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So all the cool kids have been doing the career's meme. I'm not passing on details of how, since it doesn't appear to work anymore. For me it's a bit more serious since I'm doing some major dithers about careers at the moment.
My results and a rambling analysis.The matches on the right of the job title are how well my stated skills match with my interests.
1. Industrial Engineering Tech - Good Match
2. Operations Research Analyst - Good Match
3. Historian - Fair Match
4. Computer Network Specialist - Very Good Match
5. Mathematician - Good Match
6. Fashion Designer - Good Match
7. Scientist - Good Match
8. Statistician - Good Match
9. Chemical Engineering Tech - Good Match
10. Artist - Fair Match
11.Chemist - Good Match
12. Curator - Very Good Match
13. Archivist - Very Good Match
14. Logistics Specialist - Good Match
15. Archaeologist - Very Good Match
16. Conservator - Good Match
17. Tailor / Dressmaker - Fair Match
18. Researcher - Good Match
19. Desktop Publisher - Good Match
20. Computer Trainer - Good Match
21. Model Maker - Good Match
22. Website Designer - Good Match
23. Project Manager - Good Match
24. Business Systems Analyst - Good Match
25. Industrial Engineer - Good Match
26. Computer Programmer - Good Match
27. Video Game Developer - Good Match
28. Computer Animator - Good Match
29. Market Research Analyst - Good Match
30. Association Manager - Fair Match
31. Pharmacy Technician - Good Match
32. Inventor - Fair Match
33. Upholsterer - Good Match
34. Database Developer - Very Good Match
35. Office Manager - Fair Match
36. Event Planner - Good Match
37. Locksmith - Good Match
38. Cartographer - Good Match
39. Web Developer - Good Match
40. Management Consultant - Good Match
Here are my thoughts - I'd really appreciate having my misconceptions shattered - please comment!
I can't go back and read their job descriptions anymore, but I think I know what most of these do sortof. I like learning, but I don't want to embark on a long or expensive course of retraining without obtaining a job that is partway along the path to the destination so that i know it really is where i want to be. I do like this program - it seems to have pretty much everything I've considered on its list.
Chemist, Scientist, Chemical Engineering Tech, Pharmacy Technician, Industrial Engineer
After years of training (Bsc with majors in chemistry and geology, honours in geochem/environmental project and the pHD in geochem/minerals processing/chemical kinetics) I'm running away. No it's not rational. It's me feeling like a failure, and wondering why I went so far anyway when my skills weren't up to the job. Yes i probably could get a honours graduate level job in the industry, but it rather defies the point of running..
Mathematician, Statistician
I'm not that good at maths. I enjoy pure maths, but I'm just above average, not the kind of gifted person that makes it their primary job. And stats I find tiresome. I did extra pure maths to avoid them. And I do only have a 1st year sequence in the middle level of maths. I don't mind using some maths, but not as the primary feature of a job.
Fashion Designer, Tailor / Dressmaker, Artist
I'm happy to keep this a hobby. I don't really enjoy making things by machine or to order, i like doing unique individual artistic pieces. But I don't have the vocation to put in the effort required to try and set myself up as a textile artist and either sell my produce at unique artwork prices or work my way to a place where others mass produce things for me.
Archaeologist, Historian, Researcher, Conservator, Curator, Archivist
Yes, I do have a major in archeology. Didn't do any field work in it though. And it's an eclectic mix of Mediterranean cultures, mainly Egypt. I think I would be happy doing this job, especially for medieval Europe. But that means living in Europe. And with the Indiana Jones syndrome, there's a lot more people than jobs I believe.
I don't have a history degree, but i wouldn't object to obtaining one, especially if I could work on medieval European stuff. I guess I could work on Australian local history projects if I retrained. A bit more writing up than I like though, I really like the digging through the evidence bit better, which leads to...
Researcher I think I'd enjoy. How do I become the kind of researcher who fetches stuff from libraries, or the internet, or books or whatever (just not surveying people too much) but only has to produce a summary report? I really am quite good at this. Or do you normally just qualify as a librarian? Market researcher I think I'd hate.
Conservators and curators are the interface of history/archeology and science aren't they? Sounds great, but don't they have degrees in this stuff, and even fewer jobs in it than are in archeology?
Computer Programmer, Video Game Developer, Computer Animator, Computer Network Specialist, Database Developer, Website Designer Web Developer, Computer Trainer
I guess I denigrate my skills with computers and at doing basic programming because I have so many friends who are so talented at it. At any rate, I'm not going back to do a 3 year degree just to find out I might be right about my ability to do computer programming being rather mediocre. Website design similarly but with less years of retraining.
Computer trainer sounds possible. Not a dream job but achievable. But the job adds seem to generally want a certificate IV in training, and that's really expensive as far as I can tell.
