What is your DREAM JOB, or you have it already!

Datsun310Guy wrote:

SilverFleet wrote: I also think it would be fun to be a voice actor. I make all sorts of stupid voices and do impressions just to get a kick out of family and friends, and getting paid to act like an idiot would be pretty cool. But again, how do you get into doing that?

The local Junior College (Joliet Junior College) has a 1 night class on becoming a voice actor - I took the class and enjoyed but realized I didn't have time or the money to continue but they do teach the basics and was a really fun class. The teacher was affiliated with these guys: http://www.voicesforall.com/ An Introduction to Voiceovers (LLC 3651) Have you ever wanted to be the voice everyone hears on TV and radio commercials, or documentary or audiobook narrations? You too can become a Professional Voiceover Artist! This fun, informative, and empowering class will teach you the basics of the voice over industry to help you decide if it is something you'd like to pursue. We will discuss the many different types of voiceovers and what it takes to get started as a voice actor. Your voice will be recorded as you read from real scripts so you can receive a professional voice evaluation later. Be warned, many who have taken this class have gone on to become real, bona-fide, professional Voice Actors. Come ready to laugh, learn, and be inspired.

A ton of people have told me I should pursue this (I'm pretty good with voices/impressions), but I figure there are a million people who think they're good with voices and I don't have the connections to break into the field.

My dream gig at the moment is to get my tennis/racquet stringing biz off the ground. I just need to build a customer base. Work out of my house, listen to Sirius, easy $30/hr, zero stress. Now is when I need to be making the big push to set up for the Spring season.

I would love to build race cars for a living, hell I guess everyone would. Ya never know; after I retire, I might just do exactly that. Can't do it right now because there's just too many kid related bills, but later...

Hopefully to begin next year I will be building custom firearms

UPDATE:

I interviewed on Friday the 7th. The day before, I went to the Depo and printed 5 copies of my chronological resume' and fitted them in 5 folders just in case was to meet a board.

Show up at the Company Headquarters 20 minutes before, check in, meet the hiring Mrg., It was dress-down Friday so those that are not in the Company stand out if they are wearing suits. I felt out of place. We hit the small talk until we get to an office in the penthouse. I find that it's just the Hiring Mgr. that I am interviewing with. I'm cool with that.

Typical Leadership questions, etc. "Tell me about a time".. "How do you deal with"... " Tell me about a project/process you implemented... " An hour goes by and we're still there. There's someone after me, so we prepare to break. She asks for my salary requirements, and after my answer, she informs me that this position pays much more than that. I do a good job of holding my composure. We exchange pleasantries and she escorts me back to the lobby. I ask about the next step and she says since I am the first interviewee, we will be in contact.

All and all, I think I did pretty good.

That night, I send a thank you note recapping a few main points of our interview, she responds the following Monday the 10th and tells me that the enjoyed out conversation.. etc.. she looks forward to future dialogue.. etc..

This afternoon, HR calls me to set the second round of interviews with the VP, Senior Rep, and Regional Mgr. for the end of next week.

I'M STOKED..

I guess this dream job is closer..

Update coming next week..

M3Loco wrote: "Tell me about a time"..

That has to be the lamest way to interview. A headhunter called me this week for a reference, and pulled that garbage. I told him if he didn't have proper questions, I was going to hang up.

Good luck.

I have been talking to a customer of mine who wants to hire me for a company he has started. Has an ingenius new product and has facilities all over the globe wishing to buy licensing from him to manufacture the products. I interviewed with him over lunch one day and he filled me in on the company and what his plans are and what he wants to accomplish. He says that in all his dealings with me at the dealership, I am the only person who engages him as a person and explains everything that went on with his car and puts it in a way he can understand. Says that he trusts me totally and has no fear that I will do anything to break that trust. Said that all his dealings with me have basically been my interview. He asked what I was making at my job now, I told him and he said that he would double it. Plus bonuses. I will be his right hand man and will be traveling the world speaking to potential customers and visiting facilities and making sure all is going well. All expenses paid. He said he knows I have a new family and that he encourages me to take the wife and kids on these trips when appropriate. Now I just have to wait for the call telling me all is set and I need to put in my 2 weeks at my current job. I can not wait for this opportunity...

If his business grows and needs people, share the address in which to send the resume.

M3Loco wrote: She asks for my salary requirements, and after my answer, she informs me that this position pays much more than that.

NEVER IN MY LIFE has this ever happened to me nor all the employees I have ever hired.

I talked to a Snap-on Corporate position recruiter; "this job pays $40,000 a year; you good with that?".............(me with 18 years sales experience?) "No".

Good for you! I wish you the best.

