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Beating My Head Against the Wall


I have been unemployed for just over two years.  My old profession was as an engineer.  One day I wooke up and realized that I hated being an engineer.  I liked working with people.  Day after day of going into the lab and not getting to collaborate with other people was taking a toll on me.  I am a social creature. 

After doing a lot of soul searching and working through a variety of books, programs and assorted test, I have come to the conclusion that a career in Project Management would be a perfect fit for me.  I am particularly interested in the interactive marketing industry.  I have been posting my resume far and wide.  I get a rare interview about once every 4 months but never make it past the phone screen or first round.  I honestly believe that people can not get past my engineering background.  They want to pigeon hole me as anti-social nerd, the typical stereotype of an engineer.  Add that to my lack of experience in my target industry and I feel like I am beating my head against the wall.  I am at my wits end and really have no idea how to change my fortune.

I am currently taking some classes at the local community college in an effort to get a "Marketing Certificate"  I am not that interested in a MBA as I do not want to be upper management, (I like to have a life outside the office).

Lost and confused.
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