Do you hate your job? I did, but I was lucky enough to change the path I was on and now have a fulfilling career. Here's my story.
After college I received a great job offer with a company that was interested in me. I accepted because the pay was better than the other jobs I had been seeking and I still was unsure what I wanted to do with my degree. Although the job wasn't what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, I figured that when I paid off my student loans that I could pursue the work I actually enjoyed. Over the next few years I moved up in the company and received a pay raise, and was making about $70,000 per year. Although the money was great and allowed me and my husband to live comfortably, I hated going to work every day and longed to have a job that I loved, like my husband did. Instead of wasting away at this boring job until retirement like I'd seen my parents do, I decided to change careers.
I did a complete turnaround and aimed to find something that I really enjoyed. I looked on the internet for any job that I thought would be interesting. As I was browsing one day I came across the "Get a Mentor" program. They offer internships in film editing, an area I had explored and really enjoyed in high school.
Interested in the program, I called the number on the site and left a message. The next day a man named Phillip Trout called me back and we chatted for almost an hour. I liked the program and agreed that I would take some time to think seriously about applying.
I decided to start the Get a Mentor [http://www.getamentor.com] program, which was perfect for me because it worked around my work schedule. This helped me feel secure that I could explore my options while still earning some income.
I was assigned a mentor, who worked one-on-one with me and taught me more than I ever dreamed possible about the industry. Luckily, I became an intern on a short film set. I figured I would be doing the grunt work as the intern, but I was pleasantly surprised that I was involved in everything from making the production to learning how to edit. The editing of the film was my favorite part, where I learned about inter-format transfer (DV, film, Beta and such) and the processes involved. I continue to learn about different media formats and am happy to say that I love going to this job!
My film crew was so impressed with me that I was hired on after my internship ended. It was a relief to quit my previous job and start taking pleasure in my work. Although I'm still at the beginning of my career and not making near as much money as I previously was, I'm happy I realized that money doesn't make you happy.
I would recommend this program to anyone looking to get into the entertainment industry. If you truly make as much as possible of the opportunities that you are given, you can be doing work that you love.
After college I received a great job offer with a company that was interested in me. I accepted because the pay was better than the other jobs I had been seeking and I still was unsure what I wanted to do with my degree. Although the job wasn't what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, I figured that when I paid off my student loans that I could pursue the work I actually enjoyed. Over the next few years I moved up in the company and received a pay raise, and was making about $70,000 per year. Although the money was great and allowed me and my husband to live comfortably, I hated going to work every day and longed to have a job that I loved, like my husband did. Instead of wasting away at this boring job until retirement like I'd seen my parents do, I decided to change careers.
I did a complete turnaround and aimed to find something that I really enjoyed. I looked on the internet for any job that I thought would be interesting. As I was browsing one day I came across the "Get a Mentor" program. They offer internships in film editing, an area I had explored and really enjoyed in high school.
Interested in the program, I called the number on the site and left a message. The next day a man named Phillip Trout called me back and we chatted for almost an hour. I liked the program and agreed that I would take some time to think seriously about applying.
I decided to start the Get a Mentor [http://www.getamentor.com] program, which was perfect for me because it worked around my work schedule. This helped me feel secure that I could explore my options while still earning some income.
I was assigned a mentor, who worked one-on-one with me and taught me more than I ever dreamed possible about the industry. Luckily, I became an intern on a short film set. I figured I would be doing the grunt work as the intern, but I was pleasantly surprised that I was involved in everything from making the production to learning how to edit. The editing of the film was my favorite part, where I learned about inter-format transfer (DV, film, Beta and such) and the processes involved. I continue to learn about different media formats and am happy to say that I love going to this job!
My film crew was so impressed with me that I was hired on after my internship ended. It was a relief to quit my previous job and start taking pleasure in my work. Although I'm still at the beginning of my career and not making near as much money as I previously was, I'm happy I realized that money doesn't make you happy.
I would recommend this program to anyone looking to get into the entertainment industry. If you truly make as much as possible of the opportunities that you are given, you can be doing work that you love.
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