Tapping into the network

[resonant]

Or: Who wants to help the Res decide what she wants to be when/if she grows up? (Not cutting because I want maximum input, but I'll try to keep it brief.)

I've been doing the exercises in What Color Is Your Parachute, and have ended up with a list of transferable skills and a list of interests.

Skills:

Analyze
Solve problems/see patterns
Evaluate
Imagine/invent
Classify/organize
Plan

Interests:

Social sciences
Design of spaces
Communication studies
Folklore
Speculative fiction
Libraries

The next step is to ask everyone I know: Do these suggest any job titles to you? Do they suggest any job fields to you?

The best job I ever had was one that I didn't know such a thing existed until I found myself interviewing for it, so I'm very open to unexpected suggestions from you brainy and extremely diverse people. (Please feel free to share this post; I'm very interested in advice from everyone, whether I know them or not.)

Comments

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

Wow, that sounds fascinating! Is there anyone in your KM department who might be willing to have a brief e-mail/phone conversation with me about what they do and what they like about it?

NGO = like a service organization but not government-run? And ... what country are you in, again?

[calligrafiti.livejournal.com]

I could ask someone tomorrow. NGO=non-governmental organization. I'm in the US, and my company does health care development in developing countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa (but a few things in India, Central America, and, for some reason, Armenia).