Career Confessions from GenZ is a weekly series authored by Cameron Sackett, a Sophomore at the Univesity of Michigan majoring in Communications and Advertising. Make sure you connect with him on LinkedIn:
In 2014 I (Tim, not Cameron) wrote a post titled, “Dream Jobs are a Lie!” It’s one of my most read posts of all time. One reason is the title is SEO gold, turns out a lot of people are using the search term “dream jobs”.
When I wrote the post I was basically speaking to the Millennial generation. What I wanted to find out is whether or not GenZ felt like they were also feeling the pressure of finding their “dream job”. So, I went right to my GenZ Expert, Cameron Sackett!
Since we are in Miami on vacation – we decided to go all GenZ and do this post via video –
Let us know what you think in the comments! Do you think the concept of a Dream Job is a lie? Should people be chasing ‘their’ dream job?
HR and TA Pros – have a question you would like to ask directly to a GenZ? Ask us in the comments and I’ll have Cameron respond in an upcoming blog post right here on the project. Have some feedback for Cameron? Again, please share in the comments and/or connect with him on LinkedIn.
Thank you for your blog post.Really thank you! Awesome.
Cameron… Great advice to focus on both parts: dream + job! And, I like Tim’s point, too, that even if “dream jobs” don’t exist, you can still aim for something that connects w/ some level of passion/drive.
Great video! It is good to hear Cameron come from with such a well grounded and realistic perspective.