Saw this and thought I'd chime in.

I'm hoping I'm getting close to mine. I've spent 15+ years as a mechanical designer - working on some pretty cool stuff (I worked on the prototype system that's powering the Mars Rover Curiosity) & really high end Li-Ion batteries. But, I've always had a fascination with Wall Street and the investing world. Quite franky, a lot of the analysts covering companies don't understand the fundamental science behind what they are analyzing because they only have a business background. I've spent the last few years taking economics, accounting, finance - that type stuff. I learned there is a company, not real far from where I am working right now, that invests in alternative energy companies. So, on a whim, I sent an email to the guy who runs the company and basically said (in far more formal language), you guys like to invest in what I know, I want to eventually do what you guys do. So I just thought I'd introduce myself. I was very surprised when he wrote back and said, call my office and set up a time to meet. So I did. His assistant called and said please send us a resume. This guy invests in stuff where the technical people talk about drift velocity of electrons and other things whose performance is measured in J/kgK. That doesn't phase me; but at the same point in time, I can also talk to the finance people about operating leverage and free cash flow. So we'll see what happens. Maybe my whim turns into, in a few years, me running his alternative energy portfolio while he's runnning the golf courses

Conquest351 wrote: I have been talking to a customer of mine who wants to hire me for a company he has started. Has an ingenius new product and has facilities all over the globe wishing to buy licensing from him to manufacture the products. I interviewed with him over lunch one day and he filled me in on the company and what his plans are and what he wants to accomplish. He says that in all his dealings with me at the dealership, I am the only person who engages him as a person and explains everything that went on with his car and puts it in a way he can understand. Says that he trusts me totally and has no fear that I will do anything to break that trust. Said that all his dealings with me have basically been my interview. He asked what I was making at my job now, I told him and he said that he would double it. Plus bonuses. I will be his right hand man and will be traveling the world speaking to potential customers and visiting facilities and making sure all is going well. All expenses paid. He said he knows I have a new family and that he encourages me to take the wife and kids on these trips when appropriate. Now I just have to wait for the call telling me all is set and I need to put in my 2 weeks at my current job. I can not wait for this opportunity...

Good luck Man... I've heard of people getting lucky just because of the way they speak to people. In Customer Service, you never know who you are dealing with..

All the best!

Datsun310Guy wrote:

M3Loco wrote: She asks for my salary requirements, and after my answer, she informs me that this position pays much more than that.

NEVER IN MY LIFE has this ever happened to me nor all the employees I have ever hired. I talked to a Snap-on Corporate position recruiter; "this job pays $40,000 a year; you good with that?".............(me with 18 years sales experience?) "No". Good for you! I wish you the best.

My initial contact with the Company was when I submitted my resume to them through Careerbuilder. I was contacted by one of their recruiters a few days later. He asked what I was currently making with my Military Pay/ Salary. I had to explain to him how the military pay scale works, etc.

Thanks...

CamaroKeith wrote: Saw this and thought I'd chime in. I'm hoping I'm getting close to mine. I've spent 15+ years as a mechanical designer - working on some pretty cool stuff (I worked on the prototype system that's powering the Mars Rover Curiosity) & really high end Li-Ion batteries. But, I've always had a fascination with Wall Street and the investing world. Quite franky, a lot of the analysts covering companies don't understand the fundamental science behind what they are analyzing because they only have a business background. I've spent the last few years taking economics, accounting, finance - that type stuff. I learned there is a company, not real far from where I am working right now, that invests in alternative energy companies. So, on a whim, I sent an email to the guy who runs the company and basically said (in far more formal language), you guys like to invest in what I know, I want to eventually do what you guys do. So I just thought I'd introduce myself. I was very surprised when he wrote back and said, call my office and set up a time to meet. So I did. His assistant called and said please send us a resume. This guy invests in stuff where the technical people talk about drift velocity of electrons and other things whose performance is measured in J/kgK. That doesn't phase me; but at the same point in time, I can also talk to the finance people about operating leverage and free cash flow. So we'll see what happens. Maybe my whim turns into, in a few years, me running his alternative energy portfolio while he's runnning the golf courses

Keep on chugging Man.. that's what it takes. Cold-calls sometimes work.

Christmas tree farmer.

In reply to M3Loco:

Thanks man. Thanks for all your years of service in the military. You deserve some sort of sweet gig after all this missed holidays and time away

Professional Piddler.

I want a shop full of odds and ends tools, machines, whatever and just go piddle. Build some metal art one day, frame up a chicken coop the next. Haul off some scrap for some extra cash, come in the fall we could strip tobacco, just do whatever.

