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 really interesting! When I've done some background research, can I e-mail you with questions about what it's like?

[nudaydreamer.livejournal.com]

Yes, absolutely! NCURA (http://www.ncura.edu) might be a good place to start for general information about the field, and Northwestern's Office for Sponsored Research (http://www.research.northwestern.edu/osr/) website can give you a decent idea of what kind of policies and procedures might be involved at a particular institution.