Choosing a Career
Some of us have known that we have wanted to be a surgeon from our days of playing doctor in the sandbox. Or a lawyer since we joined the debating team in grade 2.
For most of us though, choosing a career isn’t so clear cut.
Besides the obvious jobs like dentist, surgeon, lawyer, business owner, politician, many of us don’t even know what’s out there. Have you ever really heard of a solutions architect or a sales engineer? And if you have do you even have a clue what you would actually do at one of these jobs.
Not to mention, would you even know which college major to take to become a solutions architect or a sales engineer?
So how can you choose a job if you don’t know what’s out there?
Here are some ideas to start you on your journey of finding the career (and college major!) that’s right for you.
First, don’t panic. Most college students change their college major at some point. So you should see it as a journey of trying different career paths on for size until you find the one that feels right.
Talk to your guidance counselors. They have a wealth of information about what careers are out there and they might have self-tests to help figure out what you might be interested in.
Think about what your favorite classes are in school. Are you a math whiz or a literature lover. If you enjoy taking certain classes, then you might want to make a career out of it.
Look at college course catalogs. You might not be exposed to anthropology or robotics in high school, so you might not have figured out your true calling. Browse through a college catalogue and see which type of courses jump out at you. You might find something that you didn’t even know was out there.
Talk to parents, teachers, and college students. They’ve got experience under their belt and they might have different ideas for you.
Don’t worry if you haven’t found your perfect career choice just yet. Choosing a career is a journey and these are only the first steps on the path. So check back tomorrow for more options.
P.S. If a solutions architect or a sales engineer sound intriguing look into a college major in computer science or engineering 
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