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Old Dec 15, 2014, 05:22 PM
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I'm entering the second part of my undergraduate studies and they want us to tell them what career we want. I have no idea how to figure that out. I have worked in a lot of places for the last two years but nothing has felt right. I don't feel like I am good enough or smart enough to really fit in anywhere in a job field. So, when you guys were in my position how did you weed out the bad careers for you and find the right ones? Any suggestions at all will be appreciated. Thanks. -Alia

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Old Dec 15, 2014, 06:14 PM
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If I recall, I took the Meyers Briggs. I started college majoring in Accounting. I switched to Management feeling, it was more versatile, than CIS(Computer Information Systems), Finance, Marketing or Accounting.
I realize, now, years later, the versatility translates in industry flexibility.
Hard to map out career, as there can be life changes, post grad. I'd suggest Meyers Briggs, to start.

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Old Dec 15, 2014, 09:14 PM
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I will definitely take the Briggs test. Is it hard to find the right career choice or did it just flow naturally after you started taking the steps? I'm sorry for so many questions. I just feel so lost and like making the wrong choice is going to cause huge consequences.
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Old Dec 17, 2014, 08:57 AM
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I am in my 30s and still wonder what I really want to do!

It can be easier to start off by identifying what you *don't* want to do.

Think of the jobs you've had and write down what you liked and disliked about each of them, like this:

Restaurant Work
I liked ... fun coworkers, fast paced, time went by quickly, close to home.
I disliked ... nasty customers, time dragging on the register, smelling like food, crappy pay and schedule.

If I had to write that list when I was still at that job, I might have come up with different answers. I know that I like fast paced jobs where time goes by quickly because I've had jobs where the day lasted F O R E V E R.

When I make lists like these, I try to compare and contrast each job. Why was X better than Y? Well, at X I got to spend a lot of time outside of the office. I never knew I enjoyed that until I wound up at Y, where I was locked indoors for 9 hours a day.

I don't think that there is a 'right' choice. You can change your mind later, and probably will after you gain more experience and knowledge about the world and your own preferences. I worked a variety of different jobs before accidentally finding myself with a career in IT. It grew organically. It wasn't something I went after or chose.
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Old Dec 17, 2014, 10:12 AM
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Firstly, don't select something that you find very difficult or you will be stressed too much of the time.

The best jobs are when you're working with nice people. Sometimes, liking what you're doing is secondary. Nothing is worse than working with mean people.
Thanks for this!
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Old Dec 20, 2014, 03:56 PM
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It's a journey... What you think you want to do - may change as you gain more experiences. Sometimes you think you know what you want to do and the people you end up working with/for can totally make it suck. You might find a career/job that you thought you did not like - but you could work with wonderful people - and learn even more.
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