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what career should i pick

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Arhab’s Answer

our career is something we need to find out ourselves, Its not a short term process. It comprises our hobbies, aptitudes and manners to match with it not to have a career, but to have a loving career, a career that you love.
best way, get a note, note down your aptitudes, your motivations, skills and hobbies. Compare with it with different careers, probably you can find one that suits you.
All the very best, hope you can find your best career option. .. :)
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John’s Answer

Something you are passionate about. That's way more important than how much money you make or any perk. It's the fulfillment of your passion that will keep you happy in your work.
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Prentice’s Answer

I always found it helpful to try out multiple different paths. Over time you will have a good idea of what you enjoy doing and be able to tell the jobs you would never want to do. Also, when you have a wide range of career paths, one of those paths could open a door to something you didn’t even know you liked. When you finally feel passionate about one of the careers is when you know you have found it.
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Deborah’s Answer

If you feel passionate about something, go there first. Passion brings magic.

Deborah recommends the following next steps:

Put possibilities in the order of like best to worst
If you could do ANYTHING and not fail, what would it be?
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Mallory’s Answer

Hi Joe!

A career choice is a big life decision, sometimes it comes to us naturally and sometimes it finds us.

I would recommend looking into things you are passionate about or skills you are good at. Then you could like down that path.

You could also test out different career fields and see if your passionate about one of them. Try shadowing different professionals or looking for an internship.

Here is a resource with some more helpful tips!
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/steps-to-choosing-career-525506

Good luck to you!
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Arturo’s Answer

Hi Steve,

Honestly it all depends in what you love to do. A lot of the times we get influenced by our peers and want to do a career because someone we know is doing it. I can tell you this I changed my major about three times during my undergrad, took me a while to figure it out. The way I found out what I wanted to do was working in an elementary school and fell in love with education/teaching. It takes time to figure yourself out! Trust me a lot of people go into colleges not knowing what they want to be. I suggest during your first two years take different courses in different areas to figure it out.

Best of luck,

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Robert’s Answer

Hi Joe,

I think Arhab is correct. You want to pick something that aligns with your aptitude, interests, and personal brand. I would pick a career that you are proud of and aligns with your personal story. You should also pick something that can be great at because if it fits your aptitude and you are highly interested in it, then there is no reason why you will not be great at it.

Goodluck! Happy to answer follow-up questions.
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Simeon’s Answer

I would look up the website for Canada's department of labor and try to look up which fields have the most growth in them right now. You don't necessarily have to look for a job in a field that has a lot of growth, but if you don't have any ideas, this kind of research can be a great place to get the ball rolling. You could also look at job boards and see if there are any ones that call out to you. There are so many options these days it can be a lot easier to focus on careers that would be easier to get into and more financially viable.
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Riley’s Answer

I'm not sure if you are trying to decide on a college major or just a regular career. If you are not looking to attend a 4 year university, you could narrow it down to different trade schools. For example, if you are passionate about cars then being a mechanic would be a good career for you. On the other hand, If you are trying to pick a college major then I think you should start with looking at what school subjects you do the best in. For example, if you have always been into the science classes then maybe a major in the STEM area would suit you well.
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Samantha’s Answer

I think finding something that interest you is hard to determine for some. Think of the shows that interest you. What makes them interesting. Break them down to their main components. Maybe strategy shows interest you, or technology, animals, and so on. Also remember that it's ok not to know what you want when you start college. I changed my major 3 times (which I was told is the average) before I settled on getting my accounting degree. Sometimes just learning more about the role of what you might be doing, will give you insight on what and where you want to go.
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Mona’s Answer

Hi Joe,

I think you're asking a question that a lot of people your age age also asking themselves. Picking a career path can be confusing, stressful and a difficult decision. It is easy to get caught up in everyone's opinions and articles online, but at the end of the day you have to take a step back and decide what makes you happy, because it's your life. Obviously considering the salary you will be making in the career you pick is important, however you shouldn't pick a career that's going to make you miserable just because it pays well. I think there is a happy medium between salary and happiness. You need to pick a career that makes you excited, but also one that is practical for the life style you want to live. I think you should make a list of everything that excites you and then connect that list to potential careers and see what you find. And at the end of the day if you thought you found what you wanted to do but it's not, you can always switch. There is plenty of time to figure out what you love and purse that.
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Chun’s Answer

My thought is that would be great if you can figure out what career matches your aptitude and the things you are passionate about. But the truth at least for me is that I have been working for almost 4 years and it is still hard for me to figure out if it is the best choice for me. I feel figuring out what the right career for you is a process and it may take years. For a lot of people, they own a job but not a career. My thought is that you do not have to figure out what is your life-time career from the beginning but like other people's response, you can try to figure out what your interests are and you can go from there.

Good luck :)
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Jennifer’s Answer

Take a look at what you find yourself most interested in or do often in your daily life - does organizing intrigue you? How about helping other people learn new skills? Are you happy digging into finances or following investments and the stock market? Do you dissect commercials for fun? All of these interests or skills in your daily life can be indicators of a good career path to try.

Look for the less obvious paths for those interests. If you enjoy helping others learn, becoming a teacher is a front runner choice, but going into a related field like instructional design or becoming a scrum master or Agile coach would be other fields that use teaching skills and knowledge. If you are fascinated by commercials and advertising, or where products land on the grocery store shelves, there're many aspects to marketing where you can find a career.

Good luck, and happy to answer any follow-up questions!
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Rachel’s Answer

Make a list of what you are passionate about and what motivates you! I would highly suggest doing as many internships as you can in the fields that you think you may want to pursue a career in; this will give you a good idea of whether or not you actually like the day-to-day responsibilities. If you are unable to get an internship, reach out and see if you would be able to shadow someone for a few days or even if they would answer some questions for you. Most people are more than willing to help!
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