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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
Have you ever realised that you may have picked a career that's not for u? I have and I don't know what to do. |
Ive got 1 semester left of my Human Resource Management degree at university and Im unsure of whether to pursue it as a career. The reasons for this are: * I have done couple of HR related admin work during my studies and have found it tedious and repetitive. * There are hardly any entry level positions in HR and it is hard to actually get my career started * The HR department seems to be one of the most despised department in most companies and I dont want to be hated. * HR seems quite unethical and are always hiding behind legalities I feel like ive wasted all this time, working really hard in high school to get the marks i needed for university, obtaining degree-related corporate experiences during my studies (which was quite hard as I had to juggle my studies, and 2 jobs) and only to realise that I dont want to be in HR. What should i do? You're smart to even realize it at this point. You have choices. Start thinking about the things that you do enjoy and look into pursuing a career in those areas. You can use your skills and education to land a job and then work your way into the career you select. You can also take classes while working. All careers and jobs pretty much start at the bottom, beginning level, so don't worry. I would urge you to start looking right away, though. I'd try a degree in accounting. It has a 150 credit requirement to get a CPA licensure so there's nothing lost if you pursue that degree as a senior. Than again, it's hard to find an entry-level job there. Maybe becoming a paramedic might be a good career. A paramedic first becomes an EMT. It's like a 5 course sequence to become a paramedic (definitely doable). I agree with the poster that its good to know that now, but how can you start at the bottom, when there is no entry-level positions to go into? This is the spillover from the 2000 job market in which there's a lot of people with experience who can fill entry-level jobs. For instance, a person who relies on the salary of the spouse can fill one of these entry-level jobs despite having years of experience and the employer hires them since they know, they'll be staying put. That's the quandry that college graduates find themselves in. I'm surprised. I think people hide behind legalities, since it provides stability. I try to put myself in the hiring person's shoes even how hard that may seem. Knowing how to provide compensation benefits to employees in the most cost-effective way is extremely important. |
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