What my skills are and what jobs can I do best

I started working during college. I was an assistant to the school book store and while that may sound great to my fellow bookworms, the bookstore I worked for had more dust than books. Luckily my allergies to dust haven’t triggered during this time or else people would have left the store with spit rather than books.

During those experiences I realized that certain tasks were easier to accomplish than others. Coincidentally, the tasks I finished sooner were done later by my colleagues. I was better in organizing events, researching materials and getting people to join a cause. I also learned I don’t like being kept in the dark or working for a stupid leader.

I guess everybody has a rough estimate of their strength and weaknesses. What I have found to work in starting any job is to use my strength first, then, elevate the behaviors that may be considered weaknesses to tolerable level. With my previous employment I slept a lot during working hours. I can’t help it. I sleep whenever I want to. What I did to alleviate the complaints of my supervisor was to volunteer more with social events for our department. I spear headed costume events, planned team buildings, downloaded songs for the team and made sure everybody I worked with liked me. I had to bribe to get my sleep. And yes, still meet the quota.

There are also skills acquired through repetition. After listening to probably thousands of calls of North Americans, I’ve become familiar to the different accents from that other side of the world. I can differentiate between the rushed New Yorker and the charming always shouting Texan. My English also improved during this time (which was near dead due to lack of usage) and now I can write on friends Facebook wall comments that are half insult and praise, leaving them guessing with what I really mean.

I decided to learn Japanese once, however there was nobody to talk with. I would have liked to fly to Japan and learn the language by immersing to the culture but alas, I was born a poor man. I would have probably learned it through hard work and dedication, but I have learned that in learning, some educations are made easier by money.

Some of my hobbies are even considered skills. I have been used to be in front of a computer for at least 8 hours a day, any less than that then I get fidgety. Now most people can’t withstand even at least 2 hours in front of a computer. This puts me to an advantage. Because there might be a job out there that asks you to just be sit and stare at the monitor for 8 hours a day. Like an online security guard.

At this point it would be clear I would be in some field of communication. I like writing, I love word play and I heard it pays great. I might also try transcribing calls as I have acquired the skills for it. I wouldn’t also mind being an English tutor to a very cute Japanes girl.