Career Theory. Narrative. Growing Up I Would Be Constantly

in sociology. However, sociology is a major that prepares students for a number of different entry-level jobs as alternatives to graduate school. The goal is to enhance your chances of finding meaningful employment after graduation. First, decide what you want to do. A clear career goal is the essential first step of any career search. It doesn't have to be a lifetime goal, just a plan of action for now. The Career Services Center has many services available to help you identify an occupation you'd like to pursue. There are workshops and information sessions focusing on specific occupational areas, computerized career guidance programs, printed resources on various occupations, videotapes, and helpful advisers who can assist you in putting all the information together. Next get practical, work-related experience. For students who enter the job market, studies have shown that part-time practical experience is a significant factor of their college years that helped them to achieve success. Graduates who had such experience consistently show a lower unemployment rate, higher salaries, and better career potential for their jobs than those without it. Even if you decide to go on to graduate or professional school, admissions committees for advanced degrees favor candidates with such experience. In addition, practical experience can help you decide what you might like to do in the work force. By testing an occupation before committing to a full-time career, you can see if it suits you. Lastly, as you begin your job search it is important to remember that not all methods work equally well for all types of

Moving around from town to town happened quite often when I was younger. I always mirage living in one house my whole life and never having to know the feeling of leaving good friends behind. The move from Michigan to Illinois was definitely the most arduous. Elise, one of my best friends, had been with me from the first day I walked into Rummer Elementary to when we were crying on my porch the day before I left Michigan three years later. I expected this to be the last time we saw each other. I had done this enough that I realized she would move on or the six hour drive would keep us separated till we eventually gave up. My mother promised me it would be different this time, I thought she was only trying to keep me from becoming an misanthropist,

Over the past seven years my family and I have moved to many different countries and we have never stayed in one place for very long. In the year 2009 my family moved to Costa Rica, in 2010 we moved to Guatemala, then in 2011 we moved back to the US, then in 2012 we moved to England, and finally in 2015 I moved by myself back to the US. I really struggled with the moving to different countries so often, the biggest struggle I had was I never felt like I had a permanent home. It also felt like every time I finally put down roots, they just got ripped up again. On the other hand, one of my best friends, who also moved to many different countries all over the world, never struggled with it and loved the adventurous aspect of moving. For the longest

In retrospect, I believe that when you move somewhere, you have to be open-minded about the many differences that you’ll encounter cultural and systematically. And I think one of the ways you become more open-minded is by persevering. All it takes is believing in yourself, that you’re capable of doing anything despite the stereotypes and adversities that may present in your

At some point of our lives, we have all felt that feeling of what to do next, and mine would have to be the time I had to move from different cities. I was born and raised in McAllen, Texas. Throughout the years I was able to create and cherish many memories. Everyone around the neighborhood knew me as the shy, sweet, and kind Emily. My life was made in the valley until I got the announcement from my parents that we were moving to a new city named “Laredo.” At that moment my world had paused, so many questions were running through my head. What am I going to do? Where will I live? , and how will I adapt to this new town? So many mixed emotions were created, but I tried to hide them.

I spent the first 15 years of my young life split between two culturally different families, my father’s side of the family lived in San Francisco, and my mother’s side lived on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, Trinity-Klamath, CA. I had to spend 6 moths in San Francisco and 6 months on the reservation, I was either beginning school in San Francisco and ending school on the reservation, or vice versa.

In the personal story “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts” written by Alfred Lubrano, Lubrano says that his friend Rita Giordano picked a different college than her friends because it “was far away, and a new world to explore” (585). Rita Giordano felt like she had to move away from her home and friends to do something she likes. When she would go back to her home and to her friends, things weren’t the same anymore. Because she moved away, when she came back home, she felt like she was living a different life; her home life. I can relate with Rita because I had to move far away from my friends and my home by force.

