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What part of your job do you love the most?

I am an incoming freshman (Undeclared) with interests in Civil Engineering, Environmental Policy, Biostatistics, Data Science, Sociology, Public Health, Entrepreneurship, Product Design, Network Administration, and Financial Analyst & Planning. I am exploring different career possibilities so I would like to get a peek into everyone's daily life. Any highlights in these careers? Is job prospect and salary important (of course happiness is my #1 priority though)

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Ryan’s Answer

Hi Caitlin,

As someone who studied sociology in undergrad, public administration in grad school, served in the Marines, and spent the last 20 years in technology management, I've had quite a diverse career journey. Each of these experiences has helped shape who I am today and contributed to my professional growth.

Reflecting on my career, the part I love the most about my job in technology management is the opportunity to bring together diverse teams and leverage their skills to solve complex problems. As a leader, I find immense satisfaction in seeing my team members grow, both professionally and personally. I also enjoy the fast-paced nature of the tech industry, which keeps me on my toes and ensures that there is never a dull moment.

Throughout my journey, I've been fortunate to gain insights into various fields, from civil engineering to financial planning. I've realized that what's most important is to find a career that aligns with your passions and values. Job prospects and salary are essential considerations, but ultimately, happiness and fulfillment should be your top priority.

Keep exploring, keep asking questions, and be curious. Let the curiosity never stop!
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Sofia’s Answer

Hello Caitlin,

I am a business analyst at Airbnb. My favourite part of my job is being the liaison between our data science teams, engineering teams and the business unit. Everyone is very talented in different ways and so I get to interact with a bit of everything everyday. It is very interesting.

Your question includes very differing specialities. This this will narrow down as you go through university. I would suggest when thinking about your career to; yes, do something that makes you happy/enjoy but look for a profession that is in demand and is not likely to be phased out in the near future. Data professions are great.

Thank you comment icon Thanks, can't wait to put this advice into action! Samuel
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Zynnya’s Answer

There are a few things about my job that are great: solving problems in a fast paced environment, researching details, thinking outside of the box, and engaging daily with people from all over the place with all sorts of backgrounds. And the very best part, is telling folks they are hired!
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Marianne’s Answer

Caitlin.

The part of my job I love is being able to help our business staff. I really love being able to make our business staff job easier or be able to help them solve an issue they are having that prevents them from getting their job done. I love my job because it is all about customer service and helping others. It is a great feeling at the end of the day when you are able to make a difference and help someone else.


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Mnason’s Answer

Hi Caitlin,

I work as a Cyber Security consultant, right from my college days designing, planning were areas I loved to do. I also love to explore new technologies and can get bored easily. My current role is to work on projects mostly involving new technologies, I design & implement cyber security solutions and because these engagements are typically 3-6months I keep learning new things. Thats what I love the most!

I hope you also find a job that you love. All the best!
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Somnath’s Answer

I am a Manager at Cisco, and i enjoy the opportunity to Interact, listen and help my Team Members!

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Ralph’s Answer

I love helping my customers learn new tech and build relationships with my customers. Also being out and about learning new business how they work and how I can help them.
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Kimberly’s Answer

I am a Project Manager and truly enjoy that everyday is different. There are always new opportunities to partner with different departments and people which feeds my love of learning.
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John’s Answer

Hello!

The parts of my job that I like the most are the people that I work with and the opportunities that are available to help me grow. I work with people that take an interest in my career goals and help me find ways to be successful. I also have opportunities to volunteer, further my education, and have many different career opportunities within the company.
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Catherine’s Answer

Hi Caitlin!

I am a Design Thinking Instructor at Fannie Mae. Here's a definition from IDEO University (https://www.ideou.com/pages/design-thinking):

Design thinking utilizes elements from the designer's toolkit like empathy and experimentation to arrive at innovative solutions. By using design thinking, you make decisions based on what future customers really want instead of relying only on historical data or making risky bets based on instinct instead of evidence

If you're interested in sociology, product/service design, or strategy I'd highly recommend the design field. There are many different types of roles such as Designer Strategist, Design Researcher, UX Designer, etc.
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Howard’s Answer

The part of my job that I love the most is meeting new people and knowing that I made a positive difference in their day. I am a people person and I thrive on fostering good, healthy interactions. Part of this involves active listening and having good problem-solving skills. When you have a person come into your place of business and he/she is sad, despondent, or frustrated and they leave with a smile on their face, that is a reward that goes beyond the monetary compensation you receive from your job.
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Gonzalo’s Answer

As Finance Director supporting a Global Sales organization what I like the most is the opportunity to interact with people from different countries, cultures, backgrounds, etc. and work together toward common objectives. See other perspectives and learn from each other.
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Ken’s Answer

As an information security team lead, the part of my job I love the most is that I get to interact with InfoSec analysts every day and help ensure their work meets the needs of the business. I enjoy meeting with clients, understanding their needs and working with our team to achieve our goals. My role also has a somewhat flexible schedule with good work/life balance.
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Vishal’s Answer

As a technical consulting engineer, I like coming to office knowing that a new challenge may come up and a solution/workaround will need to be provided urgently.

This not only involves a lot of problem solving skills, but keeps you on your toes and teaches you to be humble and skills you to be able to connect the dots to solve a bigger problem even if it isn't something you were blessed with at birth.

To get an opportunity to calm the nerves of customers dealing with outages, and helping them fix urgent technical issues is an added bonus.

You've mentioned Network Administration, so you could expect the same, but less occasions of putting out fires; so more happiness.

As with any job, you tend to develop a deeper understanding of how things function at a business level.

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Michael’s Answer

Great question! I love the challenge, flexibility and opportunities that the company I work for allows. I have my work/home life balance which gives me the time with my loved ones that I was not getting. I have the ability for the most part to make my own schedule and I get to travel local to different places. This allows me to not have to be in the same place every day. Each day you might say is a new adventure! I get to interact with many different people, in many different places within about 2 hours of my house. I could see the mountains one day and the water the next. I also get to interact with small business owners and see what they see. This has allowed me to gain insight in this field. I hope that this helps you and gives a perspective that you might not have had before.
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Vishal’s Answer

As a technical consulting engineer, I like coming to work knowing that I am likely to encounter a new challenging technical situation to which a solution will need to be provided urgently.

One gets to use problem solving abilities and remains always on their toes , while also learning to stay humble.

To get to be able to use and develop skills to calm the nerves of customers facing urgent and often catastrophic network snags and to help them restore functionality is an added bonus.

As with any job, you also get an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the business side.

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Krishna Chaitanya’s Answer

I am working for a health plan in a supervisor role for Data management and reporting team. I enjoy working on different data sets from different datasources and create value from it. It has its own challenges like dealing with data quality issues and ensuring that the deliverables are of top quality. Time lines are very short sometimes which may add some stress but you will learn more about dealing with it as you gain experience. Health plan data is unique and leading a team managing health plan data offers lot of interesting situations that will keep you engaged and you will never feel bored even after doing this for years.
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