I recently got hired as a marketing assistant/receptionist for a very impressive private business. Finding a desirable job is hard work as it is, but when you get a phone call saying that you are hired or the position it is well worth all the cover letters and emails representing yourself.
Remember throughout school or just in any life situation where someone said "I am preparing you for the real world" they really didn't mean it. They probably just stated that to feel as if their role had importance. The most you can do to prepare yourself for the real world would be to find what interests you and devote yourself to it. The best type of success is the success that you have worked and devoted your life for because you are PASSIONATE about it.
My advice to share to those who have the goals and dreams that I contain would be to take advantage of every skill that you have the capacity to learn while being an employee.
I recently was a server at a pizza place and took advantage of learning everything to the point were I had the capability to run the place. During my interview I was able to list about 8 different skills I learned, just by having the initiative to take advantage of the situations I was put in.
Hard work does pay off. I did not expect to be 20 years old, working a full time job, heading on the path of my lifetime goal of being a Marketing Manager, or even a CMO. Sacrifice, devotion and mindfulness will pay off especially if you have a positive mindset!
Stay positive my friends.
-Buddha
