{"id":4989,"date":"2017-10-26T10:41:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T16:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=4989"},"modified":"2017-10-26T10:41:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T16:41:14","slug":"how-i-stumbled-into-my-dream-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/how-i-stumbled-into-my-dream-career\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How I stumbled into my dream career&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/career-builder.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/how-i-stumbled-into-my-dream-career\/career-builder\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/career-builder.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"career builder\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/career-builder.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/career-builder.png?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/career-builder.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/career-builder.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/career-builder.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/career-builder.png?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/career-builder.png?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Reposted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careerbuilder.com\/advice\/how-i-stumbled-into-my-dream-career\">CareerBuilder<\/a> &#8211; By Matthew Tarpey | September 15, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Some people have known since they were young what wanted to do for work. Others took a less-direct route to get to their dream career path. And while there\u2019s no single path to ultimate job satisfaction, knowing how others have pulled it off can help you chart your own course.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careerbuilder.com\/advice\/how-i-stumbled-into-my-dream-career\">Read more on CareerBuilder<\/a> to hear from five professionals how they landed their dream jobs, in their own words.<\/p>\n<p>Feel like you&#8217;re in the same spot? Want to discover what you&#8217;re interested in, explore your options, and figure out what you&#8217;re doing with your life? Check out our Exploration Series &#8211; click the image below to find out more!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/what-am-i-doing-a-series-to-explore-your-first-steps\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/what-am-i-doing-a-series-to-explore-your-first-steps\/explorationseries\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/ExplorationSeries.jpg?fit=230%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"230,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ExplorationSeries\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/ExplorationSeries.jpg?fit=230%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/ExplorationSeries.jpg?fit=230%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2017\/10\/ExplorationSeries.jpg?resize=230%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reposted from CareerBuilder &#8211; By Matthew Tarpey | September 15, 2017 Some people have known since they were young what wanted to do for work. 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