New Career

[judy]

Originally Posted by Dobie

My masters degree is in behavioral psychology - while it is very stressful sometimes, the rewards of helping individuals to live independent lives is priceless. I've been in the field for 22 years.

That does sound so rewarding Dobie.

[Forgivenmom5]

Good luck with whatever you decdide to do!!!

[Gina]

I also want to wish you good luck in whatever you decide.

[Ponyup]

Thank you all for your support. I'm excited & scared. I can't wait until I can get an appointment & take the test to see what might be a good fit for me. I've never really had a passion that could translate into a job; that's where my issue lies. I like a lot of things, but i've never loved anything. I love animals, so i thought i wanted to be a vet, but working in a vet office when I was 15 made me quesy. I love music, but don't have a lot of talent, so that's not an option. I love math & love to tutor people, but i'm not sure i could deal with who don't want to be there & don't want to learn, plus i'm not the most PC person in the world (my mouth has no filter, what i think comes right out). I think I could really enjoy the psychology. I love to learn new things & new challenges & i like to help people. Also business law is now on the radar. Again thank you all for your support.

[Ponyup]

I have an appointment with the career counselor on Thurs. at 4:30. They gave me instructions to take the Meyers-brigg & strong interest inventory tests over the internet before I come in so those things are done. I'm getting very excited to see what they say i would enjoy. Hopefully this clears some things up for me & I can start towards a career i could really enjoy.

[judy]

How interesting!

I took a similar test as a teenager. I think I was supposed to be an artist and/or an art teacher. I became a science teacher, but I think nature and the universe are exquisite, so it worked out well for me.

Keep us posted.

[Ponyup]

I met with the counselor last night. She was very nice. The tests had some interesting insite. Most of my tests pointed to finance. I didn't want to do accounting, but i guess finance is different. They also gave me a website where you can look up any job & it explains what's involved with the job, salary, growth rate. Those types of things. it was very interesting. So I'm going to go through all the jobs that i think sound interesting & get more information. She said i scored very high in an interest in math, so she thinks something that deals with math would make me the happiest.