Week 3

This past week has been a little more focused and narrowed down than the previous two. We met last Monday as a group to share our list and brainstorm a few ideas that we had been thinking about with Mark. That was certainly helpful. It made me aware of what the other research assistants were thinking about. For the most part, everyone had come up with similar companies that are considered "good places to work." They were well paying, stable, fast growing jobs with good benefits. We decided that since we had a pretty full list of jobs like that, we'd look for some more "fun jobs." We thought of things that Delaware had to offer that maybe other places didn't. One idea was it's beaches.
That became my focus for the rest of the week. I spent my time searching Dewey Beach and Rehobeth Beach and the many different jobs/careers that one could have in a vibrant summer community like that.
One place I found was the Rehobeth Beach bandstand, which involves setting up for different bands to play on the beach. Another job I found was working as a physical trainer at the Rehobeth Beach Fitness Center. It was located directly on the boardwalk. Not to mention, I found out that fitness trainers and aerobic instructors rank among the ten hottest careers in 2009. This type of place was perfect for our list.
Things are still a little slow, but at least we're all way more focused. Next week things will pick up quite a bit. We meet again Monday to somewhat finalize our lists so we can all start making calls and doing actual reporting rather than researching. I'm excited for that.
I'm also pretty happy with what we've all come up with so far. I think this is going to make for a great piece when it's all said and done.