter in specific formats...and then they direct you to this interface where you are made to transcribe every detail from the resume you just provided by hand, one field at a time. I've been confronted with this insanity when applying for jobs whose wages weren't even worth the mind-numbing exercise of the application process. And actually this is part of my point: Data entry is a JOB. I have had this job. I was paid to examine, reformat, and transcribe data, and upload it to a database for my company to search and cross-reference in the future. If you are an employer and you absolutely require BOTH a pdf of my resume and cover letter that a human being can read and evaluate, AND each piece of data from those documents individually entered into your database for some other form of storage and review, then it is seriously fucking Up to You to pay some wage slave to enter the data. I'm looking for a job. I'm not going to do a job for you for fucking free, in order to become eligible for a job that you might consider paying me for later. Like please don't call me a fucking idiot to my face--or at least, if it's the database part that's the most important thing to you, do not also require me to create a nicely-formatted document containing my history and intentions. Let's just get right to the forced data entry part, let's start this awful relationship from a place of honesty at the very fucking least.

N.B. I realize that there are multiple reasons an employer would do this to a person, ranging from algorithmic candidate-sorting to just having outdated-ass job site shit in place that they don't feel like reviewing or revising. I don't really care why it's happening, I just hate that it is. Recently I tried to apply for some $15/hr part-time job at a local museum that a caveman could do, and I stopped cold when I realized I had to transcribe every detail of the documents I just gave them into this bullshit backend website that looked like it was about a thousand years old. No Thank You. Currently I'm all worked up because I just applied to work at a hip, culty, local theater, and I was shocked that after completing the totally normal application routine, I received an automated email directing me to "complete your profile" as "an important part of the hiring process" on the website of the company they're outsourcing all their HR and billing stuff to. And I go look at the profile thingy, and of course it's just this needlessly complicated interface where I can individually enter each and every piece of information that I just provided in my resume--no more, no less. The theater has exactly two locations and is kind of a niche operation and it is absolutely crazy to me that they think they need to pay for this extra layer of stupidly bloated and redundant "talent acquisition" processing when they're hiring for like two or three basic ass hourly roles where half the question is going to be "have you done this normal shit before" and half will be "can we stand your personality". Nobody needs this garbage at all, least of all ME.

[moononastring]

the moment we've all been waiting for has come: i got my official offer letter from HR. and gigi... i couldn't be happier. the salary is literal thousands more than i asked for in my interview and the benefits are incredible. i start september 19! 

but—and i know this is disappointing—i am gonna keep working at the store on weekends. and although it would be Very on-brand for me, i promise this is NOT me procrastinating on my promise to ask out work boy when i leave. but i have to get a new car and i also wanna save up so i can move closer to the office (which is in a really cool area!!)

but speaking of work boy…. i’m not going to go so far as to say we’re the grumpy/sunshine trope, since he’s very chill and introverted. but he does have a management position and, apparently, a not-insignificant part of that is being approached by other coworkers asking him if i’m mad at them / what my problem is lmaooo

he admitted this to me last week and it still makes me laugh when i think about it.

how's the job search going for you??

— ☀️

p.s. i'm so excited that smtb is back! the last chapter was a helluva ride

Ahhhhhh that's so exciting!! I'm so happy for you darling 👏🏼 🎉 👏🏼 🎉 may your next career step be full of growth, good experiences, and good money haha. YAY!!! Make sure to take some time and enjoy not doing anything (if you can) before starting on the 19th!!!

reading that second paragraph had me squinting in sus at first BUT I commend you for trying to push yourself so you can save! HOWEVER...pace yourself and make sure you don't burn yourself out with two jobs. That can get exhausting. So. SELF-CARE IN BETWEEN ALL THAT!! And keep making that moneyyyyy!!!

And still ask him tf out. Stop being a little bitch about it 🤣🤣🤣 but also that is HILARIOUS and so cute. I love that he shares this with you??? *gestures with hand vaguely* this energy, I'm about it. NOW KISS.

