This time of year, there's always lots of talk about commencement speakers. For all the hoopla around who speaks at your graduation, I daresay you will remember very little of the speaker's advice or insight years later.
In 2005, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple, gave the commencement speech at Standford University that is worth remembering and replaying time and again. I've watched this speech and read the transcript on many occasions. His main theme: You cannot plan or predict your career path as you begin your working life after college; you can only look back many years later to see the path you took.
He encourages the graduates to seek out jobs and careers that interest them and avoid doing the things you "should" do. He tells the audience that as you move through life doing interesting jobs, you build a career that is unique to your own personality and natural talents. Steve Jobs is an incredibly talented and successful entrepreneur who obviously has been doing things he loves for many years. His personal impact can be felt in three of the biggest industries: computers, music and movies.
If you you've never watched the speech, you should. It's quite inspirational. If you have heard this speech before, listen to it again and re-charge your career search batteries.
The video is posted on YouTube: Steve Jobs' 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University.
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