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How to Get Your Dream Job (ft. Emily Graslie)!

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In which Emily Graslie (the amazing host of The Brain Scoop) tells you how to land your dream job!
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@Asurael 10 лет назад

After much persistence I also was able to land a dream job, only mine is in the videogame industry. It took me around two years to find this job (and it's technically my first job, first one that pays at least), and I have a pretty good academic record. So to add to Emily's tips, I would like to also say: - Volunteer to Gain Experience: Emily kind of mentions this in point 6, but I would like to put emphasis on this. There's the vicious circle of "experience to get a job, and a job to get experience", and with exception to internships (which are also difficult to land nowadays) volunteering for a position you're aiming for in a smaller company like a startup will give priceless experience and credibility. It shows your passion, and it shows your skills. - Persistence is Key: Like I mentioned, it took me a bit over two years after graduating to land my dream job (or any job at all for that matter), and I was fortunate enough to have the support of my family during my search, which I understand that not everybody may have, but you have to be persistent with your job and continue to apply to the jobs you want and going to interviews, all the while you fortify your curriculum, and if necessary work a job that will pay the bills in the mean time.

@learnhowtoadult 10 лет назад

Great tips! Thanks so much for sharing!

@photosinensis 10 лет назад

Alas, I just don't expect warp drive to exist any time soon, and that's kind of an important prerequisite for the position of Captain of the Starship Enterprise to exist, much less me doing it.

@catlinboy 10 лет назад

You build a vehicle and name it Starship Enterprise. Someone's got to captain it surely?

@ktwreckcamp8465 10 лет назад

Start with the Navy. Star Trek is based off the military structure of they US Navy. That's what Emily was talking about when she said pick out little details and find out how to work towards that goal. If you join the military, that will give you the discipline they'll be looking for in a star ship captain. You'll also be more likely to be present when that opportunity arises. That's another point they made in the video. Don't let something so trivial as lack of warp drive to hold you back. Start working on it now so you're ready when we do get warp drive.

@oscarcreminisfree 10 лет назад

All good solid advice, just one thing I'd add/be weary of: It's good to be helpful, but when it comes to unpaid internships and other work experience opportunities, realise that alot of people are just taking advantage of free labour. I have had work experience in my field where all I did was sweep up, and they've only ever rung me up to see if I could do free bar-work. None of it was beneficial to me or the field I want to work in. Any type of work without financial reward has to have some other type of direct advantage to you in exchange for your labour, whether that's actual experience in the field, tuition with a professional, or use of facilities/equipment.

@RandomLari 9 лет назад

Right now my dream Job is working as a video editor for one of these youtube channels. I've had a lot of people tell me that I should just try to get a news job because it's stable. I'm graduating with a Communication degree, so I can see why they say that. But I've been in my internship as an editor for acquisitions, and I kind of miss the creativity behind editing educational content.

@evelfa 10 лет назад

A good video would be how to deal with the lack of motivation you feel after you get out of university and you have literally nothing, and it's so hard to get even the simplest shop job. I think a lot of people would benefit from a video like that

@Neha71580 10 лет назад

I DO have my Dream Job, but my parents and family in general does not aproove of achieving such 'dreamy' things in life. SO instead I'm studying something totally different, advised by them. I don't hate it to be honest, but my plan is- Get a job, make money, that way I would get a rep in my family (seriously, it's the only way I CAN please my family and satisfy my parents' long dreams for me) and THEN I would pursue my Dream Job. I don't know how I'm gonna do it, but I definitely AM gonna do that! I hope I'm choosing the right path, it's the most difficult path One can ever create- pleasing your family as well as yourself- but that's pretty much what I'm gonna do. Wish me luck guys!

@CanadianRM4 10 лет назад

Same!! D:

@faithlosbanes6093 5 лет назад

hi, I’m curious! how is that going??

@christinaconath5325 10 лет назад

This is a helpful video Emily and I agree with a lot of your points. However, the story you told about your friends reacting differently to your additional work at the museum makes it sound like the ones who weren't that encouraging about it were not as good friends and not worth sticking to. Their reasoning could have been worry that you might overstrain yourself or spend a lot of energy on something that could end up not working out... I'm glad that it did, but it might not go that well for others. I guess all I'm trying to say is that in my opinion friends don't always have to be unconditionally excited of everything you do, and that it doesn't necessarily make them less of a good friend if they disagree with you choices.

