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What are some career options for someone that enjoys communicating and traveling. I also value my down time to recharge.

Some careers I'm considering are finance and insurance because they involve communicating and travel, as well as data and sharing new ideas.

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Samantha’s Answer

Hi Matheus,

If you like travel, communications, and data, consulting could be a great career option for you. Management consultants generally travel a lot to visit their clients and they often rely heavily on data when helping clients solve their problems. I’d recommend looking at some of the job listings at major consulting firms to see if there is a specific kind of consulting that jumps out to you. You may enjoy management or strategy consulting for example, or you may be more interested in technology consulting or something else. While things have certainly changed a bit with the prevalence of remote work, consultants still do travel often for their jobs. Best of luck!
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Kelley’s Answer

There are so many options for someone who loves travel and communication. All jobs require communication. I am a former journalist so I was lucky to have had the opportunity to travel, and of course to communicate. Consulting, auditing and the airline industry are also careers that you may want to look into. If your love of communications also involves relationship-development and helping people, Human Resources may be a good fit for you. One consideration when choosing your career choice is whether you are a self-starter who can work alone or if you excel in a team environment with a set schedule. Additionally, if you're planning to start a family or expect to be a care giver for family members, you may not have the freedom to travel, so that's something you need to think about as well. Whatever you choose, one thing to remember is that you don't have to be pigeonholed into one career. Some skillsets are industry-agnostic so you can actually move between different companies. Many people switch careers or at least companies often so they can learn new things, meet new people and spread their wings.
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Rachel’s Answer

I'm going to through a left-field option out there to you, copywriting or blogging. You could use your communication skills to write copywriting about finance, insurance, or travel. Finance is a very lucrative or "hot" topic for both of those. The biggest difference between the two is, copywriting is selling and blogging is just informative. If those sound interesting to you, I suggest good searching information about either and seeing if you could see yourself doing either.
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Derek’s Answer

Hello,

A great career choice would be something in sales. Example - Vivint Solar. You are able to travel around the country, work hard and also take advantage of off seasons that allow for down time. Lots of sales positions allow for travel, including presentations, networking and closing big deals. Lots of hard work, but big payout and some big rest time.
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Anita’s Answer

Matheus - consulting is an option given the frequent time spent traveling onsite to visit clients. However, not all consulting gigs yield a good work-life balance. The good news is that a majority of organizations are now offering fully remote positions given the impact of the pandemic, so your options are more vast than ever before. I would hone in on what type of work truly interests you, fuels you and aligns with your skills, then start to narrow down your options based on the roles that would be fully remote, which would enable you to travel (and work from other locations) as often as you would like.
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Dirk’s Answer

Many Sales jobs do require travel, but so do other kinds of jobs. Consulting is one option where you travel frequently (in some cases: non-stop) while getting paid well. The downside with Consulting is that is has limited down-time. But at the same time, you gain quite a lot of valuable experience by working on many projects in a short time, which makes you marketable for future jobs.
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Andrew’s Answer

Hi Matheus,

If you enjoy travel, one option is to work in a function that has travel for work built in.

As far as jobs that often include travel, here are a few good resources. From those listed on each link, you can figure out which are more attractive to you and tend to involve more communication with others.

https://www.roadiscalling.com/jobs-that-require-travel/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/jobs-that-involve-travel
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/2389-jobs-travel-lovers.html

Another option is to have a job where you can work remotely (via computer and phone), which would give you the flexibility to travel when you want to and to have down time at home when you also want or need to. Personally this is what I have sought and now have as a marketing research consultant, but can also be done through a number of other remote work jobs. These include graphic design, advertising, and writing jobs, among many others where work is primarily done via a computer and communication can be done by phone, Zoom or other videoconference meeting.

Hope the info helps!
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