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re: Career advice Please Help:
Posted on 4/5/16 at 10:36 pm to Big Floppy TDs
Posted on 4/5/16 at 10:36 pm to Big Floppy TDs
I actually took the LSAT in 2010 and got a 158. Decided I really did not want to get in that much debt. LSU rejected me, but I was accepted at Loyola.
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Posted on 4/5/16 at 10:46 pm to Big Floppy TDs
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score 170 and you'd probably get full ride to LSU law school
Ignoring the fact that a 170 is just shy of perfect, law school is not for someone who doesn't know what they want to do.
OP: do you have friends who are happy in their jobs? My friends do all kinds of random shite to make a good living, from real estate to selling flooring wholesale to web design to teaching - the rest are miserable lawyers. I wouldn't say any were passionate about those fields until they started collecting pay checks. When my wife lived in D.C. & Dallas she was a corporate recruiter and made great money. She has an English degree and just randomly got into it. My point is: there are tons of random, high-paying jobs you can do with a liberal arts degree.
Are there things you can do to get involved in your community? You'd be amazed how many people are itching to hand out great jobs if only they met the right candidate. I was at a happy hour the other day when a guy asked me if I knew anyone who needed a job in construction project management (I don't). Plus volunteering to help the less fortunate might improve your spirits, regardless of networking.
What line of work are you in now? Can you church-up your resume to apply for similar but elevated positions elsewhere that are less miserable?
Or you can take one of those expensive aptitude tests. LINK. From my anecdotal experience they tell everyone they should be in law enforcement.
This post was edited on 4/6/16 at 8:58 am
Posted on 4/5/16 at 11:24 pm to donc85
Best of luck. Working in a job that you are not invested in is a situation I would not wish on anyone.
Sales is a great career with endless opportunity, but it's not a cure all. Make sure you can get behind the company and the product, solution, Saas, etc. that you are promoting. That doesn't mean you will wake up excited and enthused every morning, but it will make doing so a lot easier.
Sales is a great career with endless opportunity, but it's not a cure all. Make sure you can get behind the company and the product, solution, Saas, etc. that you are promoting. That doesn't mean you will wake up excited and enthused every morning, but it will make doing so a lot easier.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:43 am to donc85
Go back and get an engineering degree. Stop being worthless
Posted on 4/6/16 at 6:35 am to I Ham That I Ham
Take the DISC Assessment and find out a little bit more about the way many companies would view you from a personality perspective. I took a ton of professional development courses as a part of our continuing education requirements through LSU as a part of my last gig. I found this test and subsequent lectures on the subject extremely accurate and useful for me.
I'm an extremely High I by the way.
Once you have an idea about the type of person you are from this perspective, take a look at articles online about Career Searches based on your DISC profile.
This could serve as both enlightening as well as helpful to begin a new career.
It sounds like you are in a rut. You may not like the people around you, but there's no guarantee it will be better elsewhere. Especially if you don't have a plan or idea about where or what you want to target for your future.
The only concrete info you've given here is that you're in your 30's, have only put in a small a mount of time where you are, found it unsatisfactory and have zero interests or ideas about where to go or what to do.
The good news is that you definitely aren't pigeonholed. You can go and do anything. The question will then become what it is exactly that you'd want to do. Figure out who you are using that assessment and then zero in on the types of gigs that would appeal to your personality type.
Sounds hokey? Maybe it is...but it's way more of an outline or blueprint to help you change things up and head down a positive path than what you've talked about so far.
I'm an extremely High I by the way.
Once you have an idea about the type of person you are from this perspective, take a look at articles online about Career Searches based on your DISC profile.
This could serve as both enlightening as well as helpful to begin a new career.
It sounds like you are in a rut. You may not like the people around you, but there's no guarantee it will be better elsewhere. Especially if you don't have a plan or idea about where or what you want to target for your future.
The only concrete info you've given here is that you're in your 30's, have only put in a small a mount of time where you are, found it unsatisfactory and have zero interests or ideas about where to go or what to do.
The good news is that you definitely aren't pigeonholed. You can go and do anything. The question will then become what it is exactly that you'd want to do. Figure out who you are using that assessment and then zero in on the types of gigs that would appeal to your personality type.
Sounds hokey? Maybe it is...but it's way more of an outline or blueprint to help you change things up and head down a positive path than what you've talked about so far.
This post was edited on 4/6/16 at 6:36 am
Posted on 4/6/16 at 8:56 am to 4LSU2
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I have never come across a successful liberal arts major, fwiw.
I hope you're kidding, or you really need to get out more. Some of the highest earning ppl I encounter have multiple degrees in the liberal arts. And the bulk of ppl graduating from law school have undergraduate liberal arts degrees in fields ranging from history to English to philosophy.
