10 Steps to Landing Your Dream Career In 10 Months
My story starts where my first career ends. As a clinician, if you had told me a few years ago that I would be a Project Manager working at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Seattle, I would have called you insane.
When I began my career transition, I was an occupational therapist (OT) working in a hospital. I wish I could say that there was a point in my first career where I felt fulfilled, but I would just be lying to you. I was bored, stagnant, and feeling suffocated by my hyper-specific healthcare degree. In college, I always knew OT wasn’t a perfect fit, but I figured the feeling would dissipate once I was in the workforce. It didn’t. In fact, my career dissatisfaction became so intense I fell into a depression.
One morning I woke up and decided I wanted to be an active participant in my life again. While riding the bus to the hospital in my purple scrubs, I googled “alternative careers for occupational therapists”. What I found in my google search wasn’t groundbreaking that day, but the act of taking that first step was a catalyst for my change. It was the start of my long journey to finding happiness, and ultimately, immense personal growth.
