Careers

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

When I was 16 or 17 years old I started to sense a calling to work for economic justice for the people of the Third World.

After I dropped out of college after three semesters (I had been suspended for academic reasons; I sat out two years to become eligible for academic bankruptcy) I made it a goal to volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps.

To make a long story short, for eleven years I was an undeclared major and could not find a concrete academic or career path to realize my vision.

But in the past several years everything has finally fallen into place. I declared a major: Anthropology. I may switch to another major before I am finished with my undergraduate academic career--maybe Geography or a topical major (design your own program)--but my academic interests and goals and what courses meet those interests and goals are now clear. I now know what employers I will likely turn to and what kinds of job duties I will likely have. My goals are to volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps and then work in international development.

I have not been able to read this book yet, but I think that it represents everything that I have dreamed of and worked towards with respect to my academic career and my life's work.

 

[futuredoc]

I think my user name about sums it up......just under two years until I'm officially an MD. In my case it truly was a calling not something I schose to make money or boost my ego or b/c it was what my parents wanted.

 

[alfrodull]

I'm so jealous of people that have callings in their careers. It doesn't seem fair that some people get to spend eight hours a day doing something they were designed for while the rest of us have to I mean, I know it is fair, since that's the way God set things up. It's just that I don't get it, like a lot of other seeming injustice in the world.

As for what career I'll probably end up in, technical writing, lab tech, and retail are basically my only options. I'll see what comes along once I graduate.

 

[redneck]

I'm unsettled in a career now, though as of today I am leaning towards writing historical fiction.

 

[stormgade4]

I've been a financial advisor for 5 years and I still love it. I've focused a little more on insurance now but I still like investments. I'm hoping to start classes soon to get my Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation.

P.S. Futuredoc, we need to talk about getting you set up for life and disability insurance while you are in residency. Much, much cheaper that way.

 

[Taylor43]

I am hoping to be a christian family counsellor. My church is training me to be a crisis counsellor i have one year more of training. I have had a very bad past and i am healing from it. I hope one day to walk with all that are hurting and help them heal in Christ.

 

[emmanemena]

I am going to be a licensed surveyor and will start my own small business doing it in the country/outer suburban area. Once I get married and have kids I plan on taking jobs when I want to or when we need a bit of money. I definitely don't want to be working full time.

 

[warriorofprayer]

Right now I work in accounting. I want to start my own consulting company to help others start up their own business.

God has called me into the ministry, I am pantiently waiting for the open door.

 

[HunnyBee]

As of right now I'm studying to become a teacher for elementary school, but I'm completely open to anything God calls me to do.

 

[Keri]

Somedays, I wish I had a job that I love.

Others, I'm too lazy to go out and do anything about getting that job I love.

But I know this much. I'm not going to be practically incarcerated the rest of my life. Being on lockdown for a third of your life doesn't help out my psyche much.

 

[Jeff91199]

I've never had a calling, or even a "stronger-than-most" desire to do one thing or another. For the time being at least, I'd trying to get into advertising, publishing or tourism - something where I can either a) put my creative side to work, b) work with books and put my English degree to use, or c) get paid to give directions and recommend things to do and see. I've always been good at helping people get around, so why not get paid to do it?

 

[saki]

I want to look after dogs/cats. I want to work as a dogs grooming because I've studied hairdressing few years ago!

 

[DivineLight]

Recently i got a job at a Quarry back in the countryside in an area where i grew up,
i had to do a Front End Loader Test which i will have to do again because i got
74 out of 80 in the written test so i didn't pass.. though i hope to try again as soon as possible
and get the Qualifications i need so that i can start my job at the Quarry and move back to the country..
i will be operating a Front End Loader at the Quarry and possibly other machines I'm not sure yet..

that's what my plans are for now, i guess i don't have any exact plans as such for future jobs..
i guess just see what happens and who knows what will happen..

 

[traingosorry]

I hope to be in the publishing field - maybe as an art director of the masthead of a major magazine?? oooooooooh!

 

[die2live]

When I was 16 or 17 years old I started to sense a calling to work for economic justice for the people of the Third World.

After I dropped out of college after three semesters (I had been suspended for academic reasons; I sat out two years to become eligible for academic bankruptcy) I made it a goal to volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps.

To make a long story short, for eleven years I was an undeclared major and could not find a concrete academic or career path to realize my vision.

But in the past several years everything has finally fallen into place. I declared a major: Anthropology. I may switch to another major before I am finished with my undergraduate academic career--maybe Geography or a topical major (design your own program)--but my academic interests and goals and what courses meet those interests and goals are now clear. I now know what employers I will likely turn to and what kinds of job duties I will likely have. My goals are to volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps and then work in international development.

I have not been able to read this book yet, but I think that it represents everything that I have dreamed of and worked towards with respect to my academic career and my life's work.

I'm still trying to figure out what God has in store for me, but so far, it sounds a lot like this. I'm most likely going to be majoring in global, international, or cross-cultural business administration when I transfer. I used to think I was called to be a career missionary, but I have realized my strengths lie more in the business side of things than the evangelism side and for years I've felt intensely concerned for the injustice done in 3rd world countries.

I'd also love to work directly with the church on its outreach programs. I've also been considering working with the adoption system since I've always had a heart for orphans and I've heard the adoption system needs a lot of work.

Thanks for the link to that book. I want to read it.

 

[HolyOne87]

i think God is calling me to be a Social Worker. I was going to do elementary education but I kept feeling like God was telling me He wanted me for something else..so after a year of debate with myself, I found my calling.

 

[Jeff91199]

I hope to be in the publishing field - maybe as an art director of the masthead of a major magazine?? oooooooooh!

Very exciting; remember me if you get there! I don't work cheap, but I do work well with others.

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

i think God is calling me to be a Social Worker. I was going to do elementary education but I kept feeling like God was telling me He wanted me for something else..so after a year of debate with myself, I found my calling.

I took two courses in my school's College of Social Work my first semester back after sitting out two years--at the time I thought that I was going to be a Social Work major.

What do you think that you would like to specialize in?

 

[Keri]

Honestly, my mind changes day to day on what I want to "be".

Today, I'd like to be a write and write novels. I think it would be fun.

 

[Teufelhund]

I would like a job where they pay me lots, and I don't have to work much, it'd also be nice if it were soothing on my conscience, like working the homeless. The truth is there are so many ideals one searches for in jobs, and not all of them will ever be met, some people have callings this is true, but very few of those people I doubt realize it, callings are something between that person and God, and they may change, right now I have been called to be a Marine, I am sure of it, so I am in the Marines doing what I believe God called me to do, maybe in 4 years 3 monthes God will no longer want me to be a Marine, so I observe the possiblities and what to see what God wants me to do.