About Me
Like many people, I made my early career and job choices based on what I thought I should do rather than what I wanted to do.
I pursued a fairly traditional career path. I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Manhattan College. I then went to work for IBM as a Programmer / Systems Analyst before returning to school, NYU, to complete an MBA degree. After graduating from NYU, I went to work for Intel Corporation in Northern California.
At Intel, I hit a wall. It was exciting to work for this influential company and I loved the culture, but I was so unhappy and disconnected from myself. I projected a few years out and honestly could not see myself there.
I had made some money in the stock market. Eventually I decided to take some time off from work and ‘figure out’ what I wanted to do.
After leaving Intel, I had the freedom to basically experiment and try any job that appealed to me. I worked as a nanny and realized that I loved working with children. Through that job, I found a very special art school and started volunteering there. I worked at a small boutique. After returning to New York, I worked for several years at a small consulting company and even worked at President Clinton’s office in Harlem.
These experiences helped me to learn what I loved to do, hated doing, which environments worked for me and which didn’t. As a result, a lot of confusion that I was experiencing went away.
I can look back now and realize that leaving my job at Intel was the start of my own career transition. I have learned many lessons since then and am now writing this Blog to share my experiences and insights with others.
Tai Giang said
Hi Maria,
If you wouldn’t mind taking a minute to read the below and get back to me by Friday, 9/25, that would be tremendously helpful, thank you in advance!
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Many thanks,
Tai Giang
Caridan Marketing Labs
On Behalf of MyPersonalJobCoach.com
P.S. I have included Paul Tieger’s bio below for your review as well:
Paul D. Tieger is founder and CEO of SpeedReading People, LLC. He is an internationally recognized expert on and the author of five breakthrough books about Personality Type, including The Art of SpeedReading People, Nurture by Nature, Just Your Type, and the best-selling career guide Do What You Are, the first to recognize the key role that Personality Type plays in career satisfaction and success.
Over the past twenty-five years, Paul has personally trained thousands of career counselors, life coaches, managers, HR professionals, educators, psychologists and attorneys in innovative applications of Personality Type. The Founder and first Director of The New England Type Institute, Paul also pioneered the use of Personality Type to help trial attorneys select and communicate with jurors in high profile civil and criminal cases.