Career Meme
So there's this careercruising.com thing going around (if not on your friends page, then on mine.)
I decided to check it out, and see how far off my current career is from their suggestions, (based on 2 sets of questions) Cut so I can show the variety of each set of questions's results:
1. Project Manager
2. Computer Engineer
3. Operations Research Analyst
4. Management Consultant
5. Industrial Engineer
6. Recording Engineer
7. Broadcast Technician
8. Industrial Engineering Tech
9. Avionics Tech
10. Health Care Administrator
11. Association Manager
12. Helicopter Pilot
13. Logistics Specialist
14. Computer Support Person
15. Mathematician
16. Actuary
17. Power Plant Operator
18. Bank Manager
19. Economist
20. Film Processor
21. Special Effects Technician
22. Computer Programmer
23. Venture Capitalist
24. Mining Engineer
25. Stationary Engineer
26. Physicist
27. Electrical Engineer
28. Astronomer
29. Property Manager
30. Office Manager
31. Printing Press Operator
32. Director of Photography
33. Dry Cleaner
34. Multimedia Developer
35. Driving Instructor
36. Set Designer
37. Director
38. Architect
39. Machinist
40. Costume Designer
After the first set of questions is finished, there's the option to answer a lengthy second set of questions to narrow things down and/or re-order the jobs. The questions tended (in my opinion) to relate more directly to the actual work environment rather than what one would prefer to do.
1. Business Systems Analyst
2. Logistics Specialist
3. Industrial Engineering Tech
4. Operations Research Analyst
5. Physicist
6. Astronomer
7. Computer Support Person
8. Video Game Developer
9. Political Aide
10. Technical Writer
11. Film Editor
12. Certified Public Accountant
13. Web Developer
14. Computer Programmer
15. Real Estate Appraiser
16. Electrical Engineer
17. Property Manager
18. Meteorologist
19. Aerospace Engineer
20. Computer Engineer
21. Economist
22. Composer
23. Film Processor
24. Industrial Engineer
25. Management Consultant
26. Sound Technician
27. Researcher
28. Civil Engineer
29. Multimedia Developer
30. Auditor
31. Insurance Claims Adjuster
32. Agricultural Engineer
33. Database Developer
34. Scientist
35. Cartographer
36. Optometrist
37. Economic Development Officer
38. Professor
39. Webmaster
40. Bookbinder
A lot of interesting stuff in there. Alas, most of the second set's top 10 require a degree to even consider. Among the interesting things is how often Management type jobs appear. Maybe management is like math, one of those things that I'm good at, but don't particularly like the idea of it.
I decided to check it out, and see how far off my current career is from their suggestions, (based on 2 sets of questions) Cut so I can show the variety of each set of questions's results:
1. Project Manager
2. Computer Engineer
3. Operations Research Analyst
4. Management Consultant
5. Industrial Engineer
6. Recording Engineer
7. Broadcast Technician
8. Industrial Engineering Tech
9. Avionics Tech
10. Health Care Administrator
11. Association Manager
12. Helicopter Pilot
13. Logistics Specialist
14. Computer Support Person
15. Mathematician
16. Actuary
17. Power Plant Operator
18. Bank Manager
19. Economist
20. Film Processor
21. Special Effects Technician
22. Computer Programmer
23. Venture Capitalist
24. Mining Engineer
25. Stationary Engineer
26. Physicist
27. Electrical Engineer
28. Astronomer
29. Property Manager
30. Office Manager
31. Printing Press Operator
32. Director of Photography
33. Dry Cleaner
34. Multimedia Developer
35. Driving Instructor
36. Set Designer
37. Director
38. Architect
39. Machinist
40. Costume Designer
After the first set of questions is finished, there's the option to answer a lengthy second set of questions to narrow things down and/or re-order the jobs. The questions tended (in my opinion) to relate more directly to the actual work environment rather than what one would prefer to do.
1. Business Systems Analyst
2. Logistics Specialist
3. Industrial Engineering Tech
4. Operations Research Analyst
5. Physicist
6. Astronomer
7. Computer Support Person
8. Video Game Developer
9. Political Aide
10. Technical Writer
11. Film Editor
12. Certified Public Accountant
13. Web Developer
14. Computer Programmer
15. Real Estate Appraiser
16. Electrical Engineer
17. Property Manager
18. Meteorologist
19. Aerospace Engineer
20. Computer Engineer
21. Economist
22. Composer
23. Film Processor
24. Industrial Engineer
25. Management Consultant
26. Sound Technician
27. Researcher
28. Civil Engineer
29. Multimedia Developer
30. Auditor
31. Insurance Claims Adjuster
32. Agricultural Engineer
33. Database Developer
34. Scientist
35. Cartographer
36. Optometrist
37. Economic Development Officer
38. Professor
39. Webmaster
40. Bookbinder
A lot of interesting stuff in there. Alas, most of the second set's top 10 require a degree to even consider. Among the interesting things is how often Management type jobs appear. Maybe management is like math, one of those things that I'm good at, but don't particularly like the idea of it.