ChatGPT, AI, Artificial Intelligence.
When the program was first introduced, I hated the idea of it. No, please do not write scripts, that’s something I love to do! But when the trend came to Instagram to have ChatGPT roast your feed, I had to try it out. What can I say? I am a sucker for popular things.
Once I started using the app, I became intrigued and started asking it for suggestions for other things. The previous blog post, for example, the short fictional story about the Greenfield family, ChatGPT helped me figure out some names for the characters and the location where they lived. I also used Meta’s AI to generate the image for the Greenfield family (after much trial and error).
I had heard that you could use the program to help with resume building. I recently saw on Instagram that Ottawa County Parks is hiring a full-time administrative assistant, and even though I have no formal experience in that field, I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. Once I got home from work, I decided to give the program a try at refining my resume and making it sound more professional. Once I felt I had written something worth sharing, I went to apply to the job posting but decided against it after reading through the job description. I do not have experience with budgeting and accounting (I know, I’m sorry, Mom!). Also, Grammarly has to edit all of my writing unless I decide to let it sound like a journal entry. I’m not exactly great at professional communication.
Firstly, here is a link to my updated resume, this is a Google Doc.
So, after using ChatGPT to refine my resume, I asked, what types of jobs or careers I would be good at based on the resume I had just shared. Here is what it had to say. (The ** are because the formatting didn’t transfer.)
Based on your resume, you have a strong background in customer service, childcare, housekeeping, and some administrative tasks. Here are a few career paths that would best suit your current skills:
1. **Administrative Assistant / Office Manager**
- **Why It Fits**: You have experience in customer service, managing schedules, and performing receptionist duties. Your organizational and multitasking skills from previous roles can be applied to office administration. Administrative assistant or office management roles often require excellent time management, communication skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks—areas where you already excel.
- **Potential Growth**: You can work your way up to an executive assistant, office coordinator, or even a team lead in administrative services.
2. **Customer Service Representative / Client Services**
- **Why It Fits**: With your extensive experience in greeting and assisting customers, handling inquiries, and ensuring a positive customer experience (as in your role at Jude’s Barbershop), customer service positions could be a natural fit. This role will allow you to leverage your interpersonal skills and ability to work in fast-paced environments.
- **Potential Growth**: Advancement in this field could lead to roles like customer service manager, account manager, or even sales positions depending on the industry.
3. **Early Childhood Education or Childcare Management**
- **Why It Fits**: You have several roles related to childcare, including nannying and teaching young children, which suggests a natural inclination towards working with children. If you're passionate about this work, you might pursue a formal role in early childhood education, such as a teacher or a director in a childcare setting.
- **Potential Growth**: Further education or certification could open opportunities for leadership roles in childcare centers, such as a program director or childcare center manager.
4. **Hospitality / Housekeeping Management**
- **Why It Fits**: With your solid experience in housekeeping and working in public areas of hotels, you could move into a management position in hospitality. Your ability to work independently and meet cleanliness standards could translate well into supervisory or managerial roles in hotels, resorts, or event venues.
- **Potential Growth**: You could eventually work toward positions like housekeeping supervisor, hotel operations manager, or facilities manager.
5. **Event Coordinator / Facilities Management**
- **Why It Fits**: Your housekeeping roles (at Haworth Hotel and Holiday Inn Express) involved maintaining event spaces and public areas, which ties into facilities management or event coordination. If you enjoy organizing and preparing spaces for events, this could be an interesting career choice.
- **Potential Growth**: With further experience, you could work your way up to an event manager or facilities director role, overseeing teams and ensuring smooth event operations.
6. **Personal Assistant / Household Manager**
- **Why It Fits**: Your nannying and childcare experience shows that you're comfortable managing a household, coordinating schedules, and providing care. Personal assistant roles often involve similar multitasking and organizational skills, but in a professional setting.
- **Potential Growth**: You could advance into roles supporting high-level executives, celebrities, or families with larger estates, offering a variety of tasks from scheduling to overseeing staff.
