Buzzing after my first ever cup of coffee courtesy of the Careers Service, I’ve only gone and been proactive in the next, crucial step of my (and, if you’re reading this, your) life – finding a career! Yes it is scary so it’s the perfect time to start being proactive (like them fancy yoghurts).

This morning I had innocently dropped into the Careers Service for a chat with our blog tutor and this is where the caffeine-induced-high-whirlwind began…

Remarkably, it turns out that there is a drop-in clinic for your very own Careers Advisor. Turn up and they’ll see you there and then (from 11AM onwards) for a 15 minute introductory chat.

I did this, knowing full well that:

my idea of the road my life is heading down comes to an abrupt and foggy conclusion in June next year (graduation).

… it was probably the right move to make.

I’m doing a Linguistics degree – my third degree since being at Newcastle (yes you may know me as Van Wilder). I did Modern Languages for a year but I realised they were boring. So I tried the exact opposite (Maths, Economics and Accounting). Big mistake.
So Linguistics is my last-ditch effort, the subject a wild stab in the dark. It doesn’t have anything to do with what I want to do… because…

I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO!!! (apart from be a professional footballer or a rock star).

It’s the “just get some qualification and you’ll be fine!” approach but, it appears, things don’t work out like that, things don’t just fall into place like they have done so far since primary school.
The key point is simple – you have to start thinking hard about YOU (and the sooner the better).

That’s what Dave my Careers Advisor told me. He gave me a brochure that helped crystallise my thoughts on what I want to be. It’s simple stuff really: what motivates you, what you enjoy, what sort of life you want etc.
And when I’ve filled this out I just pop back to the Careers Service and they’ll book me in for a longer 45 minute appointment, so that he can look through it and offer up some of his wisdom. Who knows, he might tell me I should be a rock star.

All I really know is that I want to be rich and successful and enjoy my job… that’s all I ask! It might sound selfish but that’s kind of the point – it’s my life and I want holidays in warm countries!

And now it’s time to reflect in a cheesy manner:
It’s an open road folks, you just need to put some petrol in the tank.