Alright a few questions.. what are you doing to sell yourself professionally? Linkedin? Are you connecting with folks like recruiters?
What is your career ambition? And why is that your ambition? What gaps exist between your skillset now and where you want to be? Are there certifications or other degrees you can get along the way?
I actually have some friends who are recruiters helping me out with some things and I am not active on LinkedIn (I have a profile) and probably should be. I always assumed posting on LinkedIn required a higher experienced level to be of any value.
My career ambition, well to start I enjoy talking to people, especially after this 1.5 year experience. I spent the entire time meeting with teams, gaining knowledge on their issue (ex. We have some random excel file with a bunch of tables, can you explain to us their relationship). I enjoyed just grabbing the info and figuring out an answer. I think this can really be applied to a lot of areas. I have a list from my manager, who recently retired, and he said I need to have some knowledge of python for data analysis, R, outstanding Excel skills, outstanding SQL skills, and finally PowerBI or Tableau for visualizations.
Spot on and there are so many other questions.
What is your education and why did you pick the job you are in? What do you want to do when you grow up? - as in "If I could do anything, I'd like to be a ....."
What is it that you don't like about your current job? What do you like about it? What experience do you think that you should have gained in a year and a half? What technical skills are lacking and what soft skills have you gained?
And that is just for starters.
I have a degree in computer science, with no interest in any development roles; I prefer people. If I could be anything, I would love to have been a police officer or own my own shop (which I still believe will happen eventually). In my current role (which has been fairly inactive since August)
I enjoyed learning the patience required when working in a corporate environment, especially one where the majority of coworkers are not on US soil. I also enjoyed listening to people and aiding them with their questions; I liked being respected and relied on. I liked giving presentations on things I studied a lot on, and enjoyed talking about my self improvement each week to my boss.
I hated feeling like I wasn't doing anything during the slow weeks/months.
I hated the slow pace of things, sometimes working on a powerpoint for a month straight.
I still hate the feeling of job insecurity and the slow days really impact my morale, especially considering that I haven't been asked to really do anything since August now.
In 1.5 years, I was hoping to gain some more technical experience with things like SQL, Python, Tableau, and Excel rather than just being told to learn in eventually. I definitely have developed a strong ability to listen and comprehend what someone is actually saying, I would say I can "coerce" people around an idea fairly well. I have developed maturity in my thought, looking at the positive aspects of things and being hopeful/realistic in my approaches. Lastly, being patient and letting people talk and lead conversation, sometimes saying things is less important than just listening.
I hope this makes sense, again if you would like to see my resume, I would love to share it with any of you. The job I have is in consulting, I am thinking some local company or office may be a better fit. This company has over half a million employees.
If it means anything, sometimes I feel like I can do anything. I went from working in a fish market, fast food, retail, IT tech, Marketing, and now business analytics. I have never felt incapable.