Back to the OP. Take the advice upthread and take an interest assessment test...it can help you focus on your strengths. Also, think hard about what you most like to do in your free time. How can you find a career path than incorporates what you truly enjoy? Maybe you like coaching youth sports--BREC and similar rec departments employ lots of people in the administration of rec leagues & organizing parks/recreation programming. Or do you like mentoring kids--there are alternative teaching certification programs that could lead you into a FT job as a school counselor or teacher. Similarly, an interest in food/nutrition can lead you to a new career as a personal trainer or in work at a place like Second Harvesters food bank.
Another option to consider: counseling or a decent life coach. Your inability to find enjoyment may indicate bigger life issues (depression, etc) that get in the way of your making positive progress. Address the unhappiness as the chief obstacle....the externals aren't truly the cause of your funk.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 9:30 am to donc85
LinkedIn is a great tool for meeting recruiters
Create an account and search for ______ recruiter
If you are considering sales you better be able to sell yourself much better than you did in the OP
Have you ever served in the armed forces by chance?
Create an account and search for ______ recruiter
If you are considering sales you better be able to sell yourself much better than you did in the OP
Have you ever served in the armed forces by chance?
Posted on 4/6/16 at 9:35 am to 4LSU2
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I have never come across a successful liberal arts major, fwiw.
I have a liberal arts degree. I'm doing alright
Granted I have a math minor though and am in a very technical field
Posted on 4/6/16 at 9:49 am to donc85
I would say that the biggest issue you have is fear of the unknown. It is important, as I was/am in your shoes, that you do something. It could be "not the right step", but you must do something. Whether it be try something new, go back to school, or even simply take time and evaluate what you ENJOY spending time doing.
I have always been the type of person to never have a true passion. I really enjoy so many things I get overwhelmed with what I want to do next.
Part of my early career problem was due to the fact that I signed up to the belief of chasing money. I have made more money year after year but I started to realize it did absolutely nothing to my quality of life.
This was mainly due to the realization, after lots of self reflection, that the things I found I truly cared about were not monetary or materialized things. I slowly started to become comfortable with who I was in the current position I was in.
I still do not have it all figured out, but that is OK. There is no law or rule that I need to have it all figured out by age 30.
I have always been the type of person to never have a true passion. I really enjoy so many things I get overwhelmed with what I want to do next.
Part of my early career problem was due to the fact that I signed up to the belief of chasing money. I have made more money year after year but I started to realize it did absolutely nothing to my quality of life.
This was mainly due to the realization, after lots of self reflection, that the things I found I truly cared about were not monetary or materialized things. I slowly started to become comfortable with who I was in the current position I was in.
I still do not have it all figured out, but that is OK. There is no law or rule that I need to have it all figured out by age 30.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 10:07 am to GenesChin
A lot of companies, including Wall St banks, specifically recruit liberal arts degrees. I know that some sales jobs recruit profiles that may include liberal arts as well.
I know a guy who is now a district or regional sales manager for a pharma company who started out as a teacher. They were looking for a certain profile while hiring, and he got a sales job and worked his way up.
I know a guy who is now a district or regional sales manager for a pharma company who started out as a teacher. They were looking for a certain profile while hiring, and he got a sales job and worked his way up.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:34 pm to donc85
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I am really looking to see if anyone knows if they have career counselors or middle men into getting a good job?
1. Where are you located? Schools with Graduate programs in Counseling usually have those studying to be Career Counselors and they are always looking for clinets. Usually free or at a nominal cost. Check that out.
2. Make a list of your top 3-5 hobbies. How would/could you turn one of those into a money-making career?
3. Take an online aptitude inventory and see where you land. Look for jobs in those fields.
4. Do you really hate your job and the tedium of the every day or do you hate the toxic environment? Would you still hate your job if you were in a "nice" environment? The answer to this may answer if you need to switch careers or just switch jobs.
Good luck!!
Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:51 pm to donc85
These days a lot of career jobs require at least some sort of education. Most of the liberal arts majors I know either went on to grad school to do something else, or, they are working for non-profits.
There are all sorts of vocational interests tests out there that can help guide you into a career path.
Is there any part of your current job that you enjoy? What about other aspects of your life, is there anything in it that you enjoy that might translate into income?
One specific example that you could do, is you could get involved with Teach for America or one of the local similar organizations, take some classes in the summer and start teaching in the fall. It may be too late for the upcoming school year but maybe next school year.
There are all sorts of vocational interests tests out there that can help guide you into a career path.
Is there any part of your current job that you enjoy? What about other aspects of your life, is there anything in it that you enjoy that might translate into income?
One specific example that you could do, is you could get involved with Teach for America or one of the local similar organizations, take some classes in the summer and start teaching in the fall. It may be too late for the upcoming school year but maybe next school year.
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