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I don't have any interests I want to pursue at the moment, how do I decide on a major or career path?

I am currently a senior in high school. I play a lot of video games at home and the only thing I do outside of school is work at farmers market on the weekends. I'm not interested in a job involving either of those things. I do like drawing, but I prefer to keep that as a hobby.

Any tips regarding self discovery or ways to decide on a career path are very much appreciated!

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Lamia’s Answer

1. Explore your Strengths and Weakness - identify some skills that come naturally to you and activities that you enjoy.
For example you like drawing, what part of that excites you? Is it creating new concepts, detailing, self-expression?
Identifying some of these skills can help recognize patterns in other fields too. Eg: this creativity may help if you want to explore careers in marketing, design or product management.

Lamia recommends the following next steps:

2. Try new things - Take advantage of school clubs, maybe some interesting online courses in subjects perhaps you have not tried before like coding or business
3. Consider your personality and core values - what kind of work environment do you prefer? Do you want to work on your own or alongside others?
4. Internships & Shadowing - look at internships or volunteering opportunities in fields that interest you.
5. Take career and skills assessment tests - online career assessments can help you identify career paths that align with your personality and skills.
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Lamia’s Answer

1. Explore your Strengths and Weakness - identify some skills that come naturally to you and activities that you enjoy.
For example you like drawing, what part of that excites you? Is it creating new concepts, detailing, self-expression?
Identifying some of these skills can help recognize patterns in other fields too. Eg: this creativity may help if you want to explore careers in marketing, design or product management.
2. Try new things - Take advantage of school clubs, maybe some interesting online courses in subjects perhaps you have not tried before like coding or business
3. Consider your personality and core values - what kind of work environment do you prefer? Do you want to work on your own or alongside others?
4. Internships & Shadowing - look at internships or volunteering opportunities in fields that interest you.
5. Take career and skills assessment tests - online career assessments can help you identify career paths that align with your personality and skills.
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