Everyone’s experience is different… so why are you chasing that “perfect job”?
Some people love Paris and others may hate it.
Some people might love mint chocolate ice cream and others may despise it (I’m on team choc mint!).
Everyone has a different perspective on different topics, hobbies, types of food, so when we try to look for “the perfect job,” why are we putting so much pressure on ourselves?
When I was graduating university, I thought the perfect jobs were based in the Silicon Valley - the Google, Airbnb, and Twitters (now X..) of the world.
Then after discovering what a “digital nomad” was, I thought being a digital nomad would be “the perfect job” as you could live abroad and travel the world.
But as I’ve lived life and experienced working in the industry for over 9 years (technically if you count my non-design jobs, I’ve been working for about 20 years.. good ol’ family fish n’ chips shop!), I realised “the perfect job” just means what’s perfect for YOU at that point in your life.
It may not be the perfect job for the person beside you but if it meets your long term career goals, excites you, helps you pay your bills (plus that trip you’ve been planning for years!), and provides an opportunity you haven’t had before… then it may be exactly what you want.
I used to need validation from friends, family and previous mentors to tell me that I’m doing the right thing and choosing the right job for me (I still ask them for advice but less now haha).
But they only know as much as I tell them… the job title, company, salary, benefits and then they make an opinion on whether they think it’s a good job or not.
But they don’t know the full story - my previous experiences with past companies (what I love and don’t love), my lifelong dreams and goals, that gut feeling and instinct I feel after speaking with hiring managers during an interview.
Without knowing all of this, it’s hard for them to choose that one and only job for you.
Only YOU can decide whether or not the job is suitable for you.
And hey… it’s totally fine if you choose the wrong one. I definitely have! But that’s how you learn and grow as a person.
I once took a job that someone absolutely raved about but when I got into the role, I wanted to rip my hair out.
That’s when I learned that everyone is DIFFERENT.
So once you figure out what you want and finish mapping out your priorities in life, then that “perfect job” might be hiding right under your nose.
And it’ll be up to you whether you take that opportunity or not.
xoxo, knd.
P.S. - And to answer whether I like Paris or not… the first time I visited in 2014, I wasn’t the biggest fan but the second time around (a few months ago in 2023), I enjoyed it a little bit more. :)