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laramie at 10:35am on 25/04/2006
laramie at 10:35am on 25/04/2006I went in to take the assessment test for the Series 7 position at Ameriprise today. I failed. If the test had been all logic and math I would probably have done fine. Most of it, however, consisted of questions not unlike a personality test, like how you did in school and how likely you are to call in sick, or whether you believe most people are out for themselves. I tried to answer honestly, and admitted that I count my personal life more important than a job, and that following rules isn't my highest goal. Those answers may have counted against me - or they may have thought I was BSing when I claimed to be good at what I do and an efficient and reliable worker - even if I do care more about other things. I don't know. That's mostly what bugs me: I don't know what criteria were used in evaluating me.
But the truth is, that's not the kind of work that I could really put my heart into and it's probably for the best that I don't have to decide whether to commit to it.
But the truth is, that's not the kind of work that I could really put my heart into and it's probably for the best that I don't have to decide whether to commit to it.
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I've always had kind of a love/hate attitude toward money and the making of it. An article in the most recent Utne Reader helped to clarify the issues for me. The article is about The New Capitalists and cites how the more innovative business thinkers are looking at a new kind of bottom line: instead of the one goal of Profits, there are three bottom lines: People, Planet and Profits.
Corporations, by definition and law, require the emphasis on profits, so the aim of the new capitalism includes redefining the nature of corporations to make them more people- and planet-friendly. This makes sense to me; my artistic nature has never been comfortable with the old style of corporate thinking, and I have rarely felt that I fit into the business world where that's the model.
I like the idea of making money if it's in the context of a business community that recognizes the importance of relationships with people both within its sphere and beyond it, and our reliance on the wider world in which we live. I like the idea of balancing the need for profit with the needs for a friendly community and healthy environment.
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Everyone at my work considers their home life more important than their work life, and no one things this is odd in any way.
The pay is pretty good, too, at the more established ones.
I work for the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, which is a wonderful place to work, and previously worked at the State Bar Association, which was also terrific with work/life balance.
Check out the nonprofits job board if you're interested:
http://www.mncn.org/jobs/default.asp
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How are your studies going?
Not a good fit.
I've always had kind of a love/hate attitude toward money and the making of it.
Which doesn't exactly make you a great candidate for a career as a financial advisor, does it? If there's anybody I know that truly wants her work to reflect her personal values, it's you. Nonprofit and education related workplaces both seem like good suggestions. Maybe you could do web design for schools? Private schools might even have the money to pay for it.
Re: Not a good fit.