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How do I know what career to choose?

-love reading, music, math
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Terence’s Answer

Depending what "stage" (age, grade, school) you're in, there are a lot of different resources to look into this like career centers and counselors. Also, the "stage" you're in is useful to know in terms of the time you have to explore various tracks and topics for building a career path.

I'm really consistent in terms of what I recommend to people when looking at career development.

- I believe you need to own your career and education development. People can help you gain perspective or maybe open doors for you, but you have to own it. This is true for everyone, from CEO's to students entering the job market.
- I strongly encourage people to gain an understanding of YOUR OWN SKILLS, INTERESTS, WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO/DON'T LIKE TO DO (professionally), WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT.
- Keep in mind, you'll grow and change through experience and exposure to different things, that may change your career path via the points above. I'm many (MANY) years into my career and I'm constantly evaluating these things for myself to make sure I'm on progressing my career.

These are all important to me in helping someone determine what career paths are a potential fit for people. A combination of them are really useful in determining a strong career path for people. You'll often here, "I love what I do so much it hardly feels like work" or "do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life". These all speak to the topic of blending your passions and skills with a viable career path.

Hope this helps!
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Jennifer’s Answer

Hi Favor!

I would definitely recommend going to career fairs and meeting with a career counselor to determine which jobs best highlight your strengths!
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Kayla’s Answer

Hi Favor -

This is a question many people can relate to. There is no one right answer. You can take some career aptitude tests to get some suggestions. I took a test when I was in college that looked at 8 specific areas of interest; I scored equally high on 6 of the 8 areas. I asked my professor what this meant, and he explained that I would either need to A) find a diverse career that met all of my interests or B) find a career that met some of my interests and utilize my hobbies to fulfill the rest of my interests. I say this to explain you may not end up in a career field that has to do with reading, music, and math. You may find a career that encompasses all three interests such as a producer or a sound engineer, but you may only work in a math-related field and do music and reading on the side.

I would suggest thinking about your purpose. What brings you joy? What do you find fulfillment in? What do you value? Finding a purpose in your work will be the most beneficial in choosing the career for you.
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Fernando’s Answer

It all starts with by examining your hobbies. If your loves are: reading, music and math, then you have quite the broad selection of career paths to pick from. From writer or teacher to music composer or music editor and engineer. Research the job opportunities for each of the three as well as universities that offer curriculums for any of those three. It's important to get a good grasp on what each curriculum will ask of you to better determine which one you end up liking the most. Above all else don't let others pressure you into making a hasty decision with regards to a career choice. There's no worst feeling than going into a field of work or study that you feel no passion for. At the end of the day go with the choice that you know you'll feel happy to be working in.
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