Job hunting is a pain in the ass tbh. I'm a little lost on what I actually want to do next or what I want to look for so it's slow. I want something on the admin side of things but unsure of where to really look. I saw this tiktok about manifesting the things you want by making a list and being as delusional as possible so I went ahead and made one for a job lolol. I'm not really married to the idea of staying in education but also unsure of how to pivot to other things. And I know there are so many videos and LinkedIn posts and blah blah blah but everything is contradicting lol. At this point, I don't care about a "career". I've done that and been doing that and all that loyalty didn't do much for me in the end lmao. I just want a nice comfortable job that pays for my lifestyle. So here's to being delusional and hoping.

thank you so much for reading it bby!! I'm glad you enjoyed it ♥️♥️♥️

[echodrops]

Hi! I'm a high schooler considering majoring in creative writing, and I was wondering if there are any tips, pros and cons, advice, etc. you could give since you teach it? :3

Ahhh, I’m excited to get asks like this because I love to hear that people want to major in creative writing–nowadays there’s such a heavy emphasis on STEM careers, and poor English is so often ignored… But I hope I can do this response justice. Please keep in mind that I can only share my own experiences and that the path I’ve taken may not work for everyone!

I guess if you’re in the “considering” stage, the number one thing I would suggest is that you ask yourself two things:

1) What is my “absolute” goal? If I could score my dream job at the end of college, what would that look like?

2) What am I willing to consider doing instead if I don’t score my dream job at the end? What other related careers could I enjoy?

If you’re considering creative writing as a career, your likely end goal is to become a professional writer and make a living off your writing, right? (Some people treat that like a pipe dream, but it’s no less likely, and in fact sometimes far more likely, than any other creative career.) But becoming a writer who is well-known enough to live off your advances and royalties will likely take you a significant amount of time–even if you are published, especially in the early years, you may not be earning enough from your books to pay the bills all by yourself. (If you’ve got a supportive significant other that has a high-paying job, by all means, get them to pay the bills while you build up your writing fan base–then you can repay later when you’re rolling in royalties!)

But you will, at least at first, very likely need to ask yourself: What am I willing to do as a day job?

And I think the answer to that question is really what determines whether or not you should pursue a creative writing degree.

A degree in creative writing is one of the most versatile college degrees you can get. (Certainly I’m biased, but there do seem to be certain degrees that are simply more applicable to a wider field of career options–someone who gets a degree in sculpting can sculpt, for example, but I’m not sure about its applicability beyond that.)

English, like math, is a broad enough type of degree that it achieves some “universality.” A huge, huge number of careers require strong writing and communication skills. English degrees can get you into law school, into marketing and content-writing careers, into teaching careers, into office jobs, into HR and PR positions, into management, and essentially into any position in which writing will be a major component. Demonstrated ability to write well and clearly is a golden ticket to many jobs because it is a skill that many people lack. Even people who might otherwise be better qualified for a technical position can still end up rejected in favor of people who are able to express their skills in a more professional manner!

So getting an English degree/having creative writing for your emphasis is a far, far safer career choice than many people will lead you to believe.

But just because the degree can apply to many fields doesn’t always mean it’s the best degree for those fields–the “jack of all trades” saying is applicable here. There are certain careers that English degrees feed into very well, and others where you’ll have to stretch things a little. So, another question:

Are you interested in any of the following?

Teaching

Writing content/reviews for products or websites

Handling correspondence, such as managing emails for a business

Creating and managing social media accounts

Tutoring/Proof-reading for pay

Technical writing (someone has to write all our user manuals after all)

Managing records or handling public relations

If so, you can probably sign up for a creative writing degree with no real worries. Case closed, problem solved. XD

But if none of that stuff looks remotely interesting to you, you might want to take a deep breath and think about your other options (of which the following are just some):

Skip an undergraduate degree in creative writing specifically, but plan on studying writing in graduate school, such as through an MFA program (a bit difficult but not uncommon)

Double major in creative writing and another field where the day jobs interest you more (difficult but very useful)

Skip formal education for creative writing entirely and go it on your own to become a great writer (not ideal, but also not totally impossible)

Having a creative writing Bachelor’s degree can help you on your way to becoming a professional writer. But it isn’t a requirement to become a great author–in fact, many authors never formally studied creative writing before writing their great novels (Kurt Vonnegut was in science; Ernest Hemingway was a journalist before a novelist, etc.). If day jobs in other fields interest you more, pursuing a degree there doesn’t mean you’ll never write and publish your great novel.

Nor will skipping a creative writing Bachelor’s degree block you from ever studying creative writing later on: in my MFA program, only three of the seven of us in the poetry track had undergraduate English degrees. It is possible to earn an undergraduate degree in a totally different field and then still go on to study creative writing later if you decide that writing on your own isn’t working.

Furthermore, you’re not locked into certain classes at most colleges–you could take a creative writing minor or simply take writing classes as part of your electives, and still get the benefits of the education, while earning a different degree where the day jobs interest you more.

