'What do you want to do after uni?'

'What do you want to do after uni?'

The common, reoccurring question which is one that leaves a lot of people’s lips at the moment is, ‘what do you want to do after uni?’ There is no real answer to this – well, for me anyway. With my final year currently in duration it seems like this question is really starting to need some sort of response however the future, even though it’s exciting is extremely terrifying.

In all honesty I have no idea what I will be doing after university. My biggest aim is to move abroad. I really want to live in Germany (no shock there) but this will take some time as I would need to learn a sufficient amount of German before this was possible. In terms of job prospects I’d hope that something to do with writing, music and photography was on the cards. If I could get myself a job with all of those aspects included then I really think I’d be more than satisfied. I dream of things like being a band photographer, working in the music industry, doing music journalism, travel writing or even writing my own book, but I also like the thought of working with children. I’ve volunteered quite a bit at this place my sister works and helped as a Teacher’s Assistant and I enjoyed doing that a lot. There are so many jobs and so many possible career paths which seem to grow more and more every year, but of course finding and obtaining a job is a little more difficult. The work place is extremely diverse.

One thing some people may not know about me is the fact that I have never actually had a job. I have looked but never succeeded and then I guess I got to that point where the stress of a job on top of everything else seemed a little too daunting. It worries me that I’ve never worked and I’m afraid this might hold me back and the mere thought of a job is really scary. I never want to be stuck in a job I hated, doing something repetitive and dull, but I know that you really can’t be fussy. We all know that life isn’t quite so simple. I get envious of those people that have their future planned out; they’re so positive of what they want to be and how they’re going to get there that it all seems to fall into place, whereas the rest of us aren’t so lucky. I sometimes think that it isn't such a bad thing when you don't know where you want to go and what you want to be. There are just too many job roles out there and I literally have no clue where to start.

I guess for now I can start by really putting out and really making an effort with my final year. I have never felt so determined. I know I’m going to struggle and find it incredibly hard as I’m not one of those students to which it comes naturally but I really don’t want to do badly. I didn’t try hard enough in first or second year and it’s really dawned on me how much this year counts. There’s no time to mess about anymore. A lot of people know how lazy I can be and how last minute I like to leave things and I know people probably don’t have much faith in my ability to push myself therefore I really want to prove them wrong. I’m just being a bit selfish this year, focusing on me and focusing on what I need for my future. I’m quite enjoying this type of attitude, so wish me luck? Perhaps in six months time I will have more of an idea of how to answer any questions about my future.