Anonymous
08/12/2018 22:41
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
My cousin majored in sociology and now he's a VP at a credit card company making $$$. I'm not sure why you think it's such a dead end degree.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 22:40
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:She should take some math and the hardest statistics classes - sociology can be very quantitative, and she should make sure she has good grades.
This. If she knows a lot of stats, she'll do fine employment wise.
What entry level job would she get with a sociology major and statistics courses?
Data analyst/research analyst in marketing research. I hire interns for a marketing research dept and often they are psychology+stats majors and occasionally sociology+stats.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 22:32
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
I was a philosophy major. I often read with amusement Yahoo articles such as, instead of this, major this. Instead of philosophy, major in education or business, for example. I always thought these advices were stupid. Instead of philosophy, obviously I should have gone into theology or religious studies. With a degree in theology or religious studies, I could have started a church - and the money would have rolled in.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 22:28
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
Let her major in sociology. If you ahve a problem with that, should've sent her to a cheaper school. I majored in art and did very well for myself. She can go on to any number of graduate programs from that major. Most of what we learn undergrad is about ourselves and our world, not in the classroom anyway.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 22:15
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:She should take some math and the hardest statistics classes - sociology can be very quantitative, and she should make sure she has good grades.
This. If she knows a lot of stats, she'll do fine employment wise.
What entry level job would she get with a sociology major and statistics courses?
If she can do a bit of programming, many of the same jobs as an Econ major.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 21:56
Subject: Re:What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
quit helicoptering
plenty of entry level jobs just want college grads regardless of major
plenty of entry level jobs just want college grads regardless of major
Anonymous
08/12/2018 21:49
Subject: Re:What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
gap year for sure, but a very productive one. work experience and travel.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 21:43
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
Omg tons of kids don’t know what they want to major in or what they want to do for the rest of their lives when they are 19 or 20. Let her major in whatever she finds interesting and find internships she enjoys. Maybe a study abroad experience will inspire her as well. I would encourage her to find something she is passionate about and figure out how to make it her life’s work.
My parents wanted me to study business but in the end encouraged me to study what I liked. I was a liberal arts major and got a job related to my major, worked for three years, but decided that the work I had done in my earlier internships actually interested me more so I went back to grad school, then worked in the other field for ten years. Now I do something completely different than either of the first two things!
Just let her get a degree with a good gpa, some good experience through clubs and activities, internships, volunteering, whatever, and then figure it out. At some point it will click.
My parents wanted me to study business but in the end encouraged me to study what I liked. I was a liberal arts major and got a job related to my major, worked for three years, but decided that the work I had done in my earlier internships actually interested me more so I went back to grad school, then worked in the other field for ten years. Now I do something completely different than either of the first two things!
Just let her get a degree with a good gpa, some good experience through clubs and activities, internships, volunteering, whatever, and then figure it out. At some point it will click.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 21:36
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
Logistics
Anonymous
08/12/2018 21:28
Subject: Re:What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
Hopefully she has looked at some resources that try to match careers to interest areas. Another place to look is the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. They have descriptions of categories of all the classified careers that they track, along with median pay, and a top level overview of educational requirements. If you look at a particular career, it has more detail about the career and projected job outlook (increasing or decreasing demand).
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
For example, veterinarians is https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/veterinarians.htm
There is also Career One Stop, with tools to help you explore careers, career profiles, videos, https://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/explore-careers.aspx
For example, veterinarians is https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/occupations/occupation-profile.aspx?keyword=Veterinarians&onetcode=29113100&location=UNITED%20STATES
Same underlying data, presented differently.
I would take a look at the broad categories, and some of the specific professions and see if a general area can be identified for at least a short-term, out of school goal. The reality is that while there are many, many jobs that don't require a highly specialized degree, a pretty specific degree is needed to open doors in many fields. At this point, I would take the time to do a thorough survey of all potential career fields and make sure she isn't closing doors on potentially interesting careers because she doesn't study the right thing.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
For example, veterinarians is https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/veterinarians.htm
There is also Career One Stop, with tools to help you explore careers, career profiles, videos, https://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/explore-careers.aspx
For example, veterinarians is https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/occupations/occupation-profile.aspx?keyword=Veterinarians&onetcode=29113100&location=UNITED%20STATES
Same underlying data, presented differently.
I would take a look at the broad categories, and some of the specific professions and see if a general area can be identified for at least a short-term, out of school goal. The reality is that while there are many, many jobs that don't require a highly specialized degree, a pretty specific degree is needed to open doors in many fields. At this point, I would take the time to do a thorough survey of all potential career fields and make sure she isn't closing doors on potentially interesting careers because she doesn't study the right thing.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 21:09
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is a rising sophomore in college, and she truly has absolutely no idea of what kind of career she wants. It's extremely frustrating for both her and us. She has decided to major in Sociology only because she find the classes interesting but she knows it won't make her employable. Personally, I would rather she major in something more practical where she can at least earn a decent wage while she figures out what it is she really wants to do.
If she hasn't figured it out by next spring, have her take a gap year.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 21:00
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:She should take some math and the hardest statistics classes - sociology can be very quantitative, and she should make sure she has good grades.
This. If she knows a lot of stats, she'll do fine employment wise.
What entry level job would she get with a sociology major and statistics courses?
Anonymous
08/12/2018 19:32
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
What does she like to do?
Anonymous
08/12/2018 19:21
Subject: Re:What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
I majored music in college. It was a relative easy major but bleak outlook job prospect. Fortunately, I spent my down time in college and in the summer to study programming language like Java, Oracle/MySQL/Postgres database and network security. Got an IT job after graduation. That was five years ago. I am now making seven times more than any of my friends in college that majored in music. I still write music and perform on weekends because it is my passion but I need to pay the bill at the same time.
Your daughter can major in sociology but have here learn IT as well. You don't have to be good in math to do well in IT. You don't even need a degree to do well in IT.
Your daughter can major in sociology but have here learn IT as well. You don't have to be good in math to do well in IT. You don't even need a degree to do well in IT.
Anonymous
08/12/2018 18:45
Subject: What advice would you give a college student who has no idea what career she wants?
Anonymous wrote:She should take some math and the hardest statistics classes - sociology can be very quantitative, and she should make sure she has good grades.
This. If she knows a lot of stats, she'll do fine employment wise.