@Dusklunadawn 10 лет назад

As a young adult who is about to start university, I found these tips extremely helpful. I recently had a conversation about my dream graduate school and job with my sister and she scoffed at me saying I was crazy, but I know with hard work and perseverance I can do it. Thank you so much for this video! :)

@atheryne 10 лет назад

My first job was at a nursing home serving food. I've worked as a clerk in a candy store and a liquor store, a desk assistant, and now I'm a bill collector at a large book publisher. None of these are in any way related to what I actually like to do: Illustration. I find it incredibly difficult to get work as an illustrator since I live in a small town and don't have the means to move. I'm not popular or well know and even if I offer commissions no one wants them. Breaking into the art world takes a lot of luck along with hard work, and I just don't seem to have that.

@thebrainscoop 10 лет назад

Social media is an illustrator's best friend. It doesn't matter if you live in a town with a population of 5 or 5 million; if you've got an Internet connection and the dedication to update your blog a few times a week, as well as take the time to make the digital acquaintance of other illustrators, you'll be in a better position to getting more work.

@learnhowtoadult 10 лет назад

Hey, Chai Tyto! I just want to second what ***** said. I know how frustrating (and sometimes painful) it can be to be from a small town and want to go into the arts. I am from a town of less than 5,000 people in West Virginia (a rural and fairly impoverished state): Growing up, I knew truly *nobody* who was a writer or filmmaker. But as Emily said, the Internet can be (and I use this term un-hyperbolically) life-changing. Two years ago, while living in WV, I was very very very lonely, and thought to myself, "How can I make new friends who like the same kind of things I do? Maybe I should start vlogging?" And while I guess it's true that I was (in some ways) "lucky," I want to take care to emphasize that for every "big break" I got in my career, there were a couple hundred things that just did not work out at all. I don't say that to discourage or overwhelm, but only to reassure you that things being a struggle is *totally normal* and is not a prophetic hint that you are not meant to be a successful artist. I also love this quote from Bill Gates: “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” In other words: All good things take time, and please be kind to yourself along the way. :] - Mike

@atheryne 10 лет назад

***** I do maintain several pages where I post my work, but maybe I just don't post enough? I have a Tumblr, a DeviantArt page, and I post my stuff on facebook and even reddit sometimes. I still get very little feedback. I haven't tried reaching out to other illustrators because I always feel like I'm being bothersome. I guess I just need to muster up some courage and message a few people. Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it.

@atheryne 10 лет назад

How to Adult I feel the same way you did then: very lonely. I have no artist friends here and therefore no constructive criticism. My family and (few) friends are happy to compliment my work but never mention its execution or improvement. It gets very tiring to only hear that my work is "nice" or "pretty". I know it shouldn't be a cake walk, but I feel like I'm in quicksand here. A college friend told me a while ago that "It's hard to make art in a vacuum" and I find that exceedingly true. I try to keep going but sometimes its really difficult. Thanks for the vote of confidence, It means a lot.

@strwbrryFish 9 лет назад

Chai Tyto a good way of getting known is to comment on things and talk to people, and also to link together your social media sites. Since you commented about trying to be an illustrator, I'm curious now, what are your Tumblr and DeviantArt pages?

@flaviusclaudius7510 10 лет назад

I feel that there's a sampling bias in videos of this nature - we only see the people whose hard work and dedication pays off, and not those who work hard and still fail because opportunity never presents itself. Or people who take the gamble and shoot for the stars (e.g. Gates), as opposed to those who take the gamble and end up destitute. Remember, for every store of amazing success, there's also a person living on the street.

@SciJoy 10 лет назад

My advice: 1. Work hard at whatever you are doing (you never know who is noticing) 2. Get co-ops (internships) 3. Don't be afraid of being rejected and apply to everything. That is how I got my dream job. I applied to 15 positions in one night. When my resume came up and my future manager saw I went to school with an existing co-op he asked "do you know her?" The co-op said "no, but she is always in the library or computer lab working." Co-ops are an awesome way to try out jobs for short time periods, because isn't just about what you are doing. It is also about who you are working with.

@radagastwiz 10 лет назад

Oddly appropriate for Labor Day, as well...

@RQLexi 10 лет назад

If you may excuse my blatant expression of ignorance: is this Labour Day in the US? If so, is it the First of September or the first Monday of September? I somehow always though the US would celebrate Labour Day on, well, International Labour Day.

@learnhowtoadult 10 лет назад

It's almost like it was planned that way. ;] - Mike

@theslinkymaniaa 10 лет назад

Love you Emily! You're an inspiration to the female youtube community!

@Asurael 10 лет назад

I would say the community in general =)

@thebrainscoop 10 лет назад

@komodoguy152 4 года назад

I’d say an inspiration in general.

