Career Autobiography Of A J-O-B

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Career Autobiography When I think of the word “career” I can’t help but think back to being a small child and how I couldn’t wait to be grow up and have my dream job. Even though this job would change from week to week, I was still dreaming about it. “Career” has a much scarier meaning behind it now. Hearing the word “career” makes me think of responsibilities, bills and long. It’s my whole future laid out in front of me now. Anything I have dreamed about a real job, up until now, may or may not live up to my fantasies. That’s a very terrifying thought. A question every one in grade school is asked is “what do you want to be when you grow up?” We have been forced to think about this almost all our lives, and now that the time has come to actually make that decision, I find I can’t. …show more content…

It is something that I will have a true passion for, long after I leave college. A good career in my opinion would be something that I enjoy doing, but also something where I know I am actually making a difference in someone’s life. I’m a very social and easy-going. These qualities make it easy for people to talk to me. My highest score on the Strong Test was Social. This has given me a strong indication that working with people is the path I should take. I almost always have a lot to say and I have no problem speaking to people. I used to be really shy and even though I’m not anymore, I find it easier to connect to shy people. I know how they think and react because I used to be one of them. Now that I am starting my second year of college and have not completely decided on a major, there are more days than not where I am just extremely frustrated with the fact that many of my friends have a clear idea about what they want to do with their lives and how to get there. I am still exploring General Education classes and feeling like I have no clear

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