There's a difference.....

Between getting the job done and getting the job done well.......

You have to first maximize your knowledge so you can do the job in the most efficient way possible.....

Example.

1) I can start as an office assistant, then become an office manager before getting to do what I really want to do which is accounting.... OR I could try harder and get a junior position as an accountant from the beginning....(this was just an example. accounting is not what I want to do)

2) I could start working as a junior accountant in a sub urb of some cold city that I've never been to OR I could try harder to find the same position somewhere where I want to live/work......

Making these choices are hard.....because it's risky.... you never know if it would work at the end or not...... and time is a huge factor.....

Sometimes you need to be patient..... but being to patient may turn out to be pointless.....

You have to take many factors into consideration in order to make the right decision! Good luck :)

Example. I know someone who studied in Saskatoon and Winnipeg for about 12 years before getting a post doc and getting a job as a prof..... this person had to sacrifice family to achieve what she has today.....

Is this a person I look up to and consider successful? Not necessarily......