As a personal aside, when I was an undergraduate student, I was very nervous about my ability to succeed in the writing field, and so I decided to go the double major route, with English as my “fun” degree and criminal justice as my “pay the bills” degree. Ironically, almost a decade later, here I am, paying my bills with my “fun” degree. I rarely use my criminal justice degree as anything more than a party trick (people really love to talk about murder). But studying two subjects gave both myself and my family relief, and I did learn many, many things that would later appear in my writing, so I have no regrets.

Basically, what I’m getting at here is: When you think about how you’re going to be paying your bills for 5-10 years after college, what careers can you see yourself doing other than writing fiction/poetry? If none of the things you imagine line up with the “easy to get” English degree careers, that’s a sign that maybe you should at least consider studying something else and just take your writing classes on the side instead. (Or double major, if you’re a masochist like me lol.)

Ultimately, I’m not enough of an optimist to tell you that you should blindly follow your passion for writing and assume it will all work out–the basic fact is you’ll almost inevitably need a day job, at least for a while, and that’s what I think the deciding factor in your major should be.

Nevertheless, one of the biggest hang-ups I hear from people thinking about majoring in writing is that they are worried the degree will be worthless, and that simply isn’t true. Almost all my friends from college were English majors (we flock together) and all of my English major friends are gainfully employed–none of us are homeless or starving or still living off our parents. Some of us might have better jobs (I’m not going to brag–lol jk yes I am–with my professor’s salary I own two houses and am two months from completely paying off my gorgeous 2SS RS Camaro), but essentially every English major I know is doing well for him- or herself. (This may not be everyone’s story though–I’m sure some others have struggled; I just don’t know them.)

The longest time I was ever unemployed since earning my creative writing degree was a period of four months after grad school, when I moved back to southern California and realized the job market there was horrific. THAT SAID, even during my four-month job search, I took an internship at a refugee and immigration center and got the opportunity to help people literally escape human trafficking rings and modern-day slavery, so that was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.I haven’t always liked the jobs I’ve had, but I’ve never felt afraid of not having enough money to feed or house myself since leaving college with a creative writing degree.

You can do perfectly well for yourself with a degree in writing. I wouldn’t even call it a risky choice, at this point. So if that’s the sticking point in your decision to major in writing–that part I wouldn’t worry too much about.

As for advice… ah, this post is really long already. If you want some advice about what to look for in schools you apply to, or what to do if you do decide on creative writing as your major, send me another message and I’ll try to whip something up.

Hope this is what you were looking for!

[themodernsouthernpolytheist]

Hey! Sorry to bother you again, I was just hoping to talk to someone with experience in the field I'm looking at.You work in vet offices, right? I've been eyeballin a vet tech program near me and I'm seriously considering it... but I'd like an insider view if that's okay? I know it's very personal to you, I'm just really weighing my options. I'm sort of stuck between the directions I can go this year, but a veterinary track seems like something I would be good at. Any advice would be amazing!

Hey, @v0idghost ! You’re not botherin me at all, no worries! Sometimes I just get a little behind on asks with everything else goin on in my life haha

So, as for the question, this may get a little long. Also, CW that there will be mentions and maybe descriptions of medical stuff, euthanasia, and probably some heartbreaking stories. 

First off, I overall loved my time in the veterinary world. It’s great to feel needed, to help our furry family members, and to engage in applied science. I am who I am because of my time in veterinary medicine. 

That said, it’s not for the faint of heart. There’s just as much heart-breaking, soul-crushing work as there is joyfulness. My experience is admittedly influenced by the fact that I spent ¾ of my 15 year career (so far—I still work in the field seasonally) in emergency medicine. But this comes from a variety of places. There are the asshole clients who think you’re a moron, no matter how much knowledge you have and utilize. There’s the people who’ve threatened my life and that of my coworkers. There are the abused and neglected animals, whether intentional, a good samaritan, or the demise of an elderly person that leads family members to find Fluffy in a state of neglect. Plus the folks who want to do what’s right and best, but simply can’t afford it. Unlike human medicine, we can’t treat and let the billing department deal with the finances later. On one shift, I euthanized 27 animals with my own hands. I pushed the injection. That doesn’t count anything I might have helped someone else with, but it’s a day I’ll never forget. I can still see the face of the SWEETEST pitbull that had severe injuries I won’t belabor who licked me while I ended his suffering because there wasn’t anyone who could take on an animal that needed months of intense therapy and medication. I cried myself to sleep that night and many other nights, too. I won’t dwell on that much more for now, but can definitely give more stories if you want. 

