What Kind of Reality Check Do I Need Quiz
Q&A for How to Find Your Dream Career
Coming soon
Search
-
QuestionWhat should you do if you don't know what your dream career is?Meredith Walters is a Certified Career Coach based in Decatur, Georgia. Meredith's coaching program helps people develop the skills they need to find meaningful, fulfilling work. Meredith has over 12 years of career and life coaching experience, including conducting training at Emory University's Goizueta School of Business and the US Peace Corps. She is a former Member of the Board of Directors of ICF-Georgia. She earned her coaching credentials from New Ventures West. She received a BA in English Literature from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.Take some time to think about what kind of work you want to do on a daily basis and will find fulfilling. It can be hard, but try not to get pulled off your path by other people's opinions about what you should or shouldn't do, even if it's someone you really respect. People might have great advice for you, but they might not fully understand that what you want may be different from what they want.
-
QuestionWhat's the right career for me?Meredith Walters is a Certified Career Coach based in Decatur, Georgia. Meredith's coaching program helps people develop the skills they need to find meaningful, fulfilling work. Meredith has over 12 years of career and life coaching experience, including conducting training at Emory University's Goizueta School of Business and the US Peace Corps. She is a former Member of the Board of Directors of ICF-Georgia. She earned her coaching credentials from New Ventures West. She received a BA in English Literature from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.It can be very tempting to choose a career based on what your ego wants, like a job that offers more money, status, or power. However, if that path isn't what you really want, then it won't be satisfying for long. Instead, choose a job that aligns with your power, passion, purpose, or other things that are meaningful to you.
-
QuestionHow do I find the right job for me?Meredith Walters is a Certified Career Coach based in Decatur, Georgia. Meredith's coaching program helps people develop the skills they need to find meaningful, fulfilling work. Meredith has over 12 years of career and life coaching experience, including conducting training at Emory University's Goizueta School of Business and the US Peace Corps. She is a former Member of the Board of Directors of ICF-Georgia. She earned her coaching credentials from New Ventures West. She received a BA in English Literature from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.If you're not sure what you want to do, don't just go to a job board and start surfing. When you do that, it's easy to get overwhelmed and begin thinking that there's nothing that you can do. Instead, really get to know yourself—think about what you're good at and what you're passionate about, then brainstorm different careers that might be a good fit. Then, you can look for positions on job boards.
-
QuestionCan you take two courses in college?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerYes, you may have a double major. Be sure to speak with a student advisor to determine the classes/time commitment needed to obtain a degree in both subjects.
-
QuestionHow do you accept that some dreams won't come true? Like becoming a professional soccer player?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerInstead of solely focusing on becoming a professional soccer player, consider teaching soccer professionally. County camps, programs, schools, and private organizations may need a coach for their teams or programs. This would be a great opportunity to making a living playing a sport you enjoy and showing others how to do it too.
-
QuestionWhat career involves helping others?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerConsider motivational speaking. This will allow you to orate and inspire others.
-
QuestionWhat if the only thing that makes me happy is reading? There isn't any viable way to turn that into a career.Community AnswerWhat you can do is to become a reviewer of books that catch your interest, and you can start a blog suggesting good books related to specific field. You can also make a summary of the books you read and write about it in your blog. Once you attract traffic with your content and summary, you can get a lot of advertisements on your blog, and they will pay you for advertising their products. You could also get a job reviewing books for a newspaper, magazine or other online website.
-
QuestionWhat if I want to be a musician, traveling the world and seeing happy people at concerts?Girl.With.SassCommunity AnswerStart small. Perhaps you could attend a school which specializes in music and art. You could also start a video channel online or take private lessons.
-
QuestionAm Facebook addict, how can I turn it to be a career?Community AnswerGet a job at Facebook or another social media company like Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. You might also like working in Public Relations. Businesses often hire PR people to run their social media accounts, in addition to other tasks.
-
QuestionHow do I improve my life if I'm not good at anything?Community AnswerEverybody's good at something. Think outside the box, try something new you wouldn't ordinarily do. Alternatively, maybe there's something you love to do and you're good at it, but not great. Put in the practice and effort and improve your skills!
-
QuestionHow do I become an actress?Community AnswerThere are several ways. Attend a school that specializes in acting or go to castings, where they look for extras. A lot of actresses start out as models, so you might want to look into modeling first.
-
QuestionHow do I find a dream career when I love dancing and sports?Community AnswerYou can work in a sports shop, be dance teacher or choreographer or something like that. If you are a good teacher, you can even open up your own dance studio.
-
QuestionHow do I make a famous music group if it's my dream career?Community AnswerFirst, you will obviously not start out famous, but you can work your way up. Try to find people that are also interested in creating a music group. Keep practicing and look for someone who has a job in the music industry, ask them for information to help you.
-
QuestionHow do I find a dream career if I like to make others happy?Community AnswerYou could be a stand up comedian. This way you can make others laugh and happy. In return you can still earn a living. Or, become a psychologist focused on positive psychology. And many careers in tourism make people happy.
-
QuestionI don't know how to develop my skills in in drawing and craft making. Any tips?Jharna BairageeCommunity AnswerStart by watching tutorials and buying books on how to improve. Get to know other artists. Show your work to others and ask for feedback. Use that feedback to improve.
-
QuestionI’m obsessed with sketching and digital art. They make me happy. Is it possible for it to be my future career?Jharna BairageeCommunity AnswerYes, it can become a great future career. You can get an artist job, be a graphic designer and/or be a freelance artist. Don't let anyone stop you from achieving your dreams.
-
QuestionI want to get into acting, but my mom keeps telling me to do economics. What should I do?Jharna BairageeCommunity AnswerYou could try and convince her that acting is your true passion. If she won't accept it, then consider getting into an acting college instead. You can apply to two colleges and when you get accepted into one of them, go there and choose acting.
-
QuestionI want to be both an actress and a computer engineer. Is this possible?Jharna BairageeCommunity AnswerYou can be a full time actress and a part time engineer or you can be a full time engineer and a part time actress. You can also choose one thing as a job and another as a hobby.
-
QuestionIf I dream of being an animator but I have never animated before is it still possible to be an animator?Jharna BairageeCommunity AnswerYes, it is possible. As long as you have a passion for animating and a will to learn, it shouldn't be a problem for you.
-
QuestionMy interests include singing, writing, badminton, food science and cooking, and ecology. What careers are ideal for me?Jharna BairageeCommunity AnswerYou could become a singer, writer, badminton player, food scientist, chef, and ecologist.
-
QuestionI love talking and walking.CageyCatTop AnswererPerhaps you'd like a job as a dog walker, or a person to do people's neighborhood errands. Look around to find local opportunities.
-
QuestionI've 2 business degrees but want to learn different subjects (design, science, humanities) all my life and try out different careers but don't have the education/finances. How can I decide what to do?CageyCatTop AnswererYou might look into summer internships in these other interests. You could also look for someone who could be your mentor for a summer. Or, offer to trade what someone can teach you, in exchange for you to help them with an aspect of their business matters.
Ask a Question
200 characters left
Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
Submit