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During high school my wife took vocational classes at a votech school, in printing and publishing. She entered competitions and won the state championship. During the summer she worked at the schools inplant print shop.
She then went off to college (where we met), and earned her associate's degree in Printing and Publishing. Since then she has not been able to find full time work in this area, especially not something that pays half decent. She finally got back into printing a year ago - she works part time for a one person print shop. Its not bringing in a lot money.
The timing is just wrong for her. As colleges cranked out students capable of doing this, the industry moved to more digital output, and many small businesses can now print off their own business cards and letterhead using cheap software, paper from Staples, and an inkjet or laserjet. Even if we moved to an area with the larger printing corporations, they just aren't paying what they use to.
SO - we've talked about this and we're thinking she needs a career change. But when we start having a family, she's going to stay at home with the kids until they're in school, so her new job needs to be something she can pick up again.
She doesn't want to go back to school, but she will if she has to, no longer than 1 year. There are many certificate programs for a year.
Her non-printing skill set is...
- Good personality
- Gets along with just about anybody
- Great time management skills
- Can do physical labor
- Good with crafts, building small things
- Pays attention to detail and instructions
- Good memory with repitition
- Good problem solving skills
Some of the stuff she's weak at
- Typing
- Spelling
- Hard time saying No to someone (but she's getting better at it)
She then went off to college (where we met), and earned her associate's degree in Printing and Publishing. Since then she has not been able to find full time work in this area, especially not something that pays half decent. She finally got back into printing a year ago - she works part time for a one person print shop. Its not bringing in a lot money.
The timing is just wrong for her. As colleges cranked out students capable of doing this, the industry moved to more digital output, and many small businesses can now print off their own business cards and letterhead using cheap software, paper from Staples, and an inkjet or laserjet. Even if we moved to an area with the larger printing corporations, they just aren't paying what they use to.
SO - we've talked about this and we're thinking she needs a career change. But when we start having a family, she's going to stay at home with the kids until they're in school, so her new job needs to be something she can pick up again.
She doesn't want to go back to school, but she will if she has to, no longer than 1 year. There are many certificate programs for a year.
Her non-printing skill set is...
- Good personality
- Gets along with just about anybody
- Great time management skills
- Can do physical labor
- Good with crafts, building small things
- Pays attention to detail and instructions
- Good memory with repitition
- Good problem solving skills
Some of the stuff she's weak at
- Typing
- Spelling
- Hard time saying No to someone (but she's getting better at it)
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