@coloratura42 10 лет назад

*high fives for college bookstore jobs!* Although I didn't work at my college, I worked at the Ivy league college across town after I graduated... after four years griping about them, it sure was weird to sell their sweatshirts...

@TylerMayMedia 10 лет назад

This is really great! Nice to see Emily do one!

@nerineajenkins 10 лет назад

#3 take chances, make mistakes, get messy! -miss frizzle emily, i think you should be miss frizzle for halloween. you have that love to share knowledge and enthusiasm!

@Fenyally 10 лет назад

great advice! also, cool to see emily on this channel :D i love the brain scoop but sometimes i can't watch the whole episodes because i get easily grossed out by things xD

@kujmous 10 лет назад

I am fortunate that my passion aligns well with many business models. I love programming.

@iwilkilual 10 лет назад

The Nerdfighter Glasses Division, I like it.

@learnhowtoadult 10 лет назад

Literal LOL. - Mike

@rayvenner3340 10 лет назад

And with button up shirts to boot!

@iwilkilual 10 лет назад

I made Mike literally laugh out loud? My life is complete.

@NecrozmaJade 10 лет назад

I am in desperate need of instruction on how to move out of my parent's home, and out of state. I'm in a confused place post-college I was not prepared for and I have no idea how to get off my feet.

@madelinek2452 10 лет назад

I work at a movie theatre! getting trained in concession tomorrow

@saber1epee0 10 лет назад

Brilliant as usual, How2Adult, and it goes without saying that Emily is great as a presenter.

@TheGeekyDad 10 лет назад

Point 1 is so crucial. I thought i was getting my dream job when i first got into software development. I do like and enjoy my job but i no longer think its my dream job. If i had looked closer at my reasons for choosing software development i may not have gone down the path i did and have a more for filling job. However my job does allow me to pursue my interests outside of work so i'm not too fussed about my current lot in life.

@dylandrees6460 10 лет назад

In my case I didn't know what I wanted to do for a career. After I busted out of the USMC I hadn't the faintest idea of what to do. So I took any job that sounded interesting. From cooking to bookkeeping, and Biology lab assistant to janitor and phone support. Now I am a welder and I couldn't ask for a better job. Don't be afraid of trying different jobs or be afraid to do hard work. I tried for years to get an easier job with better pay, and I hated it. And it's not only what you do but who you end up doing it for. Doing your dream job but working for a huge ass (doesn't count as swearing if talking about donkeys) might not be worth it, while doing hard work for an awesome company might satisfy you.

@JusticeFreedomDestin 10 лет назад

This episode really spoke to me. Hopefully it's a good sign. That'd be cool. Also, not going to lie, it spooked me a little bit when she mentioned the dream job of photographer first. O.O

@cmaandmistic 10 лет назад

My problem is that I have hobbies and things that I enjoy or like doing, but those are separate from my aspirations and what I'm passionate about. I always think that if I try to pursue the things that I really LOVE doing, then I would feel unfulfilled because I was ignoring the big ideas and issues that I'd always wanted to work on.

@ReadHeadPat 10 лет назад

ahhh this is the best video collab!!! MOAR!! :D

@learnhowtoadult 10 лет назад

Thank you! We definitely hope to collab with Emily more in the future! :D - Mike

@Itstwofourteen 10 лет назад

Ha, movie theater job sucks! (Although you do get free movies and meet a lot of cinephiles like myself, Lol.) In all seriousness, great video! It speaks a lot about the kind of state of mind and positive output I must start cultivating again.

@wordnerd7878 10 лет назад

This is great advice! I've heard Emily's story before and it definitely was one source of inspiration to start my RU-vid channel. I'm starting on #2 of her advice and working on my hobby/passion for language while I try to figure out the rest.

@learnhowtoadult 10 лет назад

I just subscribed. Looking forward to seeing more videos! - Mike

@wordnerd7878 10 лет назад

Thanks! I've been loving the How to Adult series! Very helpful stuff.

@99thTuesday 10 лет назад

Any advice for how to help yourself get towards a dream job that's geographically far away from where you live?

@MrNicoJac 10 лет назад

I want to double subscribe. Awesome guys!! Wish I had this from the first grade...

@shabnomnom 10 лет назад

but...what do you do when you KNOW you're good at your field (in my case, graphic design), and you're working your butt off working and trying to gain exposure and make some connections, but no one in the industry will even give you the time of day, and you have no idea why? because that's the boat i'm in. it is a sucky boat.