It also depends on where you are. For instance, if you’re in New York, they have the strictest licensure requirements and some of the toughest vet tech programs in the country. If I’m not mistaken, NY requires a Bachelors degree to sit for state boards. On the flip side, in my home state of Tennessee, no licensure is required and 90% of techs in the state are on-the-job trained, myself included. In TN, it also doesn’t make a ton of difference in terms of pay, but can open a few more doors in specialty practices and there are a few clinics in larger cities that prefer or require licensure, but they’re not the norm. And then there’s everything in between in other states, so I’d definitely recommend checking into your local regulations. If there’s not much in the way of regulation there, you might see if you can get a job in a clinic or maybe just shadow for a few days to see for yourself. You’d be surprised how willing many clinics are to do that kind of thing and it would give you first-hand experience. 

It’s also a lot of long hours. If you work a day clinic, most have 10+ hour days, plus some weekends and holidays. If you work ER, you can be looking at 12-16 hour shifts (or longer if you’re busy cause you can’t just leave) and definite nights, weekends, and holidays. I went almost 10 years without attending a family holiday, for instance, because I was 400 miles from home, so even if I was off on the holiday itself, I didn’t have time to drive that far. Not to mention that you’re usually working for a small business, so if there’s a problem, there’s no HR to go to. You either deal with it or quit. 

But I feel like that’s so much negative, haha. While the field is (obviously by now) not just petting animals, you do get to do some of that, haha. In the first ER I worked in, we saw everything from dogs and cats to rats to birds of prey and parrots to getting to assist one of the doctors do relief work at the zoo with tigers! It. Was. AMAZING. I learned to check for intestinal parasites, assist in (and occasionally do minor) surgical procedures, take x-rays, pull blood and run bloodwork, and soooo much more. 

It also influenced my spirituality. I had already experienced my fair share of death, but this work kept me in constant contact with death for years. As such, I found myself drawn to chthonic deities, spirits of death, and deities related to husbandry. My world revolved around veterinary medicine and therefore my spirituality did and does in many ways, too. 

I formed close friendships with coworkers because you almsot have to. You depend on coworkers to keep you safe unlike you do in most other industries. I view everything though a lens of scientific skepticism and that has translated well even into such a disparate field as Religious Studies. So if this hasn’t scared you off, I say take a look at your local laws and go from there! Or if you have any other more specific questions, please lemme know! 

[catnizeverdeen]

A Useful Comment I Saw On Youtube Once

I'm gonna let you in on a few secrets about job hunting:

1. Apply anyway.

Most recruiters don't know shit about what qualifications are necessary and are inundated with apps. So they throw in a few roadblocks like a degree, years of experience, knowledge about certain tools/programs, etc. They're hoping you're going to give up applying, which reduces the number of headaches applicants they have to deal with. Btw did you know women only apply to a job if they're 100% qualified, whereas men will apply if they're 60% qualified? Play the system to your advantage! Get your foot into an interview and then highlight your strengths to compensate for what you lack.

2. Copy & paste.

Well, not literally. But do use the same verbiage as the job posting, because it's all a numbers game. Recruiters don't even look at resumes, some are so lazy that they copy-paste the job listings of competing companies verbatim — I kid you not! Anyhow, resumes get fed through an ATS system, and the resumes that match the correct algorithm of words are filtered to the next stage. Don't be the one who gets weeded out. Did you know that the resumes that do get read are only skimmed for 30 seconds tops? Again, it's the interview that matters. Also, bold and bullet points are appreciated by resume reviewers.

3. Network.

The best gateway into a field isn't what you know, it's who you know! <insert Maid in Manhattan gif> 😜 Look for conferences, hiring events, meetups, and online communities for your industry. Ask your friends or school colleagues. Also, use LinkedIn and Slack to connect. The more shoulders you rub, the more likely you'll get an inside ticket to job placement. Did you know that 80% of available positions in the job market are internal hires or referrals from friends? That's why networking is so valuable, so put yourself out there.

4. Be selective.

Don't "spam-apply" companies. They can tell when you do this, it's a waste of time: yours and theirs. Make a list of 50 dream jobs you want to work for in 1 hour. 2 hours at most! Do not take more time than this. Then spend the next 15 min whittling it down to 20. After a day, I want you to take 5 min to cut the fat some more and shrink it down to your top 10. Don't think too hard about it, because you already had 24 hrs to simmer over your choices. Those 10 companies are now your targets. Study their history, their backgrounds, their white papers, social media posts, job listings, etc. Now get to work refining your resume to mold to their requirements. You should have anywhere from 6 to 10 resumes completed. Go to LinkedIn and stalk their HR dept. DM an introduction and kindly ask if they'd take a moment to peek at your CV. Don't be pushy or weird. If you're brave enough, ask if they have a moment to clarify questions about the job or company. Either way, you're putting yourself out there, but best of all it's right in front of your dream company.

