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Expertise
How to change careers, how to apply the law of attraction to your career, creating multiple streams of income, successful recareering, creating your life path, changing careers, when just another job is not enough, creating abundance, attitude of gratitude, volunteering, mentoring, how to use a vision board, dream board, wisdom or life collage to manifest your destiny

Experience
Joyce Schwarz is an author and internationally known career strategist. She created AOL's WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE forum and her book "SUCCESSFUL RECAREERING" When Just Another Job Is Not Enough is a best seller. She has been interviewed by Wall Street Journal, NBC News, PBS TV, NPR radio, and more than 75 magazines and newspapers and hundreds of other radio stations. She is the author of the upcoming book "The Vision Board" Unlock the Secret to An Extraordinary Life, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008, www.ihaveavision.org

Organizations
Interactive Television Alliance, Women in Film, Pacific Rim Chamber of Commerce Board member, ABWA Boss of the Year,

Publications
LA TIMES, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, PREVENTION MAGAZINE, WOMEN'S OWN, AMERICAN GIRL, STARS & STRIPES

Education/Credentials
BSJ -- undergraduate degree in Journalism, Ohio University, Masters Degree, USC School of Cinema and TV, MBA studies, University of San Francisco, APR (certified PRSA), MPW degree, CBC (certified business counselor)

Awards and Honors
ABWA Boss of the Year, AAAA awards and citations, ACPRA award, Time-Life Citation for direct response, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Entertainment, President's Council Business Woman of the Year, 2007, NEA Grant (co-recipient), California Arts Council grant (recipient) Colorado Women's Foundation (recipient).

Past/Present Clients
More than 10,000 workshop students in cities such as New York, SFO, San Diego and Los Angeles. Corporate clients range from Sheraton Hotels to AT&T and such major brands as Revlon and Philips Electronics. Seemore at www.joycecom.com

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Finding Your Purpose in Life - Career

Expert: Joyce Schwarz - 10/31/2009

Question
Hi! I have a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication (major) and Psychology (minor) from the top university in my country. I just graduated, I had done internships in many good places, and I am an honors student. Right after graduation, a friend got me a job as an HR admin assistant at The World Bank (please note that I am not working in the US). The job pays well , but I hate HR and I feel like it is a waste of my skills. My parents are telling me to think well before I leave because of the prestige, I like working at places like that. However, I feel so bad about doing something I hate and I do not want to do HR as I am passionate about media and marketing. I also want to leave because i think that even if i go and train until i get the job i want , i would gain more experience than in what I am doing now. What do you think? Prestige or career?

Answer
Quite frankly I don't think you have to make a choice between prestige and a career. I happen to be a big fan of THE WORLD BANK. Couple of ideas right off a) did you look at the job openings in other areas at the World Bank -- I found several professional openings listed that sound quite interesting at: http://extjobs.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64262364&pagePK=642735...

2) Have you considered turning your job into more of a communications officer job. I'm sure that is needed in HR too. Some ways you might do that a) start doing a monthly ezine newsletter to send to emails of staffers b) Start a blog (with your boss's permission) of course c) consider starting to create training materials for the World Bank. I realize some of these things may not be happening yet but if you take on the role of being the 'social media' expert on staff this may lead to something else.

3) The other thing I have personally done is to freelance write at night. You've probably seen movies and TV shows where the person in the movie or TV show writes at night or on weekends. It could be that you could a) write a spy novel b) write articles of general interest c) write a nonfiction book about any topic you're interested in. c) or you could start to teach at a community group where you help women learn to write or even a library program. By doing some community outreach and volunteer work this may help you to see how valuable your World Bank experience will be in the long run.

Also you may want to look at the free chapter of my book THE VISION BOARD: the secret to an extraordinary life and begin to do some personal and professional life visioning so you see a) what is your purpose in life b) how you can fulfill that where you are and c) by doing some outside work. It cuold be that you will eventually look for a new job But it's possible you could find that within the bank too. I realize you may have to relocate or travel but we live in an increasingly international world. You don't say if you have a masters degree but I see that the World Bank likes to have it's senior execs have masters degrees so it's possible they could pay or reimburse you for going back to school too and that may take up some of your yearning for writing/communications etc.

Once again the link to my free chapter is: http://tinyurl.com/visionboardamazon and the websitge for the book is www.ihaveavision.org. Feel free to email me directly too for followup at joyceschwarz@gmail.com Good luck

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