I initially went to college intending to major in Plastics Engineering, but after changing my major a few times, I landed on Political Science. I planned to go to law school - and took the LSAT and applied to a few schools - but after doing some research, I decided to first just get my feet wet by getting my paralegal certificate, working in a law firm, and then deciding if law school was the best route to take.
I worked in a law firm for almost a year, and I discovered I loved studying law, but I hated it in practice. That was in 2008, and like a lot of people at that time, I got laid off. I was actually relieved. However, I needed to pay the bills, so I worked a couple part-time jobs while I looked for a full-time one in another law firm. Then I decided to move to NJ, where my mom and stepdad had moved just a short time before that.
I had met my mom's boss a couple times prior to my moving back home, and when she mentioned to him that I'd be moving there, he said he had the perfect job for me. They worked at a commercial insurance company, and they were in the beginning stages of purchasing software for an electronic filing system. The entire company needed to be trained. I worked in an IT/operations role and implemented the application while training hundreds of employees around the country.
While I loved the job, I realized it wouldn't really lead me anywhere, and I'd have to decide on which route to take (within the company). I started taking insurance classes, and as of December, I was transferred to our Houston office as an Underwriter.
I've jumped from place to place and job to job and now here I am... doing something that isn't even remotely related to what I studied!