@landdcollection 10 лет назад

Thank you so much guys, I have been really worried about life after college. Wooohooo! =D

@PogieJoe 10 лет назад

This was a really well-thought out episode and something a lot of people need to hear. :) Always great to see Emily too! :D

@myleftyscissors 9 лет назад

Love the New York in the background. Take that Chicago ;)

@Loene96I 10 лет назад

But what do you do when you thought you knew what your dream job was for years but then started to doubt yourself because you start thinking and come to the conclusion that the job would probably (1) not make you happy and (2) that you don't really have the qualities/requirements needed for the job. Yet it still is your dream job and you can't explain why because it makes no sense whatsoever to try to get that dream job because you'd be really crappy at and unhappy with it anyway. Anyone else have that problem? I think I'm starting to panic a bit with graduation coming soon...

@marksusskind1260 10 лет назад

I don't know what she said {over my head}, but, yay Emily!

@kerstin6216 10 лет назад

I am stuck on #1 :(

@SMFortissimo 10 лет назад

Yeeeeaaaaah, I can't get past step one. Am I the only one?

@HomeofLawboy 10 лет назад

Nope, I don't really know what would be the "dream job" for me, and I can't find the 'why' for the ones that are on my list.

@McWeenyKen 10 лет назад

OH MY two attractive nerd ladies in the video. Pleasure overload! I am currently working my dream job. I always wanted to make video games as a kid and went to school hoping it would happen. I ended up making ballistics software for the military which is as close to a video game as you can get!

@ZickQuick 10 лет назад

I love these videos, really helpfull, thanks guys!

@r.b.4611 9 лет назад

Steve Jobs? Hah! Henry Ford said, If he'd asked people what they wanted, they've have said a faster horse. That's the quote but decades earlier, also Henry said it catchier. Love your work Em.

@gapsfire23 10 лет назад

can you do a video about apartment renting, leases, and depositing on one?

@gloriakay3286 10 лет назад

I got the Art of Racing in the Rain via the audible thing #whoot

@muteandderanged 10 лет назад

Love this video! I'm struggling to finish my degree and been wondering why I'm doing it sometimes and this really helped. :) Also, is there anyway to improve the closed captioning? Some of the lines are just really wrong!

@pkelfresnic 9 лет назад

Ok, just being a go getter isn't enough. You have to be a go getter at a place where people agree with your sensibilities and are open to your input. There are plenty of companies that only want a tool to fill a role and get the job done. Be careful in the company you pick.

@eatmarth 10 лет назад

why did I get a notification for this video? it's on my subscriptions page.. but I also got a notification for no reason?

@RQLexi 10 лет назад

RU-vid *really* wanted you to watch this video. It's a hint.

@aspuppylover99 10 лет назад

If you search up the channel frequently you will get a notification

@eatmarth 10 лет назад

well that isn't the case

@TheCowgirlgem 10 лет назад

I know! I get random notifications as well. Who knows what RU-vid is doing.

@reenyjoseph8569 8 лет назад

u r a truee role model

@mythicaljo9655 10 лет назад

thank you SO MUCH

@Stipopedia 10 лет назад

How do I find the video of Hank in the Museum?

@cindydesigns 10 лет назад

Nice tips! Thanks! :D

@komodoguy152 4 года назад

My dream has always been to work with animals, I’ve grown up at a zoo and love them more than anything. However, the jobs out there don’t pay well and often require low pay and job instability. I have no idea what to do in order to find a well payed job that works with animals other than a vet route (which although I’d on my radar it isn’t as much a dream to me) - any advice?

@thofus 10 лет назад

Are Emma and Emily related? They look alot alike to me atleast :-) Great show and very true words, Emily, about making room for your niche of work - at the firm/ at work.

@WarLarkGamer 10 лет назад

What does the role of a curiosity correspondent involve? Just wondering, because the career web I'm hoping to flow into involves museum work.

@Acquavallo 10 лет назад

David Allen and Mike have very similar smiles

@learnhowtoadult 10 лет назад

I'm gonna take that as a compliment. :] - Mike

@Acquavallo 10 лет назад

you do have a charming smile lol

@LuwukaW 9 лет назад

Emma and Emily look like sisters, especially with the plaid.

@sarasamir2113 10 лет назад

Mike... Have you read Firestarter by Stephen King?

@learnhowtoadult 10 лет назад

Funniest comment I've read in many a moon. :D - Mike

@ClumzyGamer87 10 лет назад

a while back a friend of mine described his dream job, which went something like this... Once a week he would attend the"work place", count the workers and then leave. Simple, useless and lazy, no doubt. BUT! In my mind it brings up a good point - what if getting the job is not the problem, what if finding out what is the job is the problem ?

