Yoshi
Which career would suit me based on the way I think and what I enjoy.?
One thing I've noticed is that I'm fairly good at reading people's emotions and picking up on how they're feeling, even when they don't say it directly. I'm also naturally curious about why people think and behave the way they do. If I could, I'd love to understand the mind of the person in front of me.
I love mythology a lot and love learning about different myths(got this love from Percy Jackson)
Another thing about me is that I rarely accept an idea at face value. Whenever I support a statement, I almost immediately start thinking of its weaknesses. After a minute or two of deep thought, I can usually come up with a convincing argument against it. Then I often find myself questioning that argument too, creating another opposing statement. And the series of contradictions goes on.
Plus, I love those high and mighty rivalry talks you mostly get to see between enemies and all. Makes me feel royal- and I love feeling royal.
I am fairly good at academics, but I tend to forget it easily. And I particularly don't like Science much. Because in physics and chemistry, most of the things aren't very clear; I am still unable to get the meaning of velocity(How does distance play a role in it...So I take it as speed in displacement)
Outside of academics, I love reading manga, manhwa, and books, especially fantasy, science fiction, psychological, and mystery stories. I also enjoy anime—both mainstream series and those with deeper psychological or philosophical themes. I'm drawn to stories that explore complex characters, moral dilemmas, and human nature more than series that only contain battles. Some of them I love are: Percy Jackson, A Song of Ice and Fire, One Piece, Tokyo Revengers, Naruto, Tomodachi Games and thousands of others.But, I am no good at drawing.
I'm especially interested in psychology, human behaviour, and understanding how people think. I would love to read the mind of the person in front of me.
One thing I know for sure is that I don't want a job where I spend the entire day sitting alone reading or reviewing long documents, reports or graphs(I hate statistics).
I have considered careers like a detective specialised in psychology, a forensic psychologist, an author and all. I would love a career with some adventure.
Based on this, what careers do you think would genuinely fit my personality, strengths, and interests? I'm looking for suggestions beyond the obvious ones like "psychologist,"(I could consider it, but it's not the best one) especially careers that involve analysis, investigation, strategy, behaviour, or decision-making. Also, the career should have a good salary. But please, try to recommend me a career that would be kind of adventorous for me, one that I would enjoy.
3 answers
Jade Finley
Jade’s Answer
Nate Brunk
Nate’s Answer
I love your question, and feel like I aligned very much with how you're feeling right now! When I was going through my undergrad studies, I was drawn toward debate and argumentation, but I also loved literature and history. These led me to studying Political Science and English Literature as I expected to go to Law School and end up as a lawyer, but the world had other plans!
I actually ended up working as a Retail and then B2B (business-to-business) sales leader immediately after college, finding a way to work my passion for technology into my job, along with the skill of CONVINCING people that our solution was the best. This helped scratch my "interesting" itch AND allowed me to focus on using my strategic/argumentation/debate skills to introduce customers to new products, services, and other offerings that they weren't aware of.
Eventually, I morphed my sales career into an even more technical side of sales: Solution Engineering (Solution Consulting). In this role, I'm specifically involved with LISTENING to potential customers about what their pains are, SOLVING their problems with technology through my deep knowledge of tech and software, and then STORYTELLING back to customers to show them how our solution(s) and software will work. It's allowed me to combine a number of skills that were really useful to me in school along with my personal passions. Now, I earn more than I ever thought possible - more than many lawyers I know - and I love getting to work my brain out every day designing, demoing, and explaining solutions.
TLDR: Explore the world of sales and solutions consulting; it sounds like it might overlap very well with your interests and skills!
Nate recommends the following next steps:
Brooke Kuppler
Brooke’s Answer
-Crime Scene Investigator (CSI): Processes scenes, collects forensic evidence, and photographs details. Usually requires a degree in forensic science or biology.
-Police Detective: Advances from patrol officer to investigate homicides, robberies, and assaults by interviewing witnesses and analyzing case files.
-Federal Special Agent: Investigates high-level federal crimes for agencies like the FBI, DEA, or IRS (e.g., financial fraud, cybercrime, and counterintelligence).
Corporate & Private Sector
-Fraud Investigator: Identifies and analyzes financial discrepancies for insurance companies, banks, or healthcare networks to prevent corporate loss.
-Private Investigator (PI): Conducts background checks, surveillance, and locates missing persons or assets for individuals and law firms.
-Field Incident Investigator: Inspects and reconstructs incidents—like vehicle crashes or product failures—for corporate regulatory and engineering teams (e.g., Tesla).
Tech, Intelligence, & Specialized
-Cyber Threat Hunter / Digital Forensics: Investigates breaches, traces digital footprints, and recovers compromised data for tech and cybersecurity firms.
-Investigative Journalist: Researches and reports on systemic issues, political corruption, or corporate misconduct for media outlets.
-Investigations Analyst: Reviews large datasets to identify patterns and trends related to criminal or fraudulent activity.