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I've been out of college a few years and still don't have a passion or longterm career.
I majored in Finance in college cause I like learning about stocks, etc. But I don't really think I Want a career in Finance. I always was better at writing or working with words than numbers. I'm just pretty smart so I can do either, and get away with doing things that aren't my strength.
honestly that might be my problem.. i'm academically very smart.. like top 2% in my classes for as long as I can remember. So i haven't had to stick to what i'm best at. I was best at writing, yet I majored in Finance.
I'm hoping a few people out there can recommend some ideas to get me inspired/excited about a lifetime of working. 1 consideration is that I like flexibility in hours and freedom to travel, work remotely, etc. and possibly even live in a foreign country for part of my life. so that's a huge consideration in jobs, and has lead me to consider learning to write.
So writing is definitely 1 option. maybe i could use my finance expertise as a writing niche. What types of writing cater to someone who isn't classically trained to be a writer? ihave raw abililty but no journalism or high level english courses aside from english 101, english 102, american lit, etc.
Here are other things to consider in career..
Things I like:
writing
looking at the big picture
working with people, sharing ideas, communicating, brainstorming, etc.
things I HATE:
working with numbers/paying attention to tiny details
multitasking
jobs that require no intelligence or don't reward intelligence.
any imput would be really appreciated. Not sure what to do with my life =)
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Originally Posted by Ronnie555
I've been out of college a few years and still don't have a passion or longterm career.
I majored in Finance in college cause I like learning about stocks, etc. But I don't really think I Want a career in Finance. I always was better at writing or working with words than numbers. I'm just pretty smart so I can do either, and get away with doing things that aren't my strength.
honestly that might be my problem.. i'm academically very smart.. like top 2% in my classes for as long as I can remember. So i haven't had to stick to what i'm best at. I was best at writing, yet I majored in Finance.
I'm hoping a few people out there can recommend some ideas to get me inspired/excited about a lifetime of working. 1 consideration is that I like flexibility in hours and freedom to travel, work remotely, etc. and possibly even live in a foreign country for part of my life. so that's a huge consideration in jobs, and has lead me to consider learning to write.
So writing is definitely 1 option. maybe i could use my finance expertise as a writing niche. What types of writing cater to someone who isn't classically trained to be a writer? ihave raw abililty but no journalism or high level english courses aside from english 101, english 102, american lit, etc.
Here are other things to consider in career..
Things I like:
writing
looking at the big picture
working with people, sharing ideas, communicating, brainstorming, etc.
things I HATE:
working with numbers/paying attention to tiny details
multitasking
jobs that require no intelligence or don't reward intelligence.
any imput would be really appreciated. Not sure what to do with my life =)
Have you ever thought about writing books on financial topics? Or becoming a financial planner? Seems that many folks today could use some serious financial advice these days .......
Have you ever thought about writing books on financial topics? Or becoming a financial planner? Seems that many folks today could use some serious financial advice these days .......
yea i've considered it. being a financial advisor is basically a sales job. you need to sell investment products to your clients.
Writing books on financial topics might suit me better. Maybe I can think of a niche that hasn't been beaten to death yet. there certainly are a lot of books already.
Thanks for reading my post and providing some input!
I've been out of college a few years and still don't have a passion or longterm career.
I majored in Finance in college cause I like learning about stocks, etc. But I don't really think I Want a career in Finance. I always was better at writing or working with words than numbers. I'm just pretty smart so I can do either, and get away with doing things that aren't my strength.
honestly that might be my problem.. i'm academically very smart.. like top 2% in my classes for as long as I can remember. So i haven't had to stick to what i'm best at. I was best at writing, yet I majored in Finance.
I'm hoping a few people out there can recommend some ideas to get me inspired/excited about a lifetime of working. 1 consideration is that I like flexibility in hours and freedom to travel, work remotely, etc. and possibly even live in a foreign country for part of my life. so that's a huge consideration in jobs, and has lead me to consider learning to write.
So writing is definitely 1 option. maybe i could use my finance expertise as a writing niche. What types of writing cater to someone who isn't classically trained to be a writer? ihave raw abililty but no journalism or high level english courses aside from english 101, english 102, american lit, etc.
Here are other things to consider in career..
Things I like:
writing
looking at the big picture
working with people, sharing ideas, communicating, brainstorming, etc.
things I HATE:
working with numbers/paying attention to tiny details
multitasking
jobs that require no intelligence or don't reward intelligence.
any imput would be really appreciated. Not sure what to do with my life =)
Consider a career in Management / Strategy Consulting at firms like McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Booz, LEK, Oliver Wyman etc:
-you will be traveling a lot (mon-thur), including international travel
-you can often telecommute depending on the role, and they have flexible work schedules
-it's all big picture thinking, strategy, brainstorming, communicating, writing etc. Being a master strategist and communicator is probably 80% of the role
-your top 2% skills will play an important factor because they only hire the cream of the crop from the best schools
-it's fairly broad, so you can see what industry or type of consulting you enjoy most before you specialize
-starting pay is $150K out of an MBA program, and the next rung up is $200-$300K. Once you hit principal or partner you can make from $500K-1MM+
You will have to do a bit of modeling and number crunching though, but it isn't too bad.
Get a job writing for a financial publication. Not gonna be great paying, and you would probably need to be in a big city, but it would be a logical place to look.
Make $100K a year doing something you are 6/10 happy about
OR
Make $35K a year doing something you are 9/10 happy about?
well.. 6/10 happiness aint bad. i'd do that at least a few years. not for 65 hours a week though like most 100k jobs require.
Honestl if the 9/10 job allowed me to work remotely, i'd gladly take that. 35k is a lot to live off in many places.. and it would be great to have ajob i love.
so to summarize, if i'm stuck here, gimme the 100k job. if i can work remotely from anywhere, 35k is fine!
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Originally Posted by Biskit
Consider a career in Management / Strategy Consulting at firms like McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Booz, LEK, Oliver Wyman etc:
-you will be traveling a lot (mon-thur), including international travel
-you can often telecommute depending on the role, and they have flexible work schedules
-it's all big picture thinking, strategy, brainstorming, communicating, writing etc. Being a master strategist and communicator is probably 80% of the role
-your top 2% skills will play an important factor because they only hire the cream of the crop from the best schools
-it's fairly broad, so you can see what industry or type of consulting you enjoy most before you specialize
-starting pay is $150K out of an MBA program, and the next rung up is $200-$300K. Once you hit principal or partner you can make from $500K-1MM+
You will have to do a bit of modeling and number crunching though, but it isn't too bad.
sounds a bit rat-racy for me but i'll look into it. thank you!
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Originally Posted by GiantRutgersfan
Get a job writing for a financial publication. Not gonna be great paying, and you would probably need to be in a big city, but it would be a logical place to look.
ok i'll look into it. sounds like an obvious combo between my background and what i like (writing), so it's wortha shot.
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