7. **Nonprofit Work / Community Service Coordinator**
- **Why It Fits**: Your roles in childcare and customer service demonstrate compassion, patience, and a desire to help others. Nonprofit work, particularly in roles like program coordinator or outreach specialist, could align with these qualities.
- **Potential Growth**: With experience, you could become a program manager or director in a nonprofit organization, overseeing community initiatives or services.
Key Focus Areas for Career Development:
1. **Further Education/Training**: Depending on the career path that interests you most, consider gaining additional certifications (e.g., administrative courses, childcare certification, or hospitality management).
2. **Leverage Customer Service Experience**: Many of these roles require strong interpersonal and customer service skills, something you already possess. Highlight these strengths in future job applications.
3. **Develop Leadership Skills**: Even in your current roles, look for opportunities to take on leadership or supervisory responsibilities to build that experience for future positions.
Would you like more details on any of these roles or advice on how to transition into one of these fields?
This was super interesting to me but also slightly disheartening. I have tried multiple times to do college in order to get a degree and be able to work in a higher position in the career world, but I am not academically smart. I have struggled with academics my entire life. I barely passed every single grade in middle school and high school until Senior year when I was able to take all the easy classes, such as choir, acting, creative writing, and psychology, which were all open-book tests.
The four times I tried to take college classes I failed the first three until the last one stopped me before I started and said, maybe don’t even try anymore since you clearly aren’t getting anywhere and you’ve maxed out your student loan options.
Kuyper College: 2007-2008
University of Phoenix Online: 2014-2016
Central Michigan University Online: 2017-2018
Applied and accepted to Trinidad State University (Southern Colorado) in 2018 but did not attend.
So, all to say, I’m not super confident in my ability to succeed in higher education.
What did I want to be when I grew up?
Stay-at-home mom
Marketing (making commercials both print advertisements and TV)
Worship Leader
Youth Leader
Stay-at-home mom
Preschool teacher
Just freaking survive, man (i.e. work a job to afford to live)
That takes us to now. Am I looking for a new job? Yes and no. I’m always seeing what is out there just in case something perfect pops up (I’m not sure what perfect would be). Mostly, I am not looking for a new job, as I know I have job security right now. I have full-time hours, I’m getting health insurance now, and while I’m not making very much each paycheck ($940/2 weeks), it's helping us get by.
ChatGPT, what should I be when I grow up?
It sounds like you're reflecting on what kind of career or life path feels most fulfilling for you. Based on your skills, experiences, and personal interests, you could excel in a range of roles, but your ideal career should align with what you enjoy and value most.
Here are a few questions to help guide your thinking:
1. **What activities make you feel energized and fulfilled?**
- Do you love organizing and planning? An administrative or event coordination role might be a great fit.
- Do you enjoy working with children and creating supportive environments? Early childhood education or childcare management could be your calling.
- Do you feel satisfaction in helping others directly, whether through service or support? Customer service or nonprofit work might give you a sense of purpose.
2. **What kind of work environment suits you?**
- Do you prefer working independently or as part of a team?
- Do you want a structured, predictable day (like in office work) or something more dynamic and flexible (like event planning or childcare)?
3. **What values matter most to you in a career?**
- Is work-life balance important? Consider roles that offer flexibility, such as personal assistant or household manager.
- Do you want to make a tangible difference in people's lives? Nonprofit work or community service roles may align with that goal.
- Do you enjoy working in fast-paced environments, like in hospitality or customer service?
4. **What would you enjoy learning more about?**
- Are there any skills or fields you’ve always wanted to explore? For example, if you've enjoyed administrative tasks, consider learning more about office management software or project management tools.
Based on what I know about your background, if you're seeking a career that's rewarding both emotionally and professionally, roles where you can organize, care for others, or provide support seem to align well with your strengths.
What resonates with you most from this list? I’d love to hear more about what excites you!