I have several thoughts. 1. “What Color is Your Parachute? ” is a great time tested resource. 2. Monster has some great career assessments for free. https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/best-free-career-assessment-tools. 3 . O*Net is another great tool. Good luck. Keep in mind that a career path is a lifelong journey. Congratulations on taking the first steps.

Hi. Since you get easily bored, I suggest you go for a job that will require you to travel a lot. You'll get to meet different people, their culture and other things you'd never be able to see unless you've been there. I'm sure you'll never get bored as you walk past each place you're at. But then again, you will only enjoy it if you love to travel. Assess yourself - your likes and dislikes about a job, your preferred time at work and days off, etc. You need to know what you really like because the only time you get bored is when you don't enjoy what you're doing. And remember, there is no perfect job. Either you need it or you really love and enjoy it. Hope this helps.

Hello Anonymous, I've had several jobs ranging from retail associate, retail mannager, teacher, to entrepreneur and I'm not even 30. I've struggled a lot with finding the perfect fit and in my searching, I discovered that I was looking for something outside of myself to fulfill myself. It wasn't until I started my own business that I'm starting to realize what interests and excites me, and which skills I have to offer the working world. It is a crazy time to be finishing school and looking for your forever job, so be gentle with yourself and take it one step at a time. Take inventory of yourself; what are your interests, special areas of study, unique skill sets. What brings you joy and makes you feel accomplished? How are you motivated to continue making progress? Then look for a company that aligns with your core values. You may want to connect with a recruiter to boost your confidence and help you stay true to your values as you search. Bottom line: keep things in perspective. This step is part of your journey, not the destination.

You ask, "I guess I just need to know whether or not you’ll get that with every job, or is there something out there that’s different." Probably safe to say that every job has boring elements to one degree or another, and what's boring to you may not be boring to me, and vice versa. And every job is different than every other job, to one degree or another, or in one particular element, but, if you work in, say, customer service on an IT help desk, at say a Level II, then pretty much every job like that will be pretty much the same.

No job is perfect for sure. Sometimes you have to try things on to see how they fit. A job with a lot of variation on a theme so-to-speak may be what you want. Something in hospitality or events where the landscape is always changing may be a good fit. I work in software and there is something new all the time there too. There is some "paperwork" if you will (albeit electronic) but for the most part there is variety. Project management may be an option too because it's a new project each time (usually).

It's all very trial and error. I'm in my late 30s and I haven't really found the one thing that works for me yet. I'm like you, I tried out jobs that I thought I'd like but I quickly learn the skills and become bored. I'm starting to come to terms with the fact that maybe I'm not really fit for any particular career and will just have to create one myself. I try to focus on learning about interesting things outside of work and make that the larger part of my identity (rather than my day job). If you end up finding something that suits you, please update us here. I'd love to hear about your journey! Best of luck :)

I would love to schedule a Zoom call with you. I'm a recruiter and naturally a great listener. I can assist you as far as you would like me to tag along. Feel free to PM me your email. Best Wishes, Ciara

I have been in your shoes. In my early 20s I had what I called a quarter life crisis where I was not sure what I wanted to do and sent a note to all of my family and friends asking them what career I should choose. Before I tell you where I ended up, I will mention that there is no such thing as being stuck in 1 career for the rest of your life. We were all asked as kids, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ But that does not mean you are stuck being one thing. If you try something and don’t like it, you can always try something else. The best advice I got after sending that note out was from a friend who said, “Take a step in any direction. Don’t worry if it’s the right one. Once you start moving, doors will open for you.” She was totally right. Anyway, the career I chose was Nursing. I chose it because of the flexibility since nurses can work in many different fields, including Legal and Tech (which is where I ended up). It was a career path where I knew if I got bored, I could try something new: Don’t like working in the ICU? Go work as a school nurse. Tired of being around kids? Go be a consultant for a medical malpractice firm. Don’t want to help with legal cases? Go give IV treatments in a medi-spa. The options are plentiful, and it is one of the best choices I ever made. Best of luck to you!

Check out a book called, "What color is your parachute?" If you do the exercise honestly, it'll help you sort and prioritize your skills, interests, etc and help steer you towards figuring out what job or industry you should consider. It helped me switch industries and now im working with a team i really enjoy :) good luck!

I hear what you are saying about repetition but I would also look at what you can handle and what you can't. I like repetition, in other people. I like to say that I provoke change in others but I hate it myself. For that reason, I appreciate project management and business analyst because it's a repetitive cycle but my day-to-day is never the same. I am constantly managing expectations, writing up proposals, trying to figure out peoples problems and generally am 'on the run'. This makes me happy because things are not the same day to day but I have a confidence that I can handle things because they are actually repetative. Troubleshooting a problem uses the same steps (ability to recreate, look for recent changes in the code, determine a fix, code, test, deploy) but each problem is different and each user is different. Same for business analysis. If someone wants a new report, the steps are the same for me (help determine what they want, draw a picture, determine business rules, code, test, deploy) but each user is so different and finding out what they really want versus what they ask for is a puzzle and challenge. No two conversations is ever the same. So, I think the first thing you need to do is look at what you want to do (type of industry, type of work) versus what you can do (limitations placed on you by your MDD) and then post back for suggestions. Right now, your question is very vague and that might be because you are still at the very beginning of the process, which is okay. Use the statements and questions from those in this group to whittle down a bit and we can help one step at a time. Look forward to hearing from you!