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This time of year I get lots of queries from college seniors asking for career advice.
Often they say, “Bobby, are there any signs I can look for that might indicate I’ve chosen the wrong career?”
Sure, there are quite a few, and you’d be smart to read my past CAREERS posts. But here are a couple of new thoughts:
- If you’re moving at a high rate of speed and there’s a huge fuming bull chasing you, and you’re not drunk and you’re not in Pamplona, then your career counselor owes you or your widow an apology.
- If the ground is moving under you and you seem to be hanging onto a big sharp horn, and you can feel hot nostril snorts on your leg and there’s a hole in the butt of your fancy purple jammies, maybe you should have thought twice before majoring in Creative Writing and Film Studies.
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Above: Spanish bullfighter Rafaelillo runs after being tackled by a bull in Seville, April 20, 2009.
Below: Spanish bullfighter Sergio Aguilar is tackled by a bull in Seville, April 21, 2009.
REUTERS photos by Marcelo del Pozo
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Looking at the bull’s back, I think he should have a talk with his career counselor too. My feeling is that he’s in even worse trouble than Mr. Aguilar.
Go bull go!
Hey Pete, we can’t ALL be cheering for the bull. Somebody needs to back the matadors. Don’t look at me.
I KNEW those guys didn’t wear underwear!
i honestly wish i found this blog earlier in my career… i could be living the life of happiness and find meaning in the career i SHOULD have chosen instead of wasting time at work commenting on this very informative piece.
So what happened to Sergio? did he make it?
I believe Sergio and the bull are still going. They were last reported somewhere in Belgium.
Sergio’s thanatos was simply too strong for the Career Services office.
Bobby, are there any signs I can look for that might indicate I’ve chosen the wrong career?
Hey, that just means another job opened up!