Growing up in all of the American Southwest I believe that I’ve been able to learn how to adapt to new situations whether it's a new environment or something completely different. The place I once called home that shaped me the most would probably be Gilbert, Arizona where there’s desert for miles and scorching temperatures greater than 110 degrees. I lived in a 3 bedroom apartment with my mother and two brothers. The community was very nice the complex had a gym, swimming pool, and game room. A lot of kids my age and younger lived there as well which gave me a chance to make new friends, but I didn't. I didn't plan on moving to Arizona nor did i want to so once I moved to a new school, which was only 7 minutes away from my house down a long straightaway, I didn't really take the opportunity to make new friends I mainly kept to myself and the few friends I decided to have. This tough me to not only keep the people I care about close to me but also not to be so public with my life. When I lived in El Paso I was a popular kid and my business was everywhere which really brought on a lot of problems. In Arizona I lived in peace I literally never sealed with drama once. Now that I'm Living in El Paso again in using what I learned in

I was born in raised in Los Angeles and moved to San Antonio when i was 12. For a better living with my family.I moved to San Antonio in 2011 but i was very excited to try new things and make more freinds.It was over a month when i moved to San Antonio and i started to miss california so much.but that didn't stop me from trying new things.Since i live a in a community my neighbors are right next door from me,and since we lived next door from each other we would help out each other. I started to get just to the new environment that i was living in and i started to like it a lot because it was calm and i started to like my middle school and the fact that was making a lot of friends. My family taught me to always try new things and not be

As a result, I have at least lived in six different “homes” and transferred to four different schools. It was hard to leave everything behind. All that I accomplished, the relationships I built and everyone I knew and cared about, gone. I have to start all over again from scratch, building and constructing relationships with friends and family. Then when I start to get situated, the process repeats itself again and again. Even though it was thought at first I have grown acclimated to it. As a result of this experience, I believe that I became a more independent and socially adept

My father wasn't around as much during Middle and High School. He took a position in New York City that kept him away for much of the week, though he would often return each weekend for short spurts. After graduating high school, I joined my father in New Jersey to embark on my undergraduate experience, leaving behind my mother and siblings in our upstate New York home. The dichotomy between these two locales was immediately perceptible — from the population density and cultural heterogeneity to the very way that the roads and highways were strewn about. The acclimatization process was sluggish — further hampered by my own initial sentiments of detachment. Being a novel resident of New Jersey while also commuting to campus day-to-day was challenging,

After completing all these assignments in the course, I have came to the realization that I need to follow a career path that is both social and helpful and a major. So I decided to follow the major Health, Care and Society though the college of social and behavioral sciences. I believe this is probably the best fit because it has every aspect I was looking for in a major both social and the helpful side and I learned this from the Holland Code assessment. which made me realize that my likings didn’t really reflect my major until I made the change. Overall, I am still very interested in the communication major just because of all the possible options there are for future jobs and occupations. Now because of that I am planning to minoring

Moving to another country is something that for the majority of people it might be a challenge. The toll of cultural defiances, unfamiliar traditions, society, and language are the most important and consternating struggles that people faced. But changes occur every minute, every second, and everywhere. Changes bring doubt, fear, and even pain to most people. But changes are something that I always look forward to because they alter my perspectives on things. Changes remind me of unpleasant memories, but also about learning experiences. The question of why here and not there, was something that I answered 6 years ago.The answer lied in a series of actions and childhood memories. My life is separated into two geographic locations. The first

The four MSMS ideals: creativity, service, scholarship, and community will play a vital role in my educational and occupational future. Knowing the importance of these ideals will be beneficial. Individually, each ideal has a different significance, but collectively, understanding them will provide me with an invaluable advantage. My occupational aspiration is to become a pediatric oncologist.

My Advisor Sal was very understanding. At each visited he gave me words of wisdom and told be to just relax and let my decision come organically not forced. That’s exactly what I did. He showed my different career paths that I could possibly take. He was always honest but not discouraging he told me the pros and cons but overall allowed me to make my own decision. Overall from my first year I realized I am very good at Sociology. I have taken two course in Sociology, the 101 class and the 453 Gender and Sex class and both I genuinely enjoyed. Seeing how our society works and just living how different cultures work. Learning the similarities and differences wasn’t work to me but actually fascinating to me. I decided to make that my minor. The reason I didn’t make it my major because I like learning about Sociology but I don’t think I would enjoy doing the research or actually teaching it to others. I know Sociology will be a great complement to whatever I choose because knowing the study of groups of people, is an excellent resource. Since people will be everywhere, as a colleague, friend, boss,