What made you all decide your career?

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what made/helped you decide your career? I am still struggling to make decisions based on my career in the future. i just cannot decide what I would like to do.

At the moment I am considering going to and do this course

http://www.derby.ac.uk/foundation-programme-combined-studies

But after that I do not know. I am thinking of doing

http://www.derby.ac.uk/early-childh...ns?csId=4183979&eduCourseSearchText=Early+Chi


but i am not sre because I am not that huge a fan of children although Iv been doing it for the past 3 years.

Or I could just get a job but with the worlds problems today there is not that many jobs going around at the moment so it could take maybe a year for me to get a job.
 
About three years ago, I was working casually at McDonald's -- but during that time, I searched and searched for three weeks and ended up applying for an apprenticeship in the Australian public service (Government) which I searched it myself and did it myself, without help. Three years later, I am still there.
 
Deafteen90 said:
what made/helped you decide your career? I am still struggling to make decisions based on my career in the future. i just cannot decide what I would like to do.
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here's how you can determine suitable career for you -

1. what's your "signature" talent/personality? something that largely defines you
2. what do you absolutely love doing?
3. what's your dream job? (even if it's far-fetched)
 
Thats the problem, I just do not know.
I dont love doing anything at the moment and I dont have a dream job.

*sighs*
 
Deafteen90 said:
Thats the problem, I just do not know.
I dont love doing anything at the moment and I dont have a dream job.

*sighs*
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ah... you're one of those... don't worry - millions millions millions of people are like you. the best I can suggest for you is to major in either liberal arts or business since it's a very general major. From there - you'll can apply to just about any job you want. Once you found your love later on - you can simply go to graduate school and study specifically relating to what you love.
 
let's try this -

do you like to travel?
do you like to meet new people?
do you prefer a routine work life? (see below)

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I was like you...during my first two years of college, all I thought about softball because I was on a softball scholarship at the college I attended. My classes had no meaning for me..I just took what was required and get good grades. Never really thought about my career until after my 2nd year when I was required to declare a major. I freaked and didnt know what to do. Talked with my mom about what was out there...I loved math so I majored in accounting. Changed that major cuz I kept failing stastistics class. Changed to computer programming, tooooooo boring! I decided to get a full time job so I can get the feel of the workforce...got a full time job working for an insurance company. After 3 years there, I knew I didnt want to work in an office or office-like environment. During those three years, I started paying more attention to my deaf brother and his friends at the deaf school and noticed that many of them werent reading or writing at their age appropriate level . As someone who couldnt go a day without reading, I was wondering why all of he and all of his classmates hated reading with a passion when I loved it with a passion. So, I started volunteering at the school...I couldnt see what was going on cuz I didnt know any ASL so I missed out on what was happening in the classrooms but I saw that the teachers always have something different to do daily. I liked that because I get bored easily so I went back to school to become a teacher because I had this goal that I was going to make all deaf children love reading the way I do. Well, here I am 14 years later, as a teacher and I learned a lot about why deaf children struggle with literacy during the 14 years. It was a lot, a whole lot, more complicated than just simply not liking to read.

That's how I decided my career. It was a fluke, really.
 
iv decided to stay in childcare. Now it is between 2 decisions

school nursery from 3 onwards years old term time only more pay OR
day care from 0-4 years less pay only about 3 weeks off, you see the children grow up and is kinda rewarding. more 1-1 and get to bond more with children.
 
shel90 said:
I was like you...during my first two years of college, all I thought about softball because I was on a softball scholarship at the college I attended. My classes had no meaning for me..I just took what was required and get good grades. Never really thought about my career until after my 2nd year when I was required to declare a major. I freaked and didnt know what to do. Talked with my mom about what was out there...I loved math so I majored in accounting. Changed that major cuz I kept failing stastistics class. Changed to computer programming, tooooooo boring! I decided to get a full time job so I can get the feel of the workforce...got a full time job working for an insurance company. After 3 years there, I knew I didnt want to work in an office or office-like environment. During those three years, I started paying more attention to my deaf brother and his friends at the deaf school and noticed that many of them werent reading or writing at their age appropriate level . As someone who couldnt go a day without reading, I was wondering why all of he and all of his classmates hated reading with a passion when I loved it with a passion. So, I started volunteering at the school...I couldnt see what was going on cuz I didnt know any ASL so I missed out on what was happening in the classrooms but I saw that the teachers always have something different to do daily. I liked that because I get bored easily so I went back to school to become a teacher because I had this goal that I was going to make all deaf children love reading the way I do. Well, here I am 14 years later, as a teacher and I learned a lot about why deaf children struggle with literacy during the 14 years. It was a lot, a whole lot, more complicated than just simply not liking to read.

