On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:09:48 +0100, Orchid XP v3 wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:36:44 +0100, Orchid XP v3 wrote:
>> 
>>> I can't find anything remotely
>>> similar to what I'm looking for. So, basically, I'm completely stuck,
>>> and I don't know what to do next.
>> 
>> You've had advice to expand your search to include things that you know
>> and are good at but don't value.  Start there.
> 
> I don't think you understand.
> 
> In all the looking I've done, I have yet to find a single job where I
> can even say "hey, I could probably do that job". Never mind one where
> I'd *want* to do that...

That's because you don't give yourself the credit for your skills that 
you deserve.  We've been down this discussion before...

> There's really no point applying for a job you know you can't do.
> (Unless you enjoy proving to yourself how much you fail...)

Um, the job I have now is a job I would've said I was absolutely *not* 
qualified to do - because it's essentially a people management position.  
(It's actually a programs management position, but there are over a 
thousand people in the programs).  I got it because I was being laid off 
due to cutbacks, and a VP provided me with a safety net because he had a 
need he thought I could fill.

I've been here two years, and so far, it's the best job I've ever had.  
Turns out I am qualified to do it, I just didn't think I was.

So, so much for *that* logic. ;-)

Jim

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