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Brittany Flamank, 29, is a public servant with a master’s degree under her belt. She’s living the dream — at least, it’s a dream for some in this economy — a full-time job, with benefits.

While it might seem like the unicorn of the millennial job market, if you look really hard, move across the country, get some additional qualifications and are willing to work outside the field prescribed on your degree, it’s the kind of gig that is at least possible.

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Flamank graduated with a music degree in her early 20s and had her mind set on a career in the arts, but found her self in an unlikely field — politics. She’s worked on Parliament Hill as Sen. Janis Johnson’s executive assistant for four years now.

“I never would have imagined I’d be working in politics with a music degree,” she said. “It’s been a wild ride.”

Flamank moved across the country to chase her dreams; something she says her parents or grandparents, based in B.C., wouldn’t have done.