If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.
Jobs are a centuries-old concept created during the Industrial Revolution. Despite the reality that we're now deep in the Information Age, many people are studying for, or working at, or clinging to the Industrial Age idea of a safe, secure job.
The boundaries of a person's reality often do not change until that person forsakes what he or she feels confident in and then goes blindly with faith.