Event Planner,Logistics Specialist
I've been thinking about this job a bit lately. I've got the listings of volunteer work on my resume that prove i can do this. So why does it put it at no 36? And why am i a little reluctant to embrace something i actually have a better chance of getting a job in? I think it's because a lot of event management jobs involve great people skills and spending a lot of time coordinating people. I can do it, but i prefer the logistics work of event management - how many toilets should we have and where, etc. Still event management is still on the list of things I'm looking at.
Logistic's specialist - that's event planner with more objects and often less people isn't it? Sounds good in principal. Anyone know what the job is really like?
Locksmith, Cartographer, Inventor, Upholsterer, Model Maker, Desktop Publisher
Don't know how these ended up in here. I can do a little desktop publishing.
Association Manager, Project Manager, Office Manager, Management Consultant
I should manage stuff? Sure. Oh you don't want to give that job to someone who might be naturally talented (or might be slightly deluded) but has no formal training in the field. What a pity.
Industrial Engineering Tech, Operations Research Analyst, Market Research Analyst, Business Systems Analyst
These are about analysing stuff and making processes work better as far as I can tell. (despite the title of the first one I think) I like analysing stuff, I can't help analysing stuff (make me do photocopying and I'll analyse how paper jams occur), and I don't know anyone else who does this as much as me. And I use this analysis to make small improvements in processes (turn the paper sideways through the photocopier), and I feel that i generally have a marked improvement in productivity. I notice that most people I know have almost no ability to do this, even when they try (and for me it's automatic). I think this is the special talent I have that should be in great demand. So how do I get these jobs? My quick checks don't show an exact training course, and that makes sense to me - this is my innate talent, you could only polish it, I doubt you could create it in others from nothing. I know i can do this (or else I'm quite deluded, a possibility that makes it harder to self promote), but how to prove it to potential employers? I really think this sort of thing is what I'd like to do, but it's hard even pinning down what these jobs do exactly. Maybe that is because it really is about the ability and not the exact job.
I'm doing office temping at the moment because it pays, is short term (extra holidays, no commitment, no guilt at leaving, no fear of being tied to drudgery), gets me an employment history (have you ever tried telling them that you can't supply a previous employer as a reference because it's more than 5 years since you last job - i have) and I hope I might see how office systems work (or don't) and maybe even see a business analyst (the non-computing kind) at work. But I'm not sure how to turn that into a quick path to somewhere. Maybe if I can worm into more PA work that will show organisation stuff?
I have a very eclectic bunch of people reading this, so I'm hoping some of you can help solve my career quandaries. Please comment.
My results and a rambling analysis.The matches on the right of the job title are how well my stated skills match with my interests.
1. Industrial Engineering Tech - Good Match
2. Operations Research Analyst - Good Match
3. Historian - Fair Match
4. Computer Network Specialist - Very Good Match
5. Mathematician - Good Match
6. Fashion Designer - Good Match
7. Scientist - Good Match
8. Statistician - Good Match
9. Chemical Engineering Tech - Good Match
10. Artist - Fair Match
11.Chemist - Good Match
12. Curator - Very Good Match
13. Archivist - Very Good Match
14. Logistics Specialist - Good Match
15. Archaeologist - Very Good Match
16. Conservator - Good Match
17. Tailor / Dressmaker - Fair Match
18. Researcher - Good Match
19. Desktop Publisher - Good Match
20. Computer Trainer - Good Match
21. Model Maker - Good Match
22. Website Designer - Good Match
23. Project Manager - Good Match
24. Business Systems Analyst - Good Match
25. Industrial Engineer - Good Match
26. Computer Programmer - Good Match
27. Video Game Developer - Good Match
28. Computer Animator - Good Match
29. Market Research Analyst - Good Match
30. Association Manager - Fair Match
31. Pharmacy Technician - Good Match
32. Inventor - Fair Match
33. Upholsterer - Good Match
34. Database Developer - Very Good Match
35. Office Manager - Fair Match
36. Event Planner - Good Match
37. Locksmith - Good Match
38. Cartographer - Good Match
39. Web Developer - Good Match
40. Management Consultant - Good Match
Here are my thoughts - I'd really appreciate having my misconceptions shattered - please comment!
I can't go back and read their job descriptions anymore, but I think I know what most of these do sortof. I like learning, but I don't want to embark on a long or expensive course of retraining without obtaining a job that is partway along the path to the destination so that i know it really is where i want to be. I do like this program - it seems to have pretty much everything I've considered on its list.
Chemist, Scientist, Chemical Engineering Tech, Pharmacy Technician, Industrial Engineer
After years of training (Bsc with majors in chemistry and geology, honours in geochem/environmental project and the pHD in geochem/minerals processing/chemical kinetics) I'm running away. No it's not rational. It's me feeling like a failure, and wondering why I went so far anyway when my skills weren't up to the job. Yes i probably could get a honours graduate level job in the industry, but it rather defies the point of running..
