3 answers
3
Updated 1141 views

What would you suggest on how to choose a career for someone who isn't sure what they want to do?

I'm not entirely sure what I want to do for my career. There are so many things I enjoy doing, and a lot of things I'd like to do later in life, but not for a career. I used to want to go into game designing, or a concept artist, but I don't have a fiery passion to do either.

How did you decide on your career? Did you have a talent/hobby you did since childhood, or did something come up in high school? What grade did you know what career you wanted to do? #career #career-choice #career-path #undecided

career-path undecided
Answer This

+25 Karma if successful
From: You
To: Friend
Subject: Career question for you
3

3 answers

0
Updated
Share a link to this answer
Share a link to this answer

Destiny’s Answer

I decided around my freshmen and sophomore year that I wanted to be a novelist or a librarian as my future career, meaning that I have to be an undergrad English major. Writing and reading books have always been a passion/hobby of mine ever since I was little and I just wanted to continue doing what I love for the rest of my life. If you don't know your future career in high school, it's okay. College is the time where you are open to so many possible career paths when you might come in as a Business major but graduate as a Health Science Major. My advice on picking a career is possibly pick a hobby that you enjoy doing and take a lot of pre-req classes as a freshmen in college so you can be open to all the opportunities you have to choose.

0
0
Updated
Share a link to this answer
Share a link to this answer

Darlene’s Answer

Hi KJ, I meet adults all the time who don't know what they want to do! It's great that you are giving it thought now as it may help you avoid doing something you don't like later on.

When trying to decide what you'd like to do, I always recommend that people spend some time reading job ads. Cut and paste the parts that sound truly fun or fulfilling to you. As you put all of the pieces together, you'll begin to see a pattern of what you would really enjoy.

Also, talk to as many people as you can who are working (or have worked) and ask what they like about their job, what they hate, what a typical day is like, etc. Doing that investigative work now can really help later.

Best of luck!
Darlene
0
0
Updated
Share a link to this answer
Share a link to this answer

Chayla’s Answer

K.J, this is a great question. While I was in high school, I thought about all the things that I liked to do, along with my favorite courses. Then I researched careers that were related to those things. Once I identified the careers associated with the things that I liked to do or was interested in, I then researched what it took to get there. For instance, math was one of my favorite subjects. So I looked up careers for someone who loved math. I found careers such as engineering, math teacher, etc.. From there, I looked up how much college it took to become an engineer and math teacher and how much each career made annually. I made a list of all my findings and based on what was most important to me, how much schooling, earning potential, other classes, etc.., I decided. This was a very practical way of deciding. Looking back, I would do it the same way.

Hope this helps and best of luck!!
0