Career Paths for You!
Find Your Passion
I'm talking about the passion in your work life. A new book by Alexandra Levit titled How'd You Score That Gig? contains a short self-assessment test that will tell you whether you are an adventurer, a creator, a data head, an entrepreneur, an investigator, a networker, or a nurturer. The author then writes a chapter on each type with examples of careers and describes all of them as "cool."
If you are:
An Adventurer, you may be interested in being a a conservationist, a documentary photographer, an English as a Second Language teacher, a foreign service officer, a news correspondent, an oceanographer, an outdoor adventure guide, or a travel journalist.
A Creator, you could try to be an actor, a book author, a fashion designer, an interior designer, a landscape architect, a movie screenwriter, a performance musician, a restaurant chef, or a video game designer.
A Data Head, you would be a computational linguist, an environmental engineer, a financial adviser, an information security specialist, a meteorologist, a pharmaceutical scientist, or an urban planner.
An Entrepreneur, try your hand at a bed-and-breakfast innkeeper, a blogger, a boutique owner, an event planner, a health club owner, an internet-based business owner, an inventor, a pet sitter, or a professional organizer.
An Investigator, you might like to be an antiques dealer, an art curator, a classic car restorer, a criminologist, a field archaeologist, a forensic scientist, a futurist, an historian, or a psychology lab assistant.
A Networker, try out jobs as a book editor, a congressional staffer, an image consultant, a lobbyist, a marketing executive, a pro sports team manager, a speechwriter, a talent agent, a television producer, or a wine merchant.
A Nurturer, you may want to be a doula, an elementary school teacher, a life coach, a nonprofit administrator, a nutritionist, a physical therapist, a social services caseworker, or a zoologist.