What am I weighing in on? WELL, currently I am pursuing my bachelors degree in..
Retail Merchandising and Management
with concentrations in..
- Buying and product management
-store operations
-Fashion Marketing
Also, with 2 minors in
-Business administration
-Photography
BUT heres the thing.. Buying and Product management? Lets just say working with numbers is far from my favorite thing!and for a lot of buying positions you start of as a business analyst, and frankly, I cant realllly see myself being happy doing such a thing. BUT the job is financially rewarding. What do I like working with? People. Though my social life is very much slacking, and I dont have to many friends, I am a people person, and I like to think of myself as good with people. What does that lead me to? Store management! Okay, I could be happy with that, but is it as financially rewarding as i'd like it to be? It could be...with some sacrifices. Currently, I am doing a 10week internship with kohl's stores, training to be an assistant manager. So I do have my foot in the door with what i do believe to be a good company to work for. Salary is decent, would i want more? yep. That leads to seeking a Executive team leader position at Target.
Now mind you, Target is a pretty tough company to get ins with, very competitive interview process (I already interviewed with them and made it to the 3rd round, but didnt get accepted for the final, man those interview questions are toughies) But, I am not giving up with targs as of yet. Now that I know what to expect next round of interviews with them, I can come a little more prepared. Also, at that point of 2nd round with them, I would have been president of Exposed photography club so I'd have a little more brownie points on my scale.
ANYWAY, working as an Executive Team Leader (thats what they call managers/assistant managers) is a very high stress level and intense job. (so I've read, and heard) Full time? yeah thats 50-60 hours a week, and October-December it very well could/would be more than that. Targs really wants recent graduates to do this job, because they have the capabilities of keeping up with the target, "fast, fun and friendly" pace and culture. Also, most likely we dont have families yet, so working those long hours would be less challenging. salary? rewarding. Overtime? No.
SO what I want to maybe try and do, is work as an ETL for target the first few years out of college and get that hardcore training and experience, then maybe see what else is out there as my life starts to settle down a couple years out of college. Now, this is all, very wishful thinking. Yes I have confidence in myself when it comes to this matter, but Target is very competetive.
SOOO this decision is affecting me now....how? wellll if i dont see myself doing the whole buying/product management/corporate deal, why pursue the concentration? it DOES look good on the resume because they aren't the easiest classes in the world. BUT I the 4th concentration i am doing pursuing yet, is Human Resources. I could swap HR for Buying, and HR would relate more to my store management positions over Buying would. I have looked into a bunch of Corporate HR positions, and they really interest me and I see myself doing that, over buying. Just dont think itd be as $$ rewarding. BUT I am trying to keep in mind that I will be doing what i choose for a VERY long time, its a career, not a job I can just quit like that if i dont like it, its long term commitment for the most part. So I DO want to be happy with whatever this path will lead me to.
So as far as right now, I need to decide if i should keep my buying concentration, or drop that and add HR concentration. Probably before fall so i dont waste anymore credits. so, im in a blegh spot. I Just want to be happy, healthy & wealthy growing up, is that too much to ask? I sure hope not!
Soooo with all of that said, will any of this leave time for my own photography business? I sure hope so, because I over the passed 2 years I have developed a strong passion & love for photography. Every aspect of it, it never gets old. there is SO much to learn and experiment with, how could it get boring? EVERY couple you work with shooting engagements or weddings or baby portarits or senior portairts, they are all so different and bring something new and fun to the table. Having my own photo biz would be ALL in my own hands, i can do whatever i want with that, how freeing and exciting is that? I have invested in a new, loveable DSLR the end of 2010, and I just want to do so much with it. I have one wedding booked for the end of September, my first wedding. Umm thats pretty nerve racking. BUT the couple i hear is very flexible, its both their 2nd wedding, and are on a low budget, so its not TOO much pressure, so to me itll be a great experience and a great couple to work with for my first wedding. If i work for Targs eventually, say 50-65 hours a week, every other weekend..i donnnttt think this will leave me much time to be behind the camera. EVERY decision comes with its positive and negatives. and im just trying to remember to do what will make me happy, not only wealthy. If my internship goes well at kohl's this summer, well maybe I'll start with them after college and see where it takes me. Sure its not as $$rewarding as targs, but thats why you do your job damn good and move up the ladder quickly ;-)
Annyywhoooo, enough rambo jamboness. sorry for the long read, if their are readers out there! I am at work, 10am-830pm shift, my once monthly ashley furniture work weekend, and so i thought Id, blog.
On a not so serious note.. HOW CUTE is my neice? ahh I love her.
"Argue for your limitations, and they're yours"
-From Don't Sweat the small stuff
("Our minds are powerful instruments. When we decide that something is true or beyond our reach, its very difficult to pierce through this self-created hurdle."_
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