My Career Path

influenced by others when it comes to career paths. For example, career paths can be directed by our backgrounds such as family and culture. The career path I chose has been influenced by family and those who support me and encourage me during school. The career path I have chosen is to work with women survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. I will discuss how self-assessments helped me gain an understanding which careers might be worth pursuing because of my interests. In our society, we often

Choosing a career path is a bit like playing pin the tail on the donkey. Possible outcomes include: The player could become dizzy from the countless directional choices, wander away from the primary target, or forge ahead with confidence toward the ultimate prize. Fortunately, the last outcome reflects my path to my dream career. I discovered at an early age that I was interested in the field of medical science. Although my decision has evolved some over the years, I have never wavered in my general

Throughout my life, there have been many influences that have challenged and uplifted me into the person I am today. These experiences have brought about making me stronger and guiding me into the career I want to pursue. There have also been many individuals and situations that I’ve been a part of that has made me the person I am today pursuing my masters in community counseling. Everything that has happened to me was for a reason and has shaped my career path and outlook on life, it has helped

Life works in mysterious ways, and my path has led me to pursue a career in the Social Work field. My last two years of high school were unique because I was a full time dual enrolled student, which allowed me to graduate with both my high school diploma and my Associate of Arts degree. Now I am twenty years old and will be graduating with my Bachelor’s in Psychology. Upon entering my undergraduate program, I had some idea of what career path I wanted to follow. I had taken many entry-level psychology

high school, I didn’t know what I wanted to do after I graduated. When people would ask me what I wanted to study or what career I wanted, I would shrug my shoulders and say, “I don’t know”. Entering my first year of college, not much had changed, I still didn’t have any idea of what I wanted to do and had yet to choose a major let alone a career. What I was certain about the career I wanted was that I would be happy to go in for work every day and that I wanted to be able to help people in whatever

There are many career paths to be taken when trying to decide what would best suit my skillset, but when you know your personality type it narrows those multitude of career paths down to what most others with your personality would be successful at in the job world. The personality I was listed as is an ESFP, people who have my personality typically go into the entertainment franchise. Seeing as how I have always wanted to be a musician and write music I have chosen my career path as a performer

risk on dreams, take a risk on your passions, and before it’s too late, take a risk on Yourself. These weren’t the words I heard often growing up but I’m happy that’s how my story I ended up. My parents are from the Caribbean in which stability and security was the only logical factor when it came to choosing a longtime career. “If doing what you want is filled with risk and no guarantees then there is no place under this roof”, says Mom. “Go into the medical field. It’s reliable. Look at us!” At

up, there was several different career paths I wanted to take but was not reachable at the time. Throughout my high school my career goal was to be a civil or mechanical engineer. At the time, it wasn’t clear to me what a engineer’s job function is. My family urged me to pursue that dream just because of the perks that comes with it such as money. Math was never my strong suit, neither was school and to become an engineer, several mathematics courses are required. My first two years as a transfer student

My Career Path I remember having a normal childhood until I was four years old. At this age, I recall quite emphatically, a series of events that would soon change my life forever. In May of 1972, our home started on fire and burned to the ground. I can still see the flames and hear the popping and cracking sounds of the fire, as I sat on my sister’s lap inside our car and watched this horrible event. We lost everything, but still we had each other. That changed however, three months later when

adolescence, and was even relevant in adulthood. My interests varied from law, to education, and even construction for a period. It took most of my lifetime and lived experiences, up until very recently, to actually figure out, make a decision, and follow through, with my true occupational goals. This paper will examine my current career path and goals. It will investigate the results of the O*Net Interest Profiler in which I participated, and how they compare to my current occupational goals. Finally, it