That's how I decided my career. It was a fluke, really.
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You totally look like you could win a good game of softball. :D

great story btw :)
 
i did makes decision to return my old jobs at victoria's secret stores and i do kept jobs but i never leave that jobs i would kept that jobs for longtimes.

im really wanted works in London,England in my dreams somedays but my boyfriend says i should must register to lives in England i respect my boyfriend's rules not me.
 
Choosing a career.
In today's world, you'll be happy to know you won't have to 'DO' one thing the rest of your life. Employers are looking for people with a variety of skills that apply to their specific situation. You'll be happy to know that most skills you learn, no matter what you do, can be transferable. Infromation can't be but the skills of acquiring information can be!

After 20 years of a career, I think the question is "In what environment do I work best?" After having worked in gov't, non-profit and private jobs, some seasonal, some permanent, and applying skills in a variety of topic areas from education, tourism, science, arts, history and others, I have discovered I like flexiblity to do my own thing.

I like employers who allow me that creativity and feedom. Some I worked for saw me as a maverick, others thought I was too talented as my prosepcts were fabulous and I would leave them after a short time. Those were not the right work environments for me.

I have started my own non-profit organization (after having run my own business since 1991 part and full-time) and am loving as I can go in any direction I want. Who ever thought I'd be putting together videos that would be seen and subscribed to by poeple world-wide? I didn't! Who knew I would would be tech savy enough to create and maintain my own website for 12 years? Not me! Who thought I could write a book and have a publisher accept it? Not me! I could go on.

Every step of the way I have enjoyed what I was doing. Then when it got boring, it was time to move on. But each place I learned skills.

I am not sure that I needed my two unversity degrees to get where I am. In fact, I know I didn't need them for some of the jobs I've had, but they did help me to learn the skill of how to learn, how to present, how to be a critical thinker, and how to teach others how to learn. After all, it all comes down to working with others doesn't it! No matter the job, we need people skills.

I don't know what I will be doing when I grow up, but I know I'll enjoy it!
 
shel90 said:
I was like you...during my first two years of college, all I thought about softball because I was on a softball scholarship at the college I attended. My classes had no meaning for me..I just took what was required and get good grades. Never really thought about my career until after my 2nd year when I was required to declare a major. I freaked and didnt know what to do. Talked with my mom about what was out there...I loved math so I majored in accounting. Changed that major cuz I kept failing stastistics class. Changed to computer programming, tooooooo boring! I decided to get a full time job so I can get the feel of the workforce...got a full time job working for an insurance company. After 3 years there, I knew I didnt want to work in an office or office-like environment. During those three years, I started paying more attention to my deaf brother and his friends at the deaf school and noticed that many of them werent reading or writing at their age appropriate level . As someone who couldnt go a day without reading, I was wondering why all of he and all of his classmates hated reading with a passion when I loved it with a passion. So, I started volunteering at the school...I couldnt see what was going on cuz I didnt know any ASL so I missed out on what was happening in the classrooms but I saw that the teachers always have something different to do daily. I liked that because I get bored easily so I went back to school to become a teacher because I had this goal that I was going to make all deaf children love reading the way I do. Well, here I am 14 years later, as a teacher and I learned a lot about why deaf children struggle with literacy during the 14 years. It was a lot, a whole lot, more complicated than just simply not liking to read.

That's how I decided my career. It was a fluke, really.
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Shel, that's an inspiring story :)
 
I am still bumming at 31 years old!! I still don't know what i wanna to do to earn me penison.... Me thinks i better start looking for courses that may interest me!! Hopefully be back in college/uni again this sept... Ummmm....

Good luck whatever you decide..
 
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