Comments on: The myth of the dream job http://www.gradversity.com/the-myth-of-the-dream-job/ Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:20:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Trevor Wilson http://www.gradversity.com/the-myth-of-the-dream-job/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Trevor Wilson Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:15:51 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=127#comment-283 @buildingrespect: Yes and no. For some people, their dream job and rewarding career can be the same thing. However, there are some people who have unreasonable expectations about the job they expect to land (ie. their dream job) For example, if my dream job was to be the Director of Sales and Marketing for a Golf Club manufacturer, but I have no direct sales or marketing experience, I should not expect that position coming out of school. Thanks for the comment! @buildingrespect:

Yes and no. For some people, their dream job and rewarding career can be the same thing. However, there are some people who have unreasonable expectations about the job they expect to land (ie. their dream job)

For example, if my dream job was to be the Director of Sales and Marketing for a Golf Club manufacturer, but I have no direct sales or marketing experience, I should not expect that position coming out of school.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: @buildingrespect http://www.gradversity.com/the-myth-of-the-dream-job/comment-page-1/#comment-257 @buildingrespect Thu, 28 May 2009 18:45:56 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=127#comment-257 To my mind, dream job and rewarding career are synonymous. No? To my mind, dream job and rewarding career are synonymous. No?

]]> By: Trevor Wilson http://www.gradversity.com/the-myth-of-the-dream-job/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Trevor Wilson Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:11:25 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=127#comment-161 Agreed. It can be difficult to pay off student loans, even with the wages afforded by a "rewarding career". However, in my opinion, it's better to take on a rewarding career that has the right balance of important characteristics (pay, benefits, vacation, challenging work, opportunities for advancement, etc) than it is to wait for the perfect job (or "dream job") to come along. I know as I was graduating, my expectations for employment were higher than they should have been and it prolonged my job search. Thanks for the comment! Agreed. It can be difficult to pay off student loans, even with the wages afforded by a “rewarding career”. However, in my opinion, it’s better to take on a rewarding career that has the right balance of important characteristics (pay, benefits, vacation, challenging work, opportunities for advancement, etc) than it is to wait for the perfect job (or “dream job”) to come along. I know as I was graduating, my expectations for employment were higher than they should have been and it prolonged my job search.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: auroranine http://www.gradversity.com/the-myth-of-the-dream-job/comment-page-1/#comment-160 auroranine Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:12:11 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=127#comment-160 a rewarding career doesn't pay off the student loan :P a rewarding career doesn’t pay off the student loan :P

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