Client profile #2:
Name (changed of course to protect identity) – Paige
Age range – 21-25
Can you relate to Paige?
Paige is a recent college graduate who finished her undergrad degree in 4 years (yahoo!). Even though she was consistently on the Dean’s list, she doesn’t think she is smart and she wasn’t happy with her GPA (overachiever? – maybe). What’s even more impressive about Paige is that she waitressed her way through school! She wanted to get through school within 4 years so she could start getting a real paycheck in the real world.
Despite all this ambition and energy (even though Paige didn’t see herself as ambitious), she described herself as “indecisive” and said her biggest struggle has been in developing “confidence” in her choices. Paige shared that she thought she wanted a degree in social work, rehab counseling or psychology but she was uncertain she could finish any of these degrees within 4 years. So she settled for a double major in English (which was always her comfort zone) and Anthropology.
Family is the biggest influence in getting out of career indecision – and sometimes it can be the cannon that shoots us right into career indecision (especially if we think we are the black sheep of the bunch)…