When Seeking a Job/Career – Consider This Question

When considering changing careers – or looking for a new gig, you should consider this question: What job or industry has a trade show that would be your version of “kid in a candy store” or heaven?

I just returned from SHOT (Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade) Show in Las Vegas where the average guest walks an estimated 5 miles a day for four days. Not to mention you lose your voice, your face hurts from smiling so much and your body has officially decided it will no longer carry that 10 pound computer bag.

Taken in our booth looking out on the crowded show floor

So the 40,000 of us who attend the trade show must really like our jobs/careers – or we are suckers for pain.

I have a very gifted graphic/web designer friend seeking a job and it made me think, she would be in heaven at an Adobe graphics show.  So much so she probably wouldn’t even notice sore feet or tired shoulders.

My version of super-fun convention was a Creating Keepsakes scrapbooking show I attended in Iowa with my mom and sister. I could have taken class after class and spent all my money very happily there.

I also think a travel-related convention would be exciting to work in/attend.

My husband’s trade show heaven would probably be the PGA show in Orlando.

My point is – all of us are seeking that perfect mix of a job you love that doesn’t feel like a job. If you can happily stand a 4-day trade show and leave ENERGIZED saying,  “Man, I can’t wait for next year.” Then I think you found your calling.