what is/was your major?

[pemberly]

they go into marketing and HR

actually, all the ones i know are in finance and insurance.

[xJadedx]

they go into marketing and HR

Yup, business psychology is pretty cool actually.

haha, so only the gov't will employ these undereducated psychologists. wow, this says a lot.

Hahaha. I think those are more counseling positions, in that the person will probably not deal with clinical patients, but only has to talk people through smaller problems.

If you are dealing with people who have serious mental disorders, then you will need a higher degree.

[pemberly]

I have noticed that. I know at my university, psychology has some of the largest drop rates. Apparently, after first year, about 500-1000 students enroll in psychology, but that number drops by about a half with each year that passes.

The thing is, with psychology, it's hard to get a job afterwards if you don't plan your paths right. At least, it's hard to get a job within the field. You either have graduate school, which is very hard to get into; or you can try professional schools, some of which are still hard to get into. Not that many people want to become social workers or counselors and you can't really get a decent job without at least a Masters.

yes, it's a lot of investment of both time and money, with very little chance of a big payout. a lot of people probably wouldn't pursue it further unless they really loved it.

[xJadedx]

yes, it's a lot of investment of both time and money, with very little chance of a big payout. a lot of people probably wouldn't pursue it further unless they really loved it.

That's pretty much it. I know a lot of people who went into psychology, but then changed into different fields.

[pemberly]

i used to work in the insurance industry, and 80% of the people in my company had psychology degrees.

[KeongJai]

every man his his dog seem to have a psychology degree. I reckon it's the degree most people change to if they drop out of anything else.

[xJadedx]

every man his his dog seem to have a psychology degree. I reckon it's the degree most people change to if they drop out of anything else.

That's a bit of a stretch, but yes, a lot of people do switch to psychology.

It's probably because psychology is in itself a very interesting field to study about. What you learn in psychology can be directly applied to your everyday life and your experiences, something that studying say microbiology may not do. That's very appealing to many people.

The unfortunate thing is, many people don't realize that to truly go anywhere in the field, a lot of time and effort is required. Most people then just get the degree and then pick up odd jobs. As a psychology major, this sometimes irritates me, because it seems to trivialize the field of psychology to the general public, most of whom know very little about psychology. It's still a very interesting and important field, and requires a lot of hard work to excel at.

[MaskedNemesis]

I am planning on becoming a pharmacist one day and these are the subjects I'm taking next year: Math 11, Biology 11, Physics 11, English 11, Social Studies 11, Japanese 11, Accounting 12 and Law 12. Also Chemistry 11 I am taking right now in the summer.

My mom kinda freaked at me for choosing law and accounting since it looked like I selected it at random.

[Han Solo]

I am planning on becoming a pharmacist one day and these are the subjects I'm taking next year: Math 11, Biology 11, Physics 11, English 11, Social Studies 11, Japanese 11, Accounting 12 and Law 12. Also Chemistry 11 I am taking right now in the summer.

My mom kinda freaked at me for choosing law and accounting since it looked like I selected it at random.

Where are you studying?

Can't comment on your subject choices if i don;t know about where you are studying.

Han SOlo

[Sourplum]

I still don't know what career path I should be taking.. Hmm.. I'm interested in Psychology, but I don't think I want to be a counselor or such though. I'm thinking Business... If I know how people think, what makes them click and what motivates them, I can use marketing to target the right people so I can open a successful Business, or even a Hotel someday.

Then there's always Magazine illustration. I love photography and designing layouts and page lifts so that's definitely not out of the picture yet.

I feel like there's so few paths I can take. I've already talked to my Careers adviser and it hasn't helped my cause. While Business is something I'd consider, I still want to have my options open.. like, not CONFINED to one option.

And is it unusual for someone to have more than one job? Say you were a graphic artist, a business owner, and teacher. Would that work?

[imthatlady]

is it true that the finance/business field is kinda ehhh right now?

[KeongJai]

yes. banking/investment/real estate groups are ehhh.
but you don't have to work in those companies, you can work as analysts for resource or health companies etc which aren't ehhh.

[imthatlady]

yes. banking/investment/real estate groups are ehhh.
but you don't have to work in those companies, you can work as analysts for resource or health companies etc which aren't ehhh.

HAHA!
analysts for resource??
wait, nvm. i get it

[KeongJai]

HAHA!
analysts for resource??
wait, nvm. i get it

typo. I mean resources i.e. mining, energy

[HuangYushi]

Say you were a graphic artist, a business owner, and teacher. Would that work?

Why not?
You could own a one-person graphic arts business, so you are a business owner.
As a one-person outfit, you would have to attend to all the jobs yourself, so you're a graphic artist.
Finally, you teach short courses in graphic arts several hours a week, so that makes you a teacher.

But without proper and/or sufficient in the intricacies of business, graphic arts and educational pedagogy, your progress in all three areas would be quite limited.
As a business owner, you might find it difficult to grow beyond a three- or five-person operation, because you might not have the know-how to deal with big corporations and land lucrative jobs.
As a graphic artist, you would probably need to keep up with trends and technologies, plus have extra time to participate in creative processes, something that you might not have time for, given the other roles you play.
As a teacher, you would also want to be able to provide your students with a more well-rounded course on whatever subject you teach, which basically translates into a lot of research and preparation.

So ... yes, it would work ... still.

[Sourplum]

Why not?
You could own a one-person graphic arts business, so you are a business owner.
As a one-person outfit, you would have to attend to all the jobs yourself, so you're a graphic artist.
Finally, you teach short courses in graphic arts several hours a week, so that makes you a teacher.

But without proper and/or sufficient in the intricacies of business, graphic arts and educational pedagogy, your progress in all three areas would be quite limited.
As a business owner, you might find it difficult to grow beyond a three- or five-person operation, because you might not have the know-how to deal with big corporations and land lucrative jobs.
As a graphic artist, you would probably need to keep up with trends and technologies, plus have extra time to participate in creative processes, something that you might not have time for, given the other roles you play.
As a teacher, you would also want to be able to provide your students with a more well-rounded course on whatever subject you teach, which basically translates into a lot of research and preparation.

So ... yes, it would work ... still.

You know much, sensei. May I ask, do you work in this field?

[HuangYushi]

You know much, sensei. May I ask, do you work in this field?

What field???

Anyways, my earlier post was meant to highlight some of the more serious issues faced by individuals who want to do hold several demanding jobs (as exemplified by your question and my reply/post) at the same time.

While it is all right and good to have ambitions and dreams, it is also important to get a good grounding (foundation) in knowledge and skills that enable you to eventually achieve your goals. Do not dismiss the advantages of an appropriate tertiary (college/university) education and more importantly, the benefits of work experience in a related field. Education will help to land you a decent job, but what you make of the job will play a big role in determining the rest of your career.

[xJadedx]

I agree with HuangYushi.

It's definitely possible to combine the things you like into one career, but it's not going to be easy. You'll still need the sufficient education to pull it off.

Sometimes, what you may have to do is pick one or two and focus on those, and do the rest as your hobbies. This would really be the case if the things you like are just so different that you can't combine them.

[kay &!*]

what's a good minor for a Poli Sci major?

[PJ]

what's a good minor for a Poli Sci major?

I'd recommend Marriage Therapy or Portuguese.