What You Need To Know To Choose The Right Career

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The decision of which career to pursue is one of the most crucial decisions in one’s lifetime. The choice primarily determines the course of the rest of one’s life. With the gargantuan amount of career options available it can prove to be immensely difficult, but as a person examines their beliefs and interests the choice may end up being immensely simple. Some individuals may find that they are interested in a wide array of subjects. Those people who are interested by many subjects may decide to pursue a career in anthropology because it allows one to study numerous aspects of language, history, and culture. Anthropology teaches with insight into most liberal arts majors allowing students to search for the true nature of humans and really attempt to comprehend what it means to be human or “the supreme species”. Anthropology is interesting and fulfilling for people who are willing learn new things and work hard. Before deciding to blindly jump head first into an anthropological career one must be aware of the professions requirements, responsibilities, and the predicted job outlook.

Anthropologists should have certain values or agree with certain ideas before entering the profession. Individuals in anthropological fields study human nature in various forms such as; linguistics, archaeology, and culture in the attempt to discover the truth about the “supreme” species inhabiting planet earth. This being said one would have to be aware of the modern and old world in order to prosper in an anthropological field. Anthropologists ought to be wise of cultures and their surroundings due to studies involving travel. Many anthropologists travel to locations where one would want to know about the dangers of the wild life and even the th...

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...by the University of Tennessee Knoxville for forensic anthropologists to teach them with hands on experience. It is called the “body farm” where decomposing bodies are placed and examined to research post mortem change. It is not open to all anthropologists, but it is an option for some allowing them to efficiently get hands on experience. The training and education truly depends on location and self-determination.

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The staff of Princeton Review, Guide To College Majors; Everything You Need To Know TO Choose The Right Major. 2005. New York: Princeton Review Publishing, 2005. 72-3. Print.

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