What's a good career for someone good at recognizing patterns, but not a math whiz?

I’ve asked this question so many times...I was always “good” at reading comprehension because I could look at the key words in the question, and scan the article to find the answers associated with that word. However, you ask me what the article was about... (insert shoulder shrug emoji) couldn’t tell ya.

I’ve found this skill to be incredibly useful in Excel particularly, but really in any system. You figure out the pattern of how to navigate through the site, and you never forget it. I’m in Sales in fashion, and 80% of my job is done in Excel. I can make a mean spreadsheet, and find data analysis fascinating, but projecting the gross profit at a 15% Giveback, etc. is something I will never. ever. enjoy. Never.

Does that mean I won’t be able to succeed in my career? I don’t think so! Does it mean I’m going to have more significant challenges than some others? Sure! But I believe that appreciating your love for patterns, will create consistency and awareness that any coworker would appreciate.

Jenny

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08/27/2019 21:25

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I’m a policy analyst and think people who can find a pattern / story / theme do well in that field. We have specialists who run our analytics - we’re mostly thinkers and writers.

I was briefly in fundraising early in my career. If you have people skills combined with pattern recognition I suspect that field could work well for identifying and targeting potential donors.

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08/27/2019 21:38

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Attorney - especially tax, health care, regulatory work.
Also I feel like medicine would be amazing for someone with this skill set. Doesn’t medical diagnosis depend on recognition of symptom patterns? (Doctors please correct me if this is a misconception)

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08/27/2019 21:54

Subject: What's a good career for someone good at recognizing patterns, but not a math whiz?

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