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what do you do if you never set a career goal or figure out what you want to do as a career
ive been jumping all over the place to find out a career and im afraid by the end of highschool im not gonna know what to do #career
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Sharhonda’s Answer
Christian, there’s nothing wrong with not knowing exactly what you want to do professionally by the time you graduate high school. You’re still young so try a few things, figure out what you don’t want to do and enjoy the journey of discovering things you enjoy. Just think, you may fall in love with one thing but 20 years later you decide to do something totally different. You know what? That will be just fine too.
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Pro’s Answer
Think about what it is you love and enjoy most in your life... animals? Helping other people? And make a career out of it. Think about HOW you'd most like to help them. Conservation, wildlife rehabilitation, habitat management, teaching, counseling, etc.?
Decide what your passion/calling in life is
Figure out what kinds of work you can do in that area
Do some Internet research and find out what kinds of job duties, education, and experience it would require
Volunteer or intern in that area while getting an education
Be happy with the rest of your life doing what you love!
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Tinamarie’s Answer
Hello Christian,
First step is to breath...it is ok to not be sure on what you want to do. I'm 31 years old and still not sure what I want to do when I grow up! In the last seven year I worked as in customer service, consulting and now I'm operational manager, so remember you will always learn and change overtime. So do not stress over not knowing what you want to do or feel pressure to have an answer although I would have goals and plans on how to figure out what I would like to do. Also be honest with yourself, do you want to go to 2, 4 year college and/or certification program or just travel! You have to be happy with your decision at the end of the day and not what others want for you.
First step is to breath...it is ok to not be sure on what you want to do. I'm 31 years old and still not sure what I want to do when I grow up! In the last seven year I worked as in customer service, consulting and now I'm operational manager, so remember you will always learn and change overtime. So do not stress over not knowing what you want to do or feel pressure to have an answer although I would have goals and plans on how to figure out what I would like to do. Also be honest with yourself, do you want to go to 2, 4 year college and/or certification program or just travel! You have to be happy with your decision at the end of the day and not what others want for you.
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Aline’s Answer
Most people do not have degree or major declared until after their Freshman year in college. While in High School, I would encourage you to explore and try different types of classes to see where your passion lies. Is it Math and Science, or History / Literature, or Business, or computer? Your extra-curricular activities should also help, so try things like Debate team, Theater & stage crew, Model United Nations, Chess, Computer club, Robotics, etc... Stepping out of your comfort zone and challenging yourself in High school will help you to stretch your capabilities and learning capacity. You want to have an idea of areas of studies (Business, STEM, Literature, etc...) so you can think about the colleges for application submission.
Keep in mind that people do make career choice changes before, during and even after college (so don't stress too much if you don't know at the end of high school). The first questions are do you want to go to college and if yes, where? The next then is, "what will you be studying when you get there?". Then you should ask, "what kind of lifestyle do you want to live after college?" And then, determine how the average salary of the job you can get with that degree afford the lifestyle you want? I believe if you can have the answers to these questions when you're entering your Freshman year in college, you should be good. Good luck.
Keep in mind that people do make career choice changes before, during and even after college (so don't stress too much if you don't know at the end of high school). The first questions are do you want to go to college and if yes, where? The next then is, "what will you be studying when you get there?". Then you should ask, "what kind of lifestyle do you want to live after college?" And then, determine how the average salary of the job you can get with that degree afford the lifestyle you want? I believe if you can have the answers to these questions when you're entering your Freshman year in college, you should be good. Good luck.