5. Follow up.

I cannot tell you how many people just allow themselves to be ghosted or dropped. It doesn't take much to inquire about the status of your app. And if you get a rejection, it also doesn't take much to politely thank them for considering you and to have them keep you in mind the next time a slot becomes available. Did you know recruiters will often call/email back previous interviewees if the prospect they chose abandons the job? Make sure to find out if it was a family/health incident or a better job offer. If the prospect left because they discovered your dream job is actually a toxic place, you might wanna sus that out just to be safe.

Bonus tip: This one peeves me off, but it's possible to get invited for an interview to fulfill a quota and never intended to be hired. That's because if HR plans on hiring an existing employee, most companies require a certain amount of interviews to be from outside the company. Make sure to ask if they've already decided to hire someone internally. If you're unwilling to ask, look for signs of boredom or the recruiter being distracted with their computer/phone, or worst of all if they're interrupting you and rushing the Q&A. Those are red flags that you're just "filler" to meet stupid hiring requirements. I'd get up, thank them for taking YOUR personal time, and invest your wonderful self into someone who won't relegate you to a quota.

[homeones]

I'm Starting My Own Business: What Do I Need to Know?

Congrats! You have made the principal huge move to turning into your own chief and going out all alone.

You know your industry, how to fabricate a brand and are extremely innovative with regards to the subtleties of certain business undertakings.

Nonetheless, many first time entrepreneur miss the mark concerning establishing frameworks to get the business rolling the correct way from the door.

This is the place where the brilliant entrepreneur will save time, cash and stay away from unavoidable traps that plague numerous business visionaries the first break by recruiting a business mentor.

What is a business mentor?

A business mentor is a great deal like a fitness coach at the exercise center: A decent mentor will start by learning your objectives, qualities and shortcoming in what you can progress admirably and where you need help. A decent mentor is gifted in perceiving your abilities and furthermore your feelings of dread and regions where you need to develop fortitude.

Realize that there is no affirmation needed to turn into a business mentor, accordingly you need to be certain you associate with somebody who realizes how to function with your business and that you impart well. A decent business mentor ought to be anxious to see you succeed and be energetic about your objectives.

A few inquiries to pose are:

How long has this individual been training?

How since quite a while ago did they possess their own business?

Is it true that they are will to take on a private company?

What is their prosperity rate?

Request references

How can the mentor help me?

A business mentor will offer direction, expect responsibility for undertakings appointed and offer support to assist you with meeting the means to progress.

Numerous business mentors offer assistance in their spaces of solidarity.

They help entrepreneurs discover what they need to do in a specific field. Many consider this job a "business viability" approach. Business adequacy can traverse a wide range of deals, client support, HR, deals, promoting, administration, monetary administration, leave system, and progression arranging.

When working with your mentor, some portion of the cycle will be to set up a protected and confiding in relationship. A decent method to check whether the functioning relationship can go ahead is to feel you will be heard in the trades. A decent mentor realizes that business instructing is definitely not a single direction street. As the entrepreneur, you have a voice in the exchanges.

Solace in correspondence

An expression utilized in the business is "protected spot," for entrepreneurs, made by Professional Business Coaches Alliance. The articulation is significant. The words represent a strong climate for the entrepreneur who should feel free and open to voicing their interests, suppositions and issues with the suggestions of the mentor.

While many great significance individuals like to offer guidance, that counsel is spoiled by the suppliers own feelings of dread and experience, but good natured. A mentor is a careful distance and objective.

How would I discover a mentor?

Recruiting a business mentor is certifiably not an easygoing undertaking. Comprehend your objectives first. This isn't something to give up whenever you have connected with a mentor. You are a group and keeping in mind that you are collaborating with a business master, it is as yet your obligation to share your vision for progress.

A decent way to deal with discovering a business mentor is first to investigate your own objectives. Did you plainly diagram your means to progress to your field-tested strategy? Or then again, perhaps this is the place where you need in any case your mentor.

A great deal relies upon the phase of your undertaking. Mentors can help you in the beginning phases to assist you with getting off a solid beginning and stay away from a portion of the "beginner" blunders that regularly plague the new entrepreneur.

