Cathy Said:

how to figure out your future career?

We Answered:

Biology & Physics...have you considered becoming an RN, a doctor even, or possibly an athletic trainer? There are real good future business possibilities in the medical fields, and all the sports therapists & injury rehab specialists I know love their jobs

Other than that, you can try becoming a freelance writer or an editor of a science magazine, journal, or publication?

These are all my attempts to combine your love of the 3 subjects that you listed while trying to exclude the ones you dont

Glenda Said:

How do you figure out your dream career?

We Answered:

I've known what I wanted to do since I was 11 years old.
I've taken a LOT of flack over the years, but I am still doing my
"dream job" and ya, it has its ups & downs, but its a good match to what I can do and what I like to do + I can get paid for doing it.
such a deal!







and as we all know
the emperor is NAKED!
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Mae Said:

How did you figure out your career?

We Answered:

When I was in High School, I wanted to program computers. It was fun for me. Only, I wasn't very good at it -- I could make them crash more often than I could make them do anything particularly useful.

So in College, I figured that I should go into PR -- it's a big industry, fairly stable looking and all that. Only problem is that I don't really like people very much and one of the things that PR folks have to do is come across as nice to random hostile folks. That's not me.

So it was back to programming, which worked out okay and made me some money. But numerous re-organizations at my job later and what I'm seeing is that the folks who (theoretically) program better than I do simply aren't very good at the schmoozing which makes our customers have a lot of confidence in our work.

Now I'm working my way out of programming a bit so I can focus on internal PR (we call it "business analyst") so that the folks we're writing little bits of software for will love us and not outsource our jobs to Romania.

My strategy thus far has been simple: Start where the money is and adjust my career path to follow the money because where the money is -- that is, the money coming into the company -- is where I'm going to be safe from downsizing and able to keep collecting paychecks until I'm ready to retire.

Lena Said:

Websites to help figure out your career?

We Answered:

Yes go to your college career center. They will have a test for you. They are the people that help you transition to get a job. Or go to the local library and do their career assessment that they usually have. The graphics may be for high schoolers but it is the same assessment. And it is free. Both suggestions should be for free.

Carol Said:

How do you figure out your college major and your career?

We Answered:

OK, I have a lot to say about this, so please give this a read.

I have three college degrees. One is an associate's (I went to a community college), one is a bachelor's, and one is a master's. I didn't decide on my major until my junior year of college, and even then, I wasn't sure if I made the right decision.

DO NOT let anyone tell you that you have to decide right away. You don't. Declare yourself a liberal arts major and take as many different classes as you can. Take what sounds interesting. Take internships. Take as much as you can! The only way to find out what you want to do is explore and experiment.

And you don't have to know what you want to do for a living right out of high school OR college. I'm 28, and I've just decided what my "calling" is. It took me a long time, but I finally made it.

But I also want to go back to school for more education in areas where I didn't get to take classes. So, please, explore and don't let anyone pressure you into choosing a major.

By the way, I majored in English, and the only reason I did it is because I love to write. I didn't make the decision for careers because I'm certainly not making a lot of money off of my writing. :)

Good luck, and my best to you with whatever decisions you make!