Career Counseling
Via both matociquala and dave_ifversen: What I should do when I grow up:
1. Go to www.careercruising.com
2. Put in Username: nycareers - Password: landmark
3. Take the 'Career Matchmaker' questions at the upper left corner
4. Post the top 10 results.
(I also did the skills-match portion; the "match" column to the right is related to how well my current skills match the job requirements.)
What I get:
1.Electronics Engineering Tech Fair Match
2.Electrical Engineering Tech Fair Match
3.Dental Lab Tech Good Match
4.Astronomer Fair Match
5.Mechanical Engineering Tech Fair Match
6.Electrician Good Match
7.Biological Tech Very Good Match
8.Computer Trainer Good Match
9.Biologist Good Match
10.Model Maker Good Match
OK, qnofhrt, maybe I should have gone into engineering of some sort...
And the rest of the top 40:
11.Biomedical Engineer Fair Match
12.Microbiologist Good Match
13.Zoologist Good Match
14.Pharmacologist Fair Match
15.Film Processor Fair Match
16.Pharmacy Technician Very Good Match
17.Meteorologist Good Match
18.Engineering Tech Good Match
19.Computer Support Person Fair Match
20.Historian Fair Match
21.Electrical Engineer Fair Match
22.Technical Writer Good Match
23.Electronics Assembler Good Match
24.Chemical Engineer Fair Match
25.Computer Engineer Fair Match
26.Conservator Good Match
27.Web Developer Good Match
28.Optical / Ophthalmic Lab Technician Good Match
29.Bookbinder Fair Match
30.Office Machine Repairer Good Match
31.Oceanographer Good Match
32.Marine Biologist Good Match
33.Scientist Good Match
34.Respiratory Therapist Good Match
35.Furniture Finisher Good Match
36.Chemist Good Match
37.Physicist Fair Match
38.Archivist Good Match
39.Medical Lab Tech Good Match
40.Optometrist Good Match
Hm. Notice that "Doctor", my original career path, isn't anywhere on the list. Of course, some (but not all) of the items I rated "DO NOT WANT" in a job, I know I don't want because of my prior experiences. Would I have known that at 17? Who knows.
If I limit it to the college education I already have, my list looks like this:
1.Astronomer Fair Match
2.Biological Tech Very Good Match
3.Computer Trainer Good Match
4.Biologist Good Match
5.Model Maker Good Match
6.Biomedical Engineer Fair Match
7.Microbiologist Good Match
8.Zoologist Good Match
9.Pharmacologist Fair Match
10.Meteorologist Good Match
11.Computer Support Person Fair Match
12.Historian Fair Match
13.Electrical Engineer Fair Match
14.Technical Writer Good Match
15.Chemical Engineer Fair Match
16.Computer Engineer Fair Match
17.Conservator Good Match
18.Web Developer Good Match
19.Oceanographer Good Match
20.Marine Biologist Good Match
21.Scientist Good Match
22.Respiratory Therapist Good Match
23.Chemist Good Match
24.Physicist Fair Match
25.Archivist Good Match
26.Optometrist Good Match
27.Anthropologist Good Match
28.Mechanical Engineer Fair Match
29.Materials / Metallurgical Engineer Fair Match
30.Forensics Specialist Good Match
31.Pharmacist Good Match
32.Researcher Good Match
33.Certified Public Accountant Good Match
34.Political Aide Good Match
35.Computer Programmer Fair Match
36.GIS Specialist Good Match
37.Epidemiologist Good Match
38.Cartographer Fair Match
39.Cardiovascular Tech Good Match
40.Database Developer Good Match
1. Go to www.careercruising.com
2. Put in Username: nycareers - Password: landmark
3. Take the 'Career Matchmaker' questions at the upper left corner
4. Post the top 10 results.
(I also did the skills-match portion; the "match" column to the right is related to how well my current skills match the job requirements.)
What I get:
1.Electronics Engineering Tech Fair Match
2.Electrical Engineering Tech Fair Match
3.Dental Lab Tech Good Match
4.Astronomer Fair Match
5.Mechanical Engineering Tech Fair Match
6.Electrician Good Match
7.Biological Tech Very Good Match
8.Computer Trainer Good Match
9.Biologist Good Match
10.Model Maker Good Match
OK, qnofhrt, maybe I should have gone into engineering of some sort...
And the rest of the top 40:
11.Biomedical Engineer Fair Match
12.Microbiologist Good Match
13.Zoologist Good Match
14.Pharmacologist Fair Match
15.Film Processor Fair Match
16.Pharmacy Technician Very Good Match
17.Meteorologist Good Match
18.Engineering Tech Good Match
19.Computer Support Person Fair Match
20.Historian Fair Match
21.Electrical Engineer Fair Match
22.Technical Writer Good Match
23.Electronics Assembler Good Match
24.Chemical Engineer Fair Match
25.Computer Engineer Fair Match
26.Conservator Good Match
27.Web Developer Good Match
28.Optical / Ophthalmic Lab Technician Good Match
29.Bookbinder Fair Match
30.Office Machine Repairer Good Match
31.Oceanographer Good Match
32.Marine Biologist Good Match
33.Scientist Good Match
34.Respiratory Therapist Good Match
35.Furniture Finisher Good Match
36.Chemist Good Match
37.Physicist Fair Match
38.Archivist Good Match
39.Medical Lab Tech Good Match
40.Optometrist Good Match
Hm. Notice that "Doctor", my original career path, isn't anywhere on the list. Of course, some (but not all) of the items I rated "DO NOT WANT" in a job, I know I don't want because of my prior experiences. Would I have known that at 17? Who knows.
If I limit it to the college education I already have, my list looks like this:
1.Astronomer Fair Match
2.Biological Tech Very Good Match
3.Computer Trainer Good Match
4.Biologist Good Match
5.Model Maker Good Match
6.Biomedical Engineer Fair Match
7.Microbiologist Good Match
8.Zoologist Good Match
9.Pharmacologist Fair Match
10.Meteorologist Good Match
11.Computer Support Person Fair Match
12.Historian Fair Match
13.Electrical Engineer Fair Match
14.Technical Writer Good Match
15.Chemical Engineer Fair Match
16.Computer Engineer Fair Match
17.Conservator Good Match
18.Web Developer Good Match
19.Oceanographer Good Match
20.Marine Biologist Good Match
21.Scientist Good Match
22.Respiratory Therapist Good Match
23.Chemist Good Match
24.Physicist Fair Match
25.Archivist Good Match
26.Optometrist Good Match
27.Anthropologist Good Match
28.Mechanical Engineer Fair Match
29.Materials / Metallurgical Engineer Fair Match
30.Forensics Specialist Good Match
31.Pharmacist Good Match
32.Researcher Good Match
33.Certified Public Accountant Good Match
34.Political Aide Good Match
35.Computer Programmer Fair Match
36.GIS Specialist Good Match
37.Epidemiologist Good Match
38.Cartographer Fair Match
39.Cardiovascular Tech Good Match
40.Database Developer Good Match