Same Old Thoughts

I think that I continue to have the same thoughts about my options, but writing them down just seems to make those thoughts that much clearer, and it seems to help me make a decision. The nice thing at this point is that I don’t feel pressure to make a decision soon. I have time. I mean, I still have two months, or, more like a month a half to make a decision. So, I can continue to weigh the pros and cons and see what kind of options come up for me.

As far as the job search goes, I’ve decided that I don’t really want to keep looking for jobs the traditional ways. If I meet somebody and they tell me about a job, then great, but looking for jobs and submitting my resume to companies and stuff just isn’t my style. I think once I get my first job, that I’ll never apply for another job in my life. I just think I’ll continue to see opportunities because of people I meet along the way. However, at this point, I’ve never been looking for a job and so those opportunities may have presented themselves, I just wasn’t ready when they came.

The two jobs I’ve applied for right now are to work for Ragnar Relay and Launch Sales and Marketing. Ragnar seems like it would be a fun work environment. It’s a new company and is growing really fast. It is in an industry that I’m passionate about, and I’d be getting involved in Sponsorship sales. I haven’t heard back from them yet since I submitted my resume, but I think working for them is a great option.

Second, is Launch Sales and Marketing. They are a B2B sales outsourcing company that takes care of different portions of the sales cycle for technology and service companies. I’m not exactly sure how it would be, but it seems like the job would involve a lot of change. That’s what I would like. I could see myself selling something for a certain company for a while, and then getting moved over to a new product or service after a few months. It seems like it would be a good job to have because it would help me get experience selling lots of different things. Not only that, if sales is all the company does, you would think they would have a good training program and have their sales cycle pretty well figured out.

So, those are really the only two jobs I’m interested in at this point. If I decide to work for one of these companies(assuming they offer me a job), I want to work for them for a while. The only question that remains is if I’d be happy working for either one of these companies in Utah.

One of the problems with me getting a job is that I always wonder what else is out there. If I don’t enjoy some aspects of my job, I instantly start trying to think of other options that might exist that I would enjoy better. I wonder if these part of me will ever go away. It may not. That’s why the trip might be beneficial in helping me explore and see what other types of careers and jobs are out there. I really just think I’m very hands on. I can do all the research I want and I can read up on what careers do what. But, until I get out and talk to people and actually see what’s involved in certain jobs, I really don’t know what to expect. So, unless any other jobs come up that I think I’ll really be interested in, it looks like I’m deciding between one of these jobs and the trip.