@chicoarraes 10 лет назад

I was about to ask you to bring the grossometer back, then I realised this wasn´t a brainscoup video..

@CatsArtFashion 10 лет назад

awesome!

@gallenfier 10 лет назад

I'm having a hard time just landing a job that even requires my bachelor of arts. I'm going to be 30 in five years and this worries me.

@mva2997 10 лет назад

I hope your next video is about apartment leasing/etc because I'm getting kicked out and I don't know how any of it works.

@1337longhini 10 лет назад

Check out myfirstapartment.com! They have tons of awesome articles on pretty much anything you could imagine. I'm sorry about your situation, I recently left my mom's house on bad terms, so I know how scary it is to not know where to go. Luckily, my grandma invited me to stay with her. If you have someone you can stay with for a little while for little or no charge, take advantage of it until you get back on your feet and can move out on your own. * hugs *

@mva2997 10 лет назад

Oooh that's very helpful! Thank you very much!

@joops110 8 лет назад

Beaut.

@jessicarichards4428 6 лет назад

cool

@CuriousDust 10 лет назад

Any job will be dream job after i get out of school.

@ArtichokeHunter 10 лет назад

I'm mostly worried that even my "dream job" will get old if I'm doing it for the rest of my life. Or that it will bother me how insular theatre is and how little most people care about it.

@shabnomnom 10 лет назад

i worry about this too. i think the key is what emily said - leave time for hobbies! if you have other things to occupy some of your time and attention, it breaks up any potential monotony. either that, or you can try jumping around within your field - if you're an actor and you get sick of it, you could try your hand at lighting, sound, management, promotions - there are so many facets to theatre!

@thebrainscoop 10 лет назад

The funny thing is, even if you do get your dream job it's still not the same as having a forever job. Although I love what I'm doing right now I can definitely see where my priorities are going to change in a decade... at the pace I work now it leaves very little time for friends or family (or dating), but since I'm young and career-oriented it doesn't bother me as much as it might in a few years. And I'm learning so much in the meantime, and making valuable connections, that I don't worry too much that I'll be totally bored of the whole field. There's too much to explore!

@ktwreckcamp8465 10 лет назад

***** I'm in a similar situation with my choice of work. I don't see myself keeping my priorities the same a few years down the road. I currently run a small business making nerdy accessories out of duct tape. The business name is A+D Duct Tape if you'd like to check it out on facebook. When I first started out, I only sold the crafts I made. My business pays all my bills and a little extra each month. Despite this, I still have a fair few family and friends who get confrontational about their opposition to my choice of work. "How many 40 year old women do you know who do what you do?" "How long do you really think you can keep this up?" The truth is, I don't see myself doing what I'm doing now down the road. I evolve my business with time. What it is today is very different than it was last year. In the last few months, I've expanded to retailing rolls of duct tape as well. That's giving me some income that isn't nearly as time intensive as crafting. Now I'm working on expanding my work to include workshops as a more stable form of income. In another few months, I'll think up some other way to grow. Doesn't mean I want to abandon my core idea. I started with crafts as the priority, then that shifted to enabling people to try their own crafts. Now I'm shifting priorities again to more actively engage people in trying new crafts. Changing priorities can be hard to convey to people who seem to be telling me to give up and do something else entirely.

@1337longhini 10 лет назад

Theatre, huh? Before I got into film, I was planning on majoring in theatre. I picked it because there were so many things I could do, so if I happened to get bored, I had other options besides acting. Also, it's perfectly normal and acceptable to change careers several times during a lifetime in this day & age! My advice would be to stay in the now. Always do what makes you happy but will also be able to support you. If that means switching jobs 20 years from now, that's fine, but trying to make the decision on what to do with your life based on how you *might* feel 10 years from now is only going to make you frustrated.

@TheCowgirlgem 10 лет назад

I love the Les Miserables reference.

@chicoarraes 10 лет назад

how to get your dream dream job? start doing a bunch of necropsies until someone starts paying you for it..

@federicaromeo5644 10 лет назад

I love this show and the episode, but seriously, are you sponsored by a checkered shirt company? >.

@muddflower02 9 лет назад

The awkward moment when Emily's job is your dream job.

@ClayCompton 10 лет назад

This is all 100% true, but it's also worth remembering that Emily Graslie's the equivalent of someone who won the lottery while getting struck by lightning.