What would you learn if you had 9 months to chill

barginboyrob

simple question i guess haha

Basically i have graduated and my job starts in Sept 09...

i'm not looking for a normal job yet and have been traveling already,

just wondering what you guys would learn..

...e.g a trade/instrument/language/something else?

I would want to boost my qualifications or employability in the future by learning it though!

dmg24

You could get a job?

The_One_Who

Go to France/Spain/China/India/wherever, get a job there and learn the language properly?

Witsend_2

Congratulations on your graduation and getting a job, If I had 9 months and could please myself then I would do some voluntary work abroad like building a school or digging a well what a difference a day can make in this area and hey if it's good enough for the royals. Whatever you chose to do I hope you make the most of this time and that you enjoy yourself as once you start you will be working for a long time!

birduk

If that were me, I would disappear off to China or somewhere that is just opening up to us foreigners.

I went to China last year, just after finishing my doctorate. I did a TEFL course whilst there, learnt Chinese and learned a lot more about the culture. Once you have completed the course (which can take a month), you can go anywhere and teach English- it is a great route into many countries.

Obviously you have to pay for your course and flights, but the price of living is extrodinarily cheap. Plus you get paid for teaching- very much in demand, especially in the poorer places.

Otherwise, I second what was said above. Get out there and volunteer somewhere! Might as well do something useful and of course will always give you something to talk about when you get interviewed for other jobs!

schoolrunmum

Well as I'm already learning to play piano, if I had that amount of time I would learn floristry. I already "dabble" and have done a couple of basic courses but would love to learn more....

ScottyBoy_2

a foreign language! Standard Mandarin would be good as the Chinese are gunna rule the world, lol. They have started telling the USA and UK to pay off there debts or start to.

aristote33

Hello,

Congratulations for graduating.

With 9 months to keep you busy - or bored - you would be well inspired to start with a personal assessment of your situation, with asking loads of questions and putting forward your personal answers to this (for instance, is the coming job from 09/09 your dream job or just a career step? etc...).

Once you have done that, you might fancy starting or advancing in your personal and professional development plan. There is loads of free advice available online to do that by yourself without spending anything.

After you have assessed your current skills and experiences, your future goals and targets, you can embark on a training or certification programme that you will enjoy because you know it will bring you where you want to go.

In terms of training, I would agree with previous posters that language learning never does any arm. Registering in a weekly class is the best way to do it, as it gives you a set programme, homework and forces one to stay committed, either be class based or distance-learning.

In terms of certification, there might be a professional organisation in your field which awards recognition for professional achievement, thereby giving you a tangible framework for your CPD/PDP.

In any case, I hope you'll end up next September with a feeling of achievement and satisfaction, and you'll never have the "i'm bored" catchphrase coming up at some point.

Good luck !

Will