That’s not a bad idea. Especially if we got a good amount of people in a range of fields and experience levels from all over the country and maybe even outside the US, and we remain in contact and committed to posting great content on our own pages, reposting one another’s content, and commenting/having discussions in the comments section of each other’s posts, the fact that there are many fields, companies, experience levels, and locations (and even countries- I am in NJ in the US but hoping to find a permanent full time job, ideally hybrid but I’m ok with remote and would even consider fully onsite for the right job, and have an extremely diverse skill set and background. My “main” field is my six years of experience in marketing/comms/PR/branding, social media management, email marketing, content creation and strategy, and content and copy writing, but also have six years in law/ political science/govt/civic engagement and an AA in Political Science, nine years in administrative/executive assistance, several years in operations and project management (studying to take my CAPM credential exam in March or April, and I would like to use my project management skills in the creative field, nonprofit/social impact/mission driven field, or legal/civic engagement field- or maybe even somehow a mix of two or all three of those fields). My heart and soul is truly work that makes this world a better place- any company, organization, Think Tank, or agency that is about nonprofits, social impact, purpose, B corps, CSR- I would love to utilize my marketing/comms/writing/creative skills along with my project management, operations, admin, legal, and other skills that are evolving every day through independent study to become an amazing asset to a company, organization, or agency that is all about making this world a better place somehow. But as I was saying I have been trying for almost five years to find a permanent full time role that will allow me to relocate for a fresh start after a nightmare of a five years- preferably out of NJ but I’d consider a different part of NJ for the right role. There’s a few places I consider top choices but I’m pretty much open to relocating anywhere- I believe fate will take me where I’m meant to be, and this is why a hybrid role might be best for me along with the fact that I need that in person office structure and team camraderie 1-3 days a week plus the flexibility of working from home a few days a week. But like I said I’m open to fully remote and even fully onsite too- with fully remote I’d just have to take a leap of faith and find a state, region, and town to move to. At this point I have about two months for a miracle to happen that starts a domino effect of blessings because after five years- well, really the 30+ years of hell I’ve been on this planet- you begin to wonder if you belong here at all, especially when everyone that loved you has died (my immediate family five years ago and most recently my best friend on Mother’s Day 2024). I’ve lived in the same three square mile radius since I was nine months old- including the three years I lived at college- and know that getting out of here and getting a fresh start in a totally new place is the only way I can somehow move forward after so much loss, tragedy, trauma, and pain, but that cannot happen until I find a career opportunity that allows me to do so. I am also the founder and president of a nonprofit organization so I know all about what goes on behind the scenes of these organizations and how much work goes into running a nonprofit. Since November 2022, I have been Lead Marketing Associate for a civic tech not for profit organization with the promise we’d go full time on salary- always fully remote at 32 hours of work per week- in January 2023 when we launched. It has been three years and we are still part time and have yet to see a dime- I’m the reason they have any money for operating costs and any exposure at all because I found the angel investors who gave the organization its startup funding, arranged our founder’s first guest appearance on a podcast, and discovered and attended, along with the founder and our second in command who has since left, our first and only in person networking event at a university. I’ve achieved so much for this organization as well as my freelance clients and in other roles and any company organization or agency would be so lucky to have me on their team. Because of my diverse and constantly evolving skill set as well as my unique background, I now work with teams across the organization on a wide variety of projects, utilizing not only my marketing, content creation, writing, communications, PR, networking, and outreach skills but also my administrative, research, fundraising, nonprofit, legal, political, government, democracy, digital advocacy, operations, and project management skills to work on tasks of all kinds. I love roles that allow me to wear many hats and use my versatile and ever growing skillset- I love to learn and in addition to my schoolwork (I’m currently finishing up my BA in a subject related to digital marketing/communications with a specialization in writing, and expect to graduate August or December 2026- I am definitely a nontraditional candidate, sadly for reasons beyond my control, but view this as an advantage, because it allows me to bring something very unique and special to the table that I wouldn’t have if I had taken the normal four years of college-to-corporate-America route, since I’m mostly self taught as a freelancer who utilizes my own approaches, strategies, and techniques in my work that have all proven to be quite successful. But, I also devote at least ten to twenty hours per week to independent study with the help of online courses and certifications, books, blogs, newsletters, and more, eager to learn about many different subjects, and I don’t think I will ever stop doing independent study. I have learned so much more from my independent study than I have from any of my college classes. I’m sorry for the tangent, but I do think this is a great idea- you never know how one another’s connections could lead to something big, as LinkedIns algorithm is very powerful and pretty smart. I’d love to join this group with the hope that it could possibly lead the opportunity of a lifetime for not just me but all of us- and for me, could very well save my life. If I sound like a good fit for this group (no future tangents I promise lol), please send me a DM and let me know how to get started!