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Why is it important to get a career when you're still in college? What happens when you don't have a career choice? How many hours can you work for a living like making money? When does it last when you finish your job per year?
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Ashton Stockstill
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There's a lot to unpack here, but I'll give it a shot :)
As for the importance of a career while you're still in college - if you're asking about working while in college, this is going to be a different answer for each person depending on their financial situation and the field they are going into. Depending on what you're studying, college is a primetime to grab internships (some paid and some unfortunately unpaid) to get experience in your field and on the job learning experience. If the question is more around having a job while in college, this may not necessarily be tied to your field of study, but people need money and a way to support themselves.
As for "when you don't have a career choice," if the ask is what happens when you don't know what you want to do after college, then you try new things and experiment. Very few choices are permanent, so you can always change fields, but be mindful about how much and how frequently you're making switches.
For the how many hours, again, that's entirely personal and up to each individual and they're bandwidth. I have friends who were fortunate enough to not need to work and just were students. I have friends who had part time jobs for some spending money. I, personally, worked full time (40+ hours a week) and had an internship because that was what I needed at the time.
I'm not sure what you're asking with the last question, but if you wanted to reword I can take a shot at it! Hope some of this helps!!
As for the importance of a career while you're still in college - if you're asking about working while in college, this is going to be a different answer for each person depending on their financial situation and the field they are going into. Depending on what you're studying, college is a primetime to grab internships (some paid and some unfortunately unpaid) to get experience in your field and on the job learning experience. If the question is more around having a job while in college, this may not necessarily be tied to your field of study, but people need money and a way to support themselves.
As for "when you don't have a career choice," if the ask is what happens when you don't know what you want to do after college, then you try new things and experiment. Very few choices are permanent, so you can always change fields, but be mindful about how much and how frequently you're making switches.
For the how many hours, again, that's entirely personal and up to each individual and they're bandwidth. I have friends who were fortunate enough to not need to work and just were students. I have friends who had part time jobs for some spending money. I, personally, worked full time (40+ hours a week) and had an internship because that was what I needed at the time.
I'm not sure what you're asking with the last question, but if you wanted to reword I can take a shot at it! Hope some of this helps!!