Not sure what you want to do with your life? Neither were these readers, until they fell into their dream jobs.

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"When I was in college, my mom bought me a sweater at a store called Kinnucan's. The sweater was too small, so I went in to exchange it. When I went in, a friend of mine was working part time as an associate and encouraged me to apply. Since I was in my last semester of college, I decided to go for it.

I got the job. I was a part-time sales associate when I started in January of 2011, and by June the same year I was the general manager.

Four years later, I now work at their corporate office as a clothing buyer/designer and analyst. I studied fashion in school, but never dreamed that I'd have this amazing job now! All because my mom bought me a too-small sweater. Funny how things work out."

—Sara Elizabeth Denton (Facebook)

"I took a break from the rat race of academia so I could stay home with my daughter when she was born. When I needed to go back to work, I randomly applied for a job at the preschool she was going into, kinda just out of curiosity. But when I actually got the job, and decided to take it instead of resuming my old career, I discovered very quickly that teaching preschool was the dream job I never even knew I wanted! It's fun and rewarding and makes me a better father."

—marlint

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