Maybe fluther could help me brain storm some jobs/career ideas based off my info and background?

Have you put your resume on sites like monster? If not, do so. See what kind of hits you get. That will open your eyes to what’s available.

I can tell you from my own experience, that if you have any kind of sales experience listed on your online resume, you will get dozens of hits from companies looking to hire salespersons. Be very careful of them and make sure they are reputable companies.

Thanks Jake, I have, but it has been a very long time. You are right about the sales aspect, I still get random calls from companies asking if I want to be a financial adviser and what not. But, like you said these are usually 100% commission jobs and are a bit shady. I’ll def load up my resume to monster and a few other sites like it and see what comes through.

Would logistics interest you? Tracking the movement of goods? An international company in imports and exports might give you the travel aspect. FedEx is a prime example of a company based in logistics, but also most retail companies track goods to some extent. Sometimes the buyers do the tracking, like a Macy’s buyer would track their own buy as it moves from the vendor through distribution channels. But, other companies have separate logistics departments.

Hmm, it’s interesting that you mention that JLeslie, Import/Export does really interest me but it seems like it’s a little tough to break into. I never thought about the logistics side of it. Maybe that would be a good place to get my foot in the door. I’ll look into that some more. thanks

From what you describe as your skills, interests, and experiences you may want to investigate different options. Certainly high tech has a demand you can’t ignore.

In the healthcare field there’s a tremendous amount of activity around Electronic Health Records as all hospitals and doctors have to implement them and many companies in the space with a high demand for developerment, implementation, training, documentation, and support staff. This typically involves continual travel to customer sites.

Another option to consider is technical writing. That career may be somewhat more limiting when it comes to travel.

If you want to dive deeper into Information Technology and you like analytical work, then a data base analyst is something to consider. There is a high demand for that as well.

If you’re highly organized and detail oriented then Project Management Professionals are in very high demand.