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How do I decide what I want to be when I grow up?
I have too much fields I’m interested in.
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Marshall’s Answer
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I personally took several career assessment tests (and saw a career counselor). These can be found online and many of them are now free. These will help take your personality, how you think and learn and align them with career paths of people similar to you that are happy/ have been successful/ are built that way.
Part of this process of discovery is just that, its discovery. You may need to try a few things to see if it is a good fit, that is part of the benefit of college, it allows for some trial and error without high risks: If you think you want to be an actor, take an acting/drama class, if you like cooking take a culinary class, if you enjoy the idea of creating a business, take a financial or business class.
You can also seek out a mentor or experts in the fields you have interest.
To figure out what fields those are, I would recommend making a list of all the things you feel you could do for a career. Think of things that you would like to do all the time (every day for 10 hours a day or more), and might be willing to do for free (without pay; Those things you really have a passion for (eat,sleep drink as they say). Then make a list of careers that line up with those types of activities/ passions. Use google to search "jobs that do XXXX[passion/interest]". This will help guide you onto some jobs out there that do that kind of thing. You can then try to reach out to experts in that industry and ask more questions and see if it seems like a good fit.
After all that then it would be 'doing' as the next step. See if you can get an internship or a role at a company that does what you want to do. Do it on your own on a small scale, join a group or organisation. You can get your feet wet and see how it actually works, and also be around people that do that for a living. It can help guide you into really knowing what part of that industry you really have an interest in.
Also start to study. Read trades or journals or books from people in your interested field. Know what technologies are being used, what theories are being tested, who are the people that are at the forefront of your field or examples of a path you want to try to follow/ emulate.
And things will change over time as well. So something that you kind of like as a hobby now may later turn into a career as well. People change careers all the time, it's not unheard of in today's economy.
I personally took several career assessment tests (and saw a career counselor). These can be found online and many of them are now free. These will help take your personality, how you think and learn and align them with career paths of people similar to you that are happy/ have been successful/ are built that way.
Part of this process of discovery is just that, its discovery. You may need to try a few things to see if it is a good fit, that is part of the benefit of college, it allows for some trial and error without high risks: If you think you want to be an actor, take an acting/drama class, if you like cooking take a culinary class, if you enjoy the idea of creating a business, take a financial or business class.
You can also seek out a mentor or experts in the fields you have interest.
To figure out what fields those are, I would recommend making a list of all the things you feel you could do for a career. Think of things that you would like to do all the time (every day for 10 hours a day or more), and might be willing to do for free (without pay; Those things you really have a passion for (eat,sleep drink as they say). Then make a list of careers that line up with those types of activities/ passions. Use google to search "jobs that do XXXX[passion/interest]". This will help guide you onto some jobs out there that do that kind of thing. You can then try to reach out to experts in that industry and ask more questions and see if it seems like a good fit.
After all that then it would be 'doing' as the next step. See if you can get an internship or a role at a company that does what you want to do. Do it on your own on a small scale, join a group or organisation. You can get your feet wet and see how it actually works, and also be around people that do that for a living. It can help guide you into really knowing what part of that industry you really have an interest in.
Also start to study. Read trades or journals or books from people in your interested field. Know what technologies are being used, what theories are being tested, who are the people that are at the forefront of your field or examples of a path you want to try to follow/ emulate.
And things will change over time as well. So something that you kind of like as a hobby now may later turn into a career as well. People change careers all the time, it's not unheard of in today's economy.
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Karen’s Answer
You don't have to decide now but keep your options open. Volunteer every chance you get for a variety of nonprofit organizations.
Talk to family, friends and neighbors about what careers they chose and why. Think about your values, interests and what's important in your life.
With every good wish.
Talk to family, friends and neighbors about what careers they chose and why. Think about your values, interests and what's important in your life.
With every good wish.