After reading Mr. Money Mustache, I'm working and saving towards early retirement. In ten years I'm planning to be self employed, and not really do anything.

My dream "job" is "Retired Comfortably".

I am not wanting for things to do... but I've had enough of necessary work to fill a lifetime.

I started working at a young age, totally loved it, taking perfectly good 50's era Crown Victorias and stripping them down to build figure 8 cars with my brother and the owner/driver. After several other positions in between, I went to work for Big Brown and drove package for 10 and feeders for 15 years. I had enough of their two-speak ways of doing things, the safe way (which they tout) and the actual way they want the job done. After dealing with "what happened?, why did it take x number of hours to get there?, why are the loads late?, etc." all the while hearing "if it's not safe don't move it, you are the one responsible for moving bad equiptment, don't speed, if you feel tired ,stop and rest, the safety of you and the public comes first, etc".

I retired in 2008 and took some time to try a few things on my own, however none really panned out the way I wanted, so, on a lark I answered a Craigslist ad looking for a CDL A driver for 5-6 events a year. Now I handle the care and transport of about 15 or so vintage race cars owned by my boss who I feel is more of a friend than an employer. Get to go to some of the best Vintage events RoadAmerica, Mt Tremblant, The Glen, Rennsport, did the F1 support event at COTA.. it's an okay gig..

But I really do want to run my own resto/custom shop with my three sons...someday...there's still time....

In reply to Supercoupe:

I drove local delivery for the big brown in the early 90s (worked sort all thru college... couldn't get a job, hopped in the truck). Double-speak is exactly what it was. I walked away from 2x more money than a starting EE makes and I've never regretted it once. That place was toxic.

Update for me. I had my meeting today - supposed to be a meet-n-greet. Quickly turned into a job interview. Guy told me he was surprised when I emailed him because they have been looking for an analyst with my skills for about 2 years. He said they pride themselves on being good at analyzing financials but mediocre at the technical stuff. They need someone who can ask really tough questions to the engineering-types. He then described to me the exact job I had envisioned myself doing - 5 years from now. We'll see how this unfolds over the next few weeks.

UPDATE..

Second Interview was yesterday. I met with the VP of the Company, then the Hiring Manager again, then the Director of Analysis, and finally, the Director of the Marketplace Intel Team.

Got the call this AM..

GOT THE JOB..

The Hiring Manager called me and made me an offer, and followed it up with an email. I accepted and we're moving forward. I start mid next month.

WOW.. I'm still in cloud 9..

Thanks to all for your positive vibes..

Lucked into my current job, wasn't planned but it is a fun job and work with great people. After spending 20 years in the army and retiring 16 years ago I taught aviation maintenance (A& P) at a small trade school. Had a great time teaching but the pay sucked. Then got a job with a contractor for the army at the aviation command. Worked as a contractor for 7 years in different positions. The last one was as a tech writer for helicopter maintenance manuals. My civilian supervisor hired me working for him as a civilian and later him and someone else got me promoted (twice) to where I am now. I am technically a logistician but do a variety of duties. A non-supervisory GS-13 position. To include assisting in prototyping new equipment and fielding those equipment when completed and fielding special tools. Which means I get to visit the soldiers. Previous trips in the job has included Germany, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Hawaii, Alaska. This year I've had 12 trips including 2 overseas, Honduras and Korea. Already have 3 trips scheduled in Jan & Feb. Helping the soldiers get what they need or any assistance they need (troubleshooting for example) to do their job is what my office specializes in. Most of us were in the army together and knew each other, one was one of my former bosses. We are all good friends now and help each other out. Most of us are retired military, only a couple what I call college boys that came here straight out of college. They are good guys and fit in with us old soldiers although they were never in the military and younger than us. One is our checkbook guy and the other is our IT/database/computer whiz. Both very good at what they do. A couple guys from the office helped me rebuild my back deck on my house and I'm helping one of them replace the head on his sons truck. Don't greatly enjoy the supply work but it is part of the job and satisfying when it works. Working with engineers is sometimes frustrating but the ones we have know they need us former users (techs & pilots) as much as we need them so we get along good. The trips do sometimes interfere with my car time but meeting the soldiers and helping them compensates for it. The boss lets us come and go as we please as long as we are where we need to be when we need to be and the job gets done. He got us blackberrys to keep up with us. We all know we have it made/easy and don't push the limits so it doesn't get ruined. We like it how it is and we aim to keep it like it is.

Not what I set out to do but ended up with a sweet job anyway.

MMU-Mobile Mammography Unit. Basically, a van.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: My dream "job" is "Retired Comfortably". I am not wanting for things to do... but I've had enough of necessary work to fill a lifetime.

Amen