hm. interesting

tim and i started talking about career stuff last night. The conversation started because Tim said what do you really want to do? And the answer is write children's books. But since I've been writing every work day for more than seven years, it doesn't leave me a lot of desire to do more writing when I get home, other than journalling, which is very different from writing something I would want to get published. So, Tim and I sat down to figure out other jobs I have skills for, that would not be as a writer.

One of the things that kept surfacing is how good I am at interviewing people, and how I ask people questions others don't. In fact, this was a skill highlighted on my performance review, because I pretty much led the interviews for the graphic designer, and I always got more information from the candidates than the others in the group did.

So, now I'm thinking of looking into recruiting or possibly working at a college helping kids figure out what they want to do after school, something else I'm good at. I have to admit, I'm really intrigued by the idea of a non-writing job, because I never really thought about anyting in a different field. And I really think that if I'm not writing all day, every day during work, it will be a lot easier to come home and write what I really want to be writing.

And also, the competition for writing jobs here is intense, I've applied for stuff that I pretty much AM the job description and never got even a call for an interview. I think if I go in a different direction, I might have more luck.

hmmm.