Mathematician, Statistician
I'm not that good at maths. I enjoy pure maths, but I'm just above average, not the kind of gifted person that makes it their primary job. And stats I find tiresome. I did extra pure maths to avoid them. And I do only have a 1st year sequence in the middle level of maths. I don't mind using some maths, but not as the primary feature of a job.
Fashion Designer, Tailor / Dressmaker, Artist
I'm happy to keep this a hobby. I don't really enjoy making things by machine or to order, i like doing unique individual artistic pieces. But I don't have the vocation to put in the effort required to try and set myself up as a textile artist and either sell my produce at unique artwork prices or work my way to a place where others mass produce things for me.
Archaeologist, Historian, Researcher, Conservator, Curator, Archivist
Yes, I do have a major in archeology. Didn't do any field work in it though. And it's an eclectic mix of Mediterranean cultures, mainly Egypt. I think I would be happy doing this job, especially for medieval Europe. But that means living in Europe. And with the Indiana Jones syndrome, there's a lot more people than jobs I believe.
I don't have a history degree, but i wouldn't object to obtaining one, especially if I could work on medieval European stuff. I guess I could work on Australian local history projects if I retrained. A bit more writing up than I like though, I really like the digging through the evidence bit better, which leads to...
Researcher I think I'd enjoy. How do I become the kind of researcher who fetches stuff from libraries, or the internet, or books or whatever (just not surveying people too much) but only has to produce a summary report? I really am quite good at this. Or do you normally just qualify as a librarian? Market researcher I think I'd hate.
Conservators and curators are the interface of history/archeology and science aren't they? Sounds great, but don't they have degrees in this stuff, and even fewer jobs in it than are in archeology?
Computer Programmer, Video Game Developer, Computer Animator, Computer Network Specialist, Database Developer, Website Designer Web Developer, Computer Trainer
I guess I denigrate my skills with computers and at doing basic programming because I have so many friends who are so talented at it. At any rate, I'm not going back to do a 3 year degree just to find out I might be right about my ability to do computer programming being rather mediocre. Website design similarly but with less years of retraining.
Computer trainer sounds possible. Not a dream job but achievable. But the job adds seem to generally want a certificate IV in training, and that's really expensive as far as I can tell.
Event Planner,Logistics Specialist
I've been thinking about this job a bit lately. I've got the listings of volunteer work on my resume that prove i can do this. So why does it put it at no 36? And why am i a little reluctant to embrace something i actually have a better chance of getting a job in? I think it's because a lot of event management jobs involve great people skills and spending a lot of time coordinating people. I can do it, but i prefer the logistics work of event management - how many toilets should we have and where, etc. Still event management is still on the list of things I'm looking at.
Logistic's specialist - that's event planner with more objects and often less people isn't it? Sounds good in principal. Anyone know what the job is really like?
Locksmith, Cartographer, Inventor, Upholsterer, Model Maker, Desktop Publisher
Don't know how these ended up in here. I can do a little desktop publishing.
Association Manager, Project Manager, Office Manager, Management Consultant
I should manage stuff? Sure. Oh you don't want to give that job to someone who might be naturally talented (or might be slightly deluded) but has no formal training in the field. What a pity.
Industrial Engineering Tech, Operations Research Analyst, Market Research Analyst, Business Systems Analyst
These are about analysing stuff and making processes work better as far as I can tell. (despite the title of the first one I think) I like analysing stuff, I can't help analysing stuff (make me do photocopying and I'll analyse how paper jams occur), and I don't know anyone else who does this as much as me. And I use this analysis to make small improvements in processes (turn the paper sideways through the photocopier), and I feel that i generally have a marked improvement in productivity. I notice that most people I know have almost no ability to do this, even when they try (and for me it's automatic). I think this is the special talent I have that should be in great demand. So how do I get these jobs? My quick checks don't show an exact training course, and that makes sense to me - this is my innate talent, you could only polish it, I doubt you could create it in others from nothing. I know i can do this (or else I'm quite deluded, a possibility that makes it harder to self promote), but how to prove it to potential employers? I really think this sort of thing is what I'd like to do, but it's hard even pinning down what these jobs do exactly. Maybe that is because it really is about the ability and not the exact job.
I'm doing office temping at the moment because it pays, is short term (extra holidays, no commitment, no guilt at leaving, no fear of being tied to drudgery), gets me an employment history (have you ever tried telling them that you can't supply a previous employer as a reference because it's more than 5 years since you last job - i have) and I hope I might see how office systems work (or don't) and maybe even see a business analyst (the non-computing kind) at work. But I'm not sure how to turn that into a quick path to somewhere. Maybe if I can worm into more PA work that will show organisation stuff?
I have a very eclectic bunch of people reading this, so I'm hoping some of you can help solve my career quandaries. Please comment.