Posted on January 8, 2007

So You Want to Work in NASCAR….

My NASCAR job seeker’s diary

Volume 5 - Raging into the Future

by Patricia Mills About The Author	Email   Print

For those of us seeking a position within the ranks of the NASCAR workforce there is not any difference from those seeking to drive.  The key is getting someone to believe.  Conveying your beliefs in yourself to those decision makers who are in a position to hire members whether it is for a tire carrier or a PR representative is the number one key.

I have spoken to so many people since I began this series of columns in search of positions from engineer to photographers to publicity.  There seems to be the same sentiments coming from all walks of life.  I don’t think myself unique in the fact that my drive has solely been placed in this direction for more than a few years.  I realize that it takes a unique type of drive to get here.  My faith in me has never wavered.  I remember telling people that I worked with previously that I wanted this and they would laugh and say “that is too competitive” or “you can’t do that”.  Moments like that define you.  Your choices lay before you and even though the easy route would be to allow those people to dictate your future and give up before your journey has even begun…NASCAR is looking for those with the will and drive to step up to that and excel in the face of adversity.  I expect that road blocks can be placed in my way but in a competitive industry where not only the drivers compete to survive you have to stand up and be counted “I can be that competitive and I CAN do that”.   Stand firm and believe in your own power to persevere. 

And a note to those team owners and representatives…WE are out here and we are knocking on the door.  We are ready to stand up for those that have the same faith in us that at one point someone had in you.  We believe, and we will not go gently into that good night we plan to hold on to our dreams and rage…rage into our futures and the future of a new light in the industry. 

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