My Chosen Career Path- There’s No Easy Road
For my first post for Career Services I thought it might be good to explain a little about my chosen career path because I often feel like my career path is the polar opposite of many of my peers’ career goals and I feel like sometimes people have a misconception of what my career goal actually is, entails, and why I have an interest in this career.
I want to work in the world of entertainment. While I have no obvious talent for acting or music, I have a huge interest in the business and specifically the marketing and managing aspects of the entertainment business. What this means is that I’m out looking for a way to work directly with talent running their social media sites, helping out on tour/at appearances, and just in general assisting to helping make that talent’s career successful.
Unlike most careers or jobs that start and end in an office or maybe that occasionally require take home work, this type of career is a lifestyle choice. There’s no way that someone interested in entertainment can expect a 9-5 experience. Much less should anyone interested in this career necessarily expect anything. This is a career that you have to live and love and that you have to be willing to do anything, even gopher work, or else you can expect to fail at a career in entertainment.
I first became interested in this career path almost three years ago when I became really interested in the band Honor Society. I started really following them and supporting their music. What I really loved was that themselves, their tour manager, their merch people always seem like they’re having such a great time when they’re at “work.” Even though they give up a lot they get the opportunity to see the world and meet so many amazing people. And that’s what got my interest in the business.
In my series of blogs for Career Services I’ll be talking about my drive to find work in the entertainment field, my experiences with my current jobs, and yes I’ll even share some failures.
Until next time- Lauren. 