Converse with other entrepreneurs and request references

Search online for organizations that offer business instructing and start a discourse. On the off chance that correspondence works out in a good way, set up a telephone call or Skype. You will get a capable in case there is a decent association

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Hi! I'm currently completing my bachelor's degree in science and it's the time of year again when my parents ask me what career options I have/ plan to take... and I have no flipping idea. Do you have any advice for me? I know for sure that I don't want to be a doctor (which was, unfortunately, the wrong answer to give them)

There are lots of career options! I’ll give you a few ideas so you can research them and see what interests you. And then I advise to get experience in them (such as volunteering, an internship, or a part-time/full-time job) to a) see if what sounds good on paper is actually a good fit for you in person and b) to garner experience in that field to help with future career searches/education. 

I’ll divide it up into education and experience. And keep in mind just how broad “science” is. You can work in basic biology labs, or pharmaceutical companies, or even non-profit organizations focusing on health awareness. The horizon is quite broad. 

Also, just a disclaimer… a “bachelor’s degree in science” is in itself, a very broad and non-specific description of what you’re doing/interested in. Because you didn’t specify what field, I tried to go as broad as I can. However, my experience is in life sciences, so some of these positions/paths may not apply to you. 

Bachelors with minimal experience:

Entry-level research technicians or associates at academic research labs, non-profit and for-profit companies/research institutions, government research labs, clinics, breweries (they need microbiologists to check the sterility of their brews), etc. Some places need techs 24/7, and the night-shifts are less competitive. You can definitely move up the ladder as far as promotions the longer you stay in a field, but starting salaries are usually just a few dollars/hr above minimum wage. 

Science writer. You can freelance for or get hired at science media places (like popsci, wired, etc)

Science tutor (by yourself, or via a private company)

Clinical laboratory scientist–this requires that specific degree (it could go by a variation of names) but basically CLS’s work in pathology labs in clinics to help diagnose patients using various laboratory tests. After graduation, the starting salary is about $50k, and since there’s a shortage (at least in the US), the job market is less competitive. 

Masters, or Bachelors and a few years of experience:

Higher paying positions at the above mentioned places

Business, law, tech transfer, policy liaisons. Many companies or research labs need someone who understands both the science and the business/law/tech to be the go-to person for these issues. These jobs may require additional education though. 

Science educator (like teachers at schools or museums/exhibits)

Sales/product representatives for companies that sell or troubleshoot reagents/equipment for labs. Oftentimes these reps are required to understand the science behind these products, and though entry-level may involve just answering phone calls from customers, if you move up you can travel around the place to sell your product at conferences, vendor shows, etc! 

Graduate school to further your education

PhD, or Masters with experience, or an equivalent degree:

Everything mentioned above but with more pay + managerial positions

Running your own lab (aka a Principal Investigator or PI) in an academic setting or other research institution. We normally refer to this as “a job in academia”. 

Or even running your own research institution/center/business. Like for me, I think it’ll be pretty snazzy if one day I could run my own cancer center. 

You can even combine your higher degrees with other degrees to broaden your toolbox, such as getting a JD, or MD, or MBA. My dad has a PhD and an MBA and he’s a business and technical consultant for an engineering company. One of my committee members has a PhD and a JD and I think he does some law-stuff on the side (think about all the ethics that goes into research, like GMOs, stem cells, etc). 

This tier has the most flexibility in terms of jobs. Almost every company that deals with anything science-related would love to have a PhD (or equivalent). However, the downside is that PhD’s are expensive, so some companies would rather hire non-PhD’s.. something to consider. 

You can also see what kinds of jobs are out there and what the requirements are by surfing around websites that post jobs (like craigslist, monster, etc). That’ll give you an idea of what the market is like based on education, location, pay, etc. Talking to your academic advisor can also help, as they can offer you campus-specific activities and perhaps even a timeline that may help you achieve your career goals. 

Also to remember: science is very broad and very interdisciplinary. just because you major in one thing, doesn’t mean you’re stuck in that field forever. you can always branch out by gaining more tools in your toolbox (aka experience), and you can always use your unique toolbox to leverage a position. 

however, i will say that finding a comfortable job that pays the bills with only a Bachelors degree and minimum experience is extremely competitive. If your eye is set on a higher-paying job with more duties, I could recommend garnering as much research experience as an undergraduate (ex. volunteering in labs, internships, etc) to build your resume for job hunting or graduate school apps. 

Best of luck!