This document provides various options and paths for finding a paying career, including getting an education, apprenticeships, volunteering, joining professional organizations, attending industry events, networking both in person and online, and creating a video highlighting one's skills. It recommends that the most practical option is getting a degree, the most disruptive is creating a YouTube video to reach a large audience, and the favorite is throwing a coming out party to showcase one's skills and abilities.

1. ideate
Sharon Parker

2. Ideate Education
Path to a career
paying job with
various options
HS diploma
Education

3. Ideate WORK
Path to a career
paying job with
various options
Get an apprenticeship
Create own career
Paying job
Join professional
organizations
Offer to
Volunteer
Send out a resume
Join a temp agency
Get an internship
Go on a company tour
Attend industry meetings
Exploit word of
mouth opportunities
Cold call companies
Get a recommendation
Employment
office

4. Ideate social
Path to a career
paying job with
various options
Golf /golf tournamentsStart a blog
Wine & Cheese
Create a video of
skills
Attend meet-ups
Get out and mingleGo to Bars and Pubs
Where folks hang out
Company auctions
And fundraisers
conferences
Airports
on a plane
Have a professional coming out party send
invitations and show people what you do

5. Ideate online
Path to a career
paying job with
various options
Get connected

6. 3 ideas
 Most Practical: get a degree. The degree will
help ease the school to transition stage better
than if you had no degree.
 Most disruptive: Creating a Youtube video. Has
the ability to reach millions of people worldwide
if the video can capture what you do.
 Favorite: Throwing a professional coming out
party for yourself highlighting what you do and
your skills set.
Ideas