Current state - I work as a PM intern at a startup. We shipped a major release few months back and since then I barely have any work. It's an ops heavy startup, so the work we do is just supplementary and I'm not making a huge impact anymore. I'm one of the select remote workers here and I've been with the org for the last 2 yrs, working parallelly alongside my college. Initially the work was exciting but now it has died down. The org has a okayish culture. There's no downside but limited upside as well. Pay is pretty good for me (considering I work <2hrs/week) but below average for fulltimers.
A little context - I'm pursuing an integrated(5yr) degree from a reputed B-school in Mumbai and I'll be graduating coming July. The placement cycle will start soon but I'm extremely unsure of what I want to go ahead with. I have varied interest. I like to tinker and play around with things. I've built successful social media pages & YT channels in the past. I've freelanced in digital marketing, web development and made decent money out of it. I've built chrome extensions and apps with several thousand users. I feel like I also have interest in web3, strategy, founders office and consulting roles. Few months back, I got an offer from a DeFi company, however they receded it once they realised I still have more than a year left to graduate.
The confusion - I feel like I should leave my current org as there's no more learning here. However, I don't know in which direction should I proceed after that. The only thing I'm sure of is I'm not built for big corporates. I enjoy working with high ownership and small sized startups seem like the only option. I have 8 months of college left and I'll have to start looking for jobs within next 1-2months. (continued in comments)
What is your long term career goal? What will be your dream role in your 30s/40s?
I would love to be 100% involved. So, definitely CXO level roles or even better something of my own. There's also a part of me that longs for the indiehacker lifestyle. Remote work, lots of traveling and good work and good people. I've been a part of the creator economy so I know it's not something completely out of reach. Why do you ask?
Then you need to start something on your own. Why don’t you start a business? Use the e-cell in your college, get some seed funding (May be a mentor or Co-founder) as token amount for networking then launch it.
Recently I started building my portfolio and I have absolutely no clue on how to structure it. I feel like I am jack of all trades and master on none. I can get a lot of work done but I do not have a deep knowledge in any domain. This is causing a major identity crisis. I don't even know the kind of roles that I would be eligible or the industries I'm truly passionate about. Which part of me should I sell in the portfolio? How do I portray myself? A PM? A marketing guy? Will I even be able to crack a decent job with such a varied background? I know I'm still 22 and I have time to figure some of those questions, but with everyone in my college starting to bag PPO's and interviews, it's getting overwhelming. I always thought I'm above average but lately I've started questioning a lot of my own beliefs and thoughts. I have a fear of not doing well iin life but this has started working against me. I'm feeling lost. I do not know what should I do next.
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