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09-27-2006, 08:11 AM | #1 |
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Help me find a career
You women are always so helpful & full of knowledge that I thought I would bounce this off of you. I don't like my job. I work for my father's company in the engineering department, but I do mostly data entry type work. I am bored most of the day, most days. I have a management degree from purdue. I have found that I like challenges & math related topics. I am an awesome problem solver. I am organized & very smart & love a challenge. My problem is this job does not challenge me, but I don't know what might. I am willing to go back to school, I am willing to relocate, I just have no idea what direction I want to go in. This is what I know about myself.
I like/love math (especially alegbra) I love to read & learn new things Repitive tasks bore me & so does doing the same thing day in day out I get excited when I have to find a solution to a problem & accomplish that I have a hard time dealing with interruptions (i think I might be ADD) I like to be given a project & a deadline & then left alone until I finish If anyone has any ideas as to what might be a good career fit for me or some way to find out I'd appreciated. I took a meijer briggs test & it said I am a born leader that likes to organize & get things moving or something like that. Anyhelp would be appreciated I'm so bored. |
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09-27-2006, 10:45 AM | #3 |
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What type of engineering department do you work in?
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09-27-2006, 11:05 AM | #4 |
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Hmm...how about accounting or finances? that requires good math skills and it's mostly uninterrupted work (it depends on the setting, though).
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09-27-2006, 11:24 AM | #6 |
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Oh yeah...that's true; it may be. Hmmm....I can't think of anything else right now, sorry!
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09-27-2006, 02:44 PM | #8 |
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I agree teaching is a good idea.
The reason I asked about the engineering department is if it might be something interesting you might already have some knowledge. I'm in an engineering technology program, and my boyfriend has graduated from a technology program as well. What we do is help out engineers with design work or testing work and it involves a lot of math. Projects vary so there's a lot of thinking and research to do on a variety of topics. Most technology programs are just 2 years long at a tech school, and at my school at least, there's the option of returning for another two years either right away or later on to get a full engineering degree.
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09-27-2006, 04:13 PM | #9 |
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HAve you considered becoming a Realtor? You get to deal with large sums of money, a wide variety of people, see a lot of very interesting homes, and once established, can make a VERY nice income! I did it for 4 years and really did enjoy it.
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