First of all, congrats on graduating. Second of all, congrats on thinking things through. I graduated from college and got my corporate job, because it was the one I was offered. I sat under the glow of flourescent light (despite my noticeable lack of chlorophyl) inside those grayish blue cube wals and typed all day. Occasionally I even talked to a human. Then I moved and took the exact same job essentially...because it was the one I was offered. Then I was in management because I saw dollar signs (I didnt realize that upon closer look they also were not unlike a skull and crossbones). My point? Great question...
My point is that you are doing it right. You are waiting for the right job with the intention of sticking around. Stay the course, my friend, stay the course. With no real commitment you can go on waiting for your time and yoru moment. I finally got mine, but Im 31 with 8 years of gray cube walls, static electricity shocks on file cabinets, paper cuts, and a slight flourescent glow about me.
CONGRATS again

Later

I feel compelled to put in my two cents on this topic. This blog struck me as a little naive, not that I haven't had such moments, but I think first of all that "that job" we will have for life is not necessarily a reality today with layoffs, restructuring and outsourcing being so common in the workforce now.

Also, I don't know what your experience is in your field, but you will be hard pressed to find that perfect job without experience. Employers value experience just as much as the degree because the majority of them don't want to provide extensive training. Hence, that less than perfect job might be just the thing to provide that ticket to your "perfect job."

I am not trying to tell anyone how to live their dreams, especially since I tend to have taken the long way toward my own. My experience with coporate America isn't extensive, but I have just enough to make me somewhat cynical.

Yes, I will give you that "perfect" may never happen. Perfect is a little naive. However, the idealism that comes with naivity can be valuable. If one is okay with waitressing or whatever, then why not take that time and the freedome it gives to look for what you want?

If I could go back, I would have waited for somethign that I wanted. I regret how I went about it, and kick myself all the time for not seeing that patience can be so valuable.

So yes, maybe it is a little naive and idealistic, and cynicism is somethign we all know well I think. However, I envy the situation and am glad a shot is being taken here. The easy to get or low level jobs will ALWAYS be there, the perfect one might be fleeting.

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Somehow reading your entry made me happy that where I'm at right now is perfectly normal. There are many of us (class of '05) waiting tables, working as receptionists, etc. I am lucky enough to have found an employer who likes me and wants to train me in a field (and get paid!) that I had very little knowledge of but is catching my interest. I am also lucky that I have the flexibility to go after my dream of becoming a well respected dancer/choreographer. Good luck to you!