Hello guys,
I am a university graduate (MA in business studies) from Europe (so please excuse my English) and started working full-time right after finishing my studies some years ago. Actually I really enjoy my occupation; it’s paid quite well, I can learn a lot and got already promoted some months ago. However, it’s basically a nine-to-five job which doesn't give much possibility to work overtime and top-management does definitely not reward (financially and/or non-financially) extra work. I am currently waiting for a (promised) further promotion which will happen within the next 6-8 months. While I see myself in a different company within the next 2-3 years (basically because of this lack of reward/motivation), I definitely want to wait for this second promotion.
So, that is the background story. My question would be: I am motivated and eager to work. I also want to earn more money. As this is not possible with my full-time job, I considered doing some additional (project) work during my free time. However, I'm not quite sure where to start. While I'm actually really good at my job and have a lot of experience working with Excel and some other work-related programs, I am not sure whether a) my available skills are needed on the market (or are anyway not that unique) and b) what I can actually offer ...
I enjoy working with Excel (and am very good at it), I enjoy doing calculations and analyses (work-related experience), I enjoy thinking about financials, business and I like consulting and controlling. But due to my lack of actual work experience within some of these fields, I wonder what I can offer potential "customers". Besides I also considered doing some - non-work-related - additional training courses (eg. accounting, etc.) during my free-time ... Are my goals actually completely unrealistic? Do you have any hints or advice what I should do?
Thanks in advance!!