Thursday, May 7, 2009

AJ in the job hunt

As most of you already know, I was recently laid off from my media planner job, and am now in the ocean of the unemployed.  For the past couple weeks, I've been researching businesses of interest and also speaking with many people about my career path and next step possibilities and opportunities.  I've been looking in the media and marketing realms in which I've studied and have experience, but also taken some time to consider a major change into the culinary world.  I've always had a passion for food and cooking, and lately have been trying to discern whether this would be a wise move for me to make.  The romantic entrepreneurial idea of creating my own personal chef/catering company appeals to me, but I am aware that I would need to start with some classes and kitchen experience, on top of it being a very popular and competitive field with the rise of Food Networks cooking personalities and the recent trends in organic foods and 'more conscientious' eating habits.  Nevertheless, I am still excited by the idea and will continue to see what opportunities are out there in both the media/marketing and culinary worlds.