What's My Line?
1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com/.
2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
4. Post the top umpty results.
5. Bold the ones you've done, and italicize the ones you've considered.
I entered the fake name "Raul Breckenridge." Because you never know....
Here's my top ten, with snarky commentary. And I'm taking "considered" to mean, "Wouldn't it be cool if...."
1. Costume Designer - Oh sure. Just because I'm a gay man....
2. Special Effects Technician - This week on Mythbusters....
3. Desktop Publisher - What does this mean? I love some of these really vague job categories...
4. Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator - Well, it's what I'm working on now, but I have no intention of getting a job in it.
5. Animator - Do I have to move to Korea?
6. Criminologist - One of these things is not like the others...
7. Fashion Designer - See #1
8. Set Designer - does a horrible foray into set design during college count? Oh, gods, that log cabin will haunt me to my grave....
9. Graphic Designer - I can be pretty graphic, all right, what with the severed pigs heads and the fetuses crafted from.... Oh.
10. Artist - See #4
11. Critic
12. Comedian
13. Casting Director - Does the couch come with it? Giggity.
14. Activist - Only if I can get thrown out of the Senate on a regular basis.
15. Political Aide - Mmm... making coffee for the Governor. Fulfilling.
16. Musician - Poster RAWKS! Wait a minute, we never did get paid, did we?
17. Writer - Excuse me. I have... something in my eye...
18. Market Research Analyst
19. Composer
20. Print Journalist
21. Medical Illustrator
22. Translator
23. Craftsperson
24. Potter - I dunno, it's a risky line of work. What with all the evil curses and Death Eaters and.... Oh.
25. Computer Animator
26. Public Relations Specialist - Professional Liar? hmmm....
27. Public Policy Analyst
28. Communications Specialist
29. Actor
30. Makeup Artist
31. Magician
32. Anthropologist
33. Historian
34. Sign Maker
35. Computer Trainer
36. Criminal Lawyer
37. Corporate Trainer
38. Civil Litigator
39. Lawyer
40. Jeweler
I notice that "English teacher" or "Foreign Language teacher" falls nowhere on this list. Hmmm....
2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
4. Post the top umpty results.
5. Bold the ones you've done, and italicize the ones you've considered.
I entered the fake name "Raul Breckenridge." Because you never know....
Here's my top ten, with snarky commentary. And I'm taking "considered" to mean, "Wouldn't it be cool if...."
1. Costume Designer - Oh sure. Just because I'm a gay man....
2. Special Effects Technician - This week on Mythbusters....
3. Desktop Publisher - What does this mean? I love some of these really vague job categories...
4. Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator - Well, it's what I'm working on now, but I have no intention of getting a job in it.
5. Animator - Do I have to move to Korea?
6. Criminologist - One of these things is not like the others...
7. Fashion Designer - See #1
8. Set Designer - does a horrible foray into set design during college count? Oh, gods, that log cabin will haunt me to my grave....
9. Graphic Designer - I can be pretty graphic, all right, what with the severed pigs heads and the fetuses crafted from.... Oh.
10. Artist - See #4
11. Critic
12. Comedian
13. Casting Director - Does the couch come with it? Giggity.
14. Activist - Only if I can get thrown out of the Senate on a regular basis.
15. Political Aide - Mmm... making coffee for the Governor. Fulfilling.
16. Musician - Poster RAWKS! Wait a minute, we never did get paid, did we?
17. Writer - Excuse me. I have... something in my eye...
18. Market Research Analyst
19. Composer
20. Print Journalist
21. Medical Illustrator
22. Translator
23. Craftsperson
24. Potter - I dunno, it's a risky line of work. What with all the evil curses and Death Eaters and.... Oh.
25. Computer Animator
26. Public Relations Specialist - Professional Liar? hmmm....
27. Public Policy Analyst
28. Communications Specialist
29. Actor
30. Makeup Artist
31. Magician
32. Anthropologist
33. Historian
34. Sign Maker
35. Computer Trainer
36. Criminal Lawyer
37. Corporate Trainer
38. Civil Litigator
39. Lawyer
40. Jeweler
I notice that "English teacher" or "Foreign Language teacher" falls nowhere on this list. Hmmm....