Trial and Error

I think we find our niche in life by exploring all possibilities and eliminating those that don’t work. Same thing applies when one is looking for a job.

Before graduation, all I knew is I want to create things in the field of advertising. A little bit after graduation, I had doubts, saying that I may not be as crazy creative as others out there. I am still determined to get into advertising but this time, I said I’ll try a different approach — management. Two days ago, I went to an interview that slapped me in the face that it’s not my place in advertising. I was crushed. I thought I am not meant to be in the industry that I dreamed of being a part of.

Today, I was in another interview. A job still in the field of advertising, but this time the position is more anchored to my training and my original plan — to create. After being crushed in my previous interview, the HR supervisor of today’s interview said something that I think put me right back on track.

“While settle for projecting something when you’re clearly meant to create great things,” she says.

I am still up for a couple more of interviews for this said job, but it feels great to be steered back to the right path and to feel validated that you are near in finding your niche.