When meeting new people, especially those in really cool positions / companies, I always love asking them how they got to where they are. This morning, while sitting in the dentist chair I started thinking about my own career path and how I got to where I am. Would I be higher up if I made different career choices? Would I be farther down? These are the things I thought about…you know, the “what if’s? I am sure my career could have turned out much better or worse if I didn’t get one job or if I didn’t turn down another. However, bottom line is that I love where my career is and where it is going so I guess I did OK with my career decisions.
For those of you who don’t know, I am currently Director of SEO / Search within the Global Digital Media group at MTV Networks. Definitely my coolest company and title so far. In fact working for MTV Networks is actually a “dream job” – I know it sounds corny, but working for MTV Networks, as well as ESPN, has been a goal of mine for the past 8 years. So needless to say when I got the offer almost a year ago I jumped at the chance..even though I turned down two other offers that paid more. Working for this company, in this position, will do more for my career then all previous jobs combined. Plus, I get to bump into people like Mariah Carey – not kidding, i literally bumped into her.
When sitting in the dentist chair with the drill in my mouth I started to look back at all my previous jobs and realized very quickly that each and every one (regardless of how I felt about it) contributed in someway to where I am today. My career all started with my first real job working at Fort James – before being bought by Georgia-Pacific FJ was a major CPG company that made products like Brawny, Dixie Cups, etc. FJ was very corporate and structured – since my position interfaced with a lot of people I learned very quickly how to act professionally and conduct myself in the workplace.
Anyway…I am starting to get tired of thinking about the past so I will make this a multiple part blog post and continue the story another day.
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I agree- thinking about oneself can be tiring, altho I do not mind hearing about other ppl. I am so tired of myself.
Hmmmm how can I use your fantastic job and connections for my own benefit? To ponder…