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Zaq
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What tools are available to help me decide on a major?
#Deciding on a major is hard.#engineering #
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甜甜 卢
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This is mainly according to every man's interests, and then can learn elder brother and senior, with the help of his teacher give you some advice, including the current employment situation
bridget navoda
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Hi Zaq,
Don't be overwhelmed! Choosing a major should be fun and exciting! First, remember that your decision is not locked, many people successfully move from one major to another without sacrificing too many credits.
Try something like taking an inventory of your favorite activities, your most admired companies; write down what you want to see for yourself in five years. Where do you live? What do you do? What is important to you? Contentment, achievement, money....?
There are online tools that may help guide you:
www.testq.com/education/quizzes/158-what-should-you-major-in
http://blog.portfolium.com/type-of-engineer/
Don't be overwhelmed! Choosing a major should be fun and exciting! First, remember that your decision is not locked, many people successfully move from one major to another without sacrificing too many credits.
Try something like taking an inventory of your favorite activities, your most admired companies; write down what you want to see for yourself in five years. Where do you live? What do you do? What is important to you? Contentment, achievement, money....?
There are online tools that may help guide you:
www.testq.com/education/quizzes/158-what-should-you-major-in
http://blog.portfolium.com/type-of-engineer/
Simeon Snow
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In general, I would go to the department of labor's website (https://www.dol.gov/) and see which fields are growing quickly these days. If you're drawing a blank on what you'd like to do, see if any of the fast growing fields call out to you. This will give you a lot more structure than trying to get a vague sense of your passions and trying to brainstorm a way to turn it into money. Most people don't have a passion that they are aware of right away. Also, passions tend to change from season to season. Lastly, look at videos on YouTube of people in their careers talking about what they love and hate. See if any of their descriptions sound like a good fit for you. It's just as important to figure out if you can deal with the downsides of a job as it is to figure out what you'd love about a job.
Nicole Baillie
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Hi Zaq C. I see that you posted this question a little while ago so I hope my answer to you (or others who may read this response) is still helpful.
In addition to the online tools that have been suggested and ensuring that you have an understanding of the what you like to do overall, I will add two more pieces of advice. Do your best to understand what you really don't like and read materials like what you might find in tech (technology magazines) or technology sections of major newspapers to understand what fields are growing.
Certainly, reaching out to friends, family, teachers would also be a good step. When you do, come prepared with a specific set of questions. Ask if you can see something live, meaning can you see some of their work or how they spend some of their day. You may be surprised at how much you can learn when using live people as a resource and how much you can learn by keeping lines of communication open so that you can learn, understand and prepare.
Best of luck to you!
In addition to the online tools that have been suggested and ensuring that you have an understanding of the what you like to do overall, I will add two more pieces of advice. Do your best to understand what you really don't like and read materials like what you might find in tech (technology magazines) or technology sections of major newspapers to understand what fields are growing.
Certainly, reaching out to friends, family, teachers would also be a good step. When you do, come prepared with a specific set of questions. Ask if you can see something live, meaning can you see some of their work or how they spend some of their day. You may be surprised at how much you can learn when using live people as a resource and how much you can learn by keeping lines of communication open so that you can learn, understand and prepare.
Best of luck to you!