Watching this video from Pursue the Passion reminds me why the Jobing Foundation exists. We’re here to help people find a passion for their career. It’s in all of us to find that one thing that makes us get enthusiastic about what we’re doing. There is a link between what we love as a child to career success.
Please join us in helping our current workforce find their passion by not settling. It’s okay to take a job for necessity, but uncover the piece of that job that fits your passion and grow with it.
And join us in helping our future workforce discover it earlier in life. Experience Your Future Day is one way that companies can get involved. No… you’re not recruiting 8th graders. I believe its our responsibility to ensure that our youth understand the connection, the link between their education of today to their jobs of tomorrow. We can work together to help our youth discover their passions earlier on.
The first annual Experience Your Future Day will be held Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the University of Phoenix Stadium. 7500 Phoenix area 8th grade students will meet with employers and post-secondary educators to see what it’s really like to work in a variety of fields and what education they need to get there.
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March 29, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Greg
Part of me really wants to agree with you about valuing childhood dreams. I really hate when people prematurely discard somebody’s opinions just because of their age, especially young.
Having said that, however, I know that I saw life differently at 32 than when I was 16. My goals and priorities changed. Most of all, I didn’t make career the only source of satisfaction.
Additionally, some of the things I thought about becoming became obsolete because of technology. Or the type of job I wanted got sent overseas. Now it’s time to do something else.
I only wish that more people were flexible about age. That goes for extending opportunities for people just starting out, that also goes for people who are tired of the same old and want to do something beyond the drag of getting old.
March 30, 2009 at 8:07 am
Vicki Steere
Childhood dreams are not always so clear cut. I believe we all show inate talents in some fashion. They might not be so overt and we may not know what direction to ultimately move them, but I’m an optimist and believe it’s good to dream… to set goals. My goals and priorities ahve changes as well and of course I don’t believe anyone should have their full life’s satisfaction come only from their career… It’s a balance. And yet we do spend a fair amount of our life at work. If it’s not somehow satisfying.. whether it just be a sense of accomplishment at the end of a good day’s work. It’s worth it.
I also agree with you in that I’d like hiring managers to be able to think outside the box in transferring skills for career changers. It’s not just age, though… it’s a rut that many get into… reading a resume and looking for those specific skills. There are certain technical fields where this is a must. However, many jobs can be learned, especially by someone with experience.