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Frequently Asked Questions: DREAM JOBS

Question: I'd love to find my dream job... where do I start?

Answer: First you find your passion, that will lead you to your dream job.

For some great ideas about how professionals have landed their first dream job and succeeded at establishing their dream careers, check out the Author Pages at the Dream Jobs to Go website. These authors have established successful careers in a variety of dream jobs and want to share their tips, resources and personal game plans with you.

If you really don't know where to start in your dream job search, you can pick up lots of creative career ideas by subscribing to the free DREAM JOBS DIALOG newsletter. This weekly email publication offers interviews with working professionals who have also established successful careers in the dream jobs the DJTG authors write about.

Bonus: If you subscribe to DREAM JOBS DIALOG, you'll receive a free career guide - Clothing Optional: Find a new Career in your Underpants - which you can download instantly.

Question: I'm interested in so many things, how do I narrow it down and concentrate on one career?

Answer: The most interesting career opportunities usually require someone who has a range of talents and passions. Hang out at the Dream Jobs Mentor Board - it's free! You'll understand that the solution to a really interesting career lies in creatively combining your various passions and talents into a career that you may have not even considered.

For instance, the following career suggestions resulted from the posted questions at the Mentor Board people who wanted to find a career that encompassed several different talents or passions:

Newspaper journalist + stand-up comedy = Humor Columnist

Economics + journal writing = Freelance Business Writer

People person + travel + writing = Photojournalist

Inquisitive + adventurous + logical = Private Investigator

The Mentor Board calls upon 75 Dream Jobs authors (all of them been-there-done-that professionals) who are ready and willing to answer your career questions.

These accomplished professionals have backgrounds in some of the coolest jobs in the world. Get started - post your career questions at the Mentor Board.

Question: The economy is so uncertain these days, I'm afraid to commit to a specific career path. How can I choose the most secure employment situation and still find my dream job?

Answer: A recent column from the Dream Jobs Dialog newsletter interviewed several career coaches on this important topic. Their thoughtful responses might reassure you and motivate you to explore the creative (and expanding) arena of career services.

Click HERE to read this column which was written by Amy Crawford, Manager of the Dream Jobs Dialog newsletter.

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Question: I'm not sure how much I can learn by reading a book about a job. Do the Dream Jobs books offer practical help?

Answer: The Dream Jobs to Go! ebook series offers you an overview of your dream career from authors who have established successful careers in the very dream jobs you aspire to land.

What their insider's perspective can do for you:

Save you time - they've been there and done it - successfully.
Help you avoid common first-timer mistakes.
Offer a practical Game Plan: what you need to know to recognize your first opportunities and capitalize on them.
Give you an overview of the challenges ahead of you and how others have successfully met these challenges.
Each book contains several interviews with other working professionals so you can learn from the experiences of others who have built a successful career or business.
The Dream Jobs authors participate in the Mentor Board so any individual questions you might have can be answered directly.

Question: I've always dreamed about a job in show business, but I don't know anybody who works in Hollywood. Is it possible to have a career in movies or television when you start out with ZERO contacts?

Answer: In show business as in other areas of life, it's not only who you know, but how much you know. Everyone pursuing a new career field needs an insider's perspective to get a realistic and helpful view of their career choice from seasoned professionals who've faced the same challenges. This is particularly true of careers in movies and television.

Several Dream Jobs authors have established careers in movies, television and theatre. They've written practical step-by-step game plans for breaking into their particular area of the entertainment business. Click on the topic to read more about each facet of show business and the challenge the authors faced trying to break into their dream careers:

Stephanie Watson: Television Producer

Lenore Wright: Screenwriter

Rita Cook: Independent Filmmaker

Chris King: Professional Storyteller

Scott Cimarusti: Radio/Voice-Over Announcer

Graham E. Wood: Performers Agent

Aimee Mackovic: Costume Design

Question: I know my dream job should be a career in writing; but it's such a big field, I'm confused. No matter how much I dwell on it, I can't narrow it down. Can you help me focus my ambitions?

Answer: You can buy a bundle of information in the Dream Jobs Info Pack on Writing Careers. The Info Pack offers insider advice and a game plan for breaking into the following writing careers: freelance writing (Dana Cassell), syndicated columnist (Marcia Yudkin) and working for a book packager (Russell Fischer). The Info Packs increase your range of choices and also save you money.

If you're interested in creative writing, check out what the authors of these Dream Jobs books have to say, they've all established successful careers as creative writers:

Joyce Lavene: Romance Novelist

Mary Harwell Sayler: Making Money as a Poet

Deborah Bouziden: Book Reviewer

Jack Adler: Travel Writer

Ken & Stephanie Watson: Advertising

Lenore Wright: Screenwriting

Post your own Dream Jobs question HERE.

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