Some of you know this, others don't, but I'm taking a class at the local community college on website design. The certificate program takes one year to complete, if you're going full-time. I am obviously not. However, I think I'll take more than one class next term, and will be able to get through it in a year anyway, if you count the summer.
It's not that I want to design websites for a living, although there are worse jobs in the world. I really want to make myself more versatile, and more attractive to employers. I already know how to write, and how the media works. I want to be able to produce in multiple media, and get hired for P.R. or something similar. I've had trouble finding a different job, even though I've applied for numerous things. With our awful economy and my relative inexperience in the field, I realize that in order to get a good job, I need someone to take a chance on me. That doesn't seem to be happening, so I'm trying to take steps to make myself a better risk for an employer. A coworker and friend of mine is getting out of our current work, and I have to say that I'm jealous. She's not getting into a field I'm interested in, but it does provide some hope to me that there's something else out there for me. Wish me luck.
I give learning new skills and expanding myself... oh... about $500 in tuition and software.
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I often ponder doing that...but then the evening rolls around and it's cocktail time.
Seriously: Nice job on the "bettering yourself" thing. Hope it pays off.
Good for you, Maxie. If you're interested in a job in PR, you might consider Dubai, a place where people are desperate for talent. There's still time to escape the giant imploding economic crash-box that is America.... just an idea....
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