If I knew then what I know now.....

Today my part time Recruiting Coordinator came into my office with career frustrations. Poor thing :( She's only 24 and this is her first "office job" out of college. She's only part-time with Active and had to get a 2nd job to survive in San Diego -- working at a casino -- graveyard shift! Listening to her talk about "what is the right fit" and "I don't know if I want this or that" made me think about my first career hunt out of college. I graduated with the big idea that I wanted to work at Nordstroms as a Buyer! I thought that was my calling. I took a job at Abercrombie as an Assistant Store Manager (to gain experience, right?) but quickly discovered I love my weekends, working all night floor shifts was the absolute worst, and having to hire people based purely on looks was not my thing. AF lasted 1 year - got out of that one right before the holiday season :). Perfect timing! After leaving the retail world, I had so many ideas of what I wanted to be - an office manager, an event coordinator, Admin Assistant, Costco Call Center - interviewed for anything and everything! Who would have thought an interview with a company called Chameleon Technologies was where my career would start. I couldn't even pronounce (or spell) the company correctly. I've been a recruiter for 6 years now - and love it! My hope for Jenny, my fabulous Coordinator, would be that she find her calling - whether its here at Active.com or else where.