16-12-2002 23:38									#1
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OK, well once again it can be seen that the career path I have been pushing myself in has probably been a bad idea from the start...so I am trying to figure out what I would actually be suited to. I hate writing lengthy reports, I can work hard and concentrate well, I learn quickly and have a keen intellect. I am thorough and accurate. I don't want to go back into research or science, my abortive attempts have left me with a bitter taste in my mouth...so what should I do?

Let's face it, my career path that I had chosen was very unsuitable, primarily to the 'writing lengthy reports' bit. Actually I would try and involve anything involving composition like that as I consider it to be one of my weaker points.

So any ideas?

	16-12-2002 23:47									#2
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Remembering trivial facts.

Become a professional pub quiz player.

	16-12-2002 23:50									#3
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Hmmm, not really lucrative enough though

Well I know there is a broad base of knowledge and experience here, and you all know me as a person pretty well so I am looking for some pretty good ideas...

	16-12-2002 23:52									#4
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How would we know?

There are professional career services that evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and pick suitable careers for you based on that. You can try that.

Perhaps the professional Bob Hoskins Impersonator circuit?

	16-12-2002 23:52									#5
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With a bit of coaching to get rid of the linguistic awkwardness, I'm sure journalism could be a good route.

	16-12-2002 23:53									#6
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become an art "critic" or movie "critic" or critisize something. People pay for this crap you know...

	16-12-2002 23:57									#7
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Sometimes, maybe even more often than not, you end up doing something entirely different than what your studies are.

An acquintance of mine is an air traffic controler with a degree in political science...

	17-12-2002 00:24									#8
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Be a porn star. We could have the next Ron Jeremy...

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I seriously doubt that...my penis is too big

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Ron Jeremy is not a porn star. He has risen to the honorable title 'Porn Legend'. He's arguably the best porn actor ever.

	17-12-2002 00:41									#12
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Great advice. He hates writing long reports, so the advice is "Journalist" and "Critic".

Ever considered something like Business Analyst? That involves writing reports too, but the money's better. Failing that, how about Financial Services?

	17-12-2002 00:48									#13
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You don't think I took any notice of Stew and his suggestion of journalist did you? It's always been the case, I hated English at school, it was a bit silly of me to do a degree that, although is a science, involves considerably essay writing.

Yeah, I am honestly considering anything like that, would sound far more suitable to me. Obviously my ideal job would be highly paid thinker/apolyton poster but that is out of the question

	17-12-2002 00:49									#14
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I could use a manservant. How good are you at a job with crap pay, long hours, and having to worship your boss?

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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 Sometimes, maybe even more often than not, you end up doing something entirely different than what your studies are. An acquintance of mine is an air traffic controler with a degree in political science...

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that was 4 years of his life well spend. Now he's in the control tower saying "No! don't let them land here! They're socialistic fundamental national rightwing republican monarchists! Put them over there with the anarcho-syndalist capital fascist neo-liberalisaion poeples front."

and Lazarus, if he hates writing long reports, critic is great! Honelty, how long is the longest movie review you've read? 600 words? even that?

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What are you good at? Not getting a job.

Anything involving thinking usually also involves writing, simply because people don't read minds and aren't very good at listening.

Have you thought of being a professor or something academic?

	17-12-2002 01:04									#17
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quote: Originally posted by aahz_capone " and Lazarus, if he hates writing long reports, critic is great! Honelty, how long is the longest movie review you've read? 600 words? even that?

....and at 15p a word that amounts to £90. Before tax. So that's not the only writing you have to do.

That's assuming that you get 15p a word, or course. In practice you have to write your arse off for free for a long time before you start getting paid.

Freelancing is a great way to starve.

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oh!! You mean he had to survive as well?! Sorry, I didn't know that...

	17-12-2002 01:54									#19
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Freelance at the same time as doing something completely meaningless yet social to get you a bit more outgoing, like bar work.

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www.dooyoo.co.uk is quite good..

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If you don't feel competent at anything else, there's always politics. They'll take pretty much anyone.

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The only place he would fit politically is North Korea or Cuba, and I don't know if PH fancies learning a foreign language.

	17-12-2002 02:14									#23
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Jesus, people aren't latching on very quickly are they

	17-12-2002 02:25									#24
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Thought about teaching? You could teach something that interests you and hopefully to crowd that you can handle. If you're good at talking and lecturing that is. At least there's not that many long reports in that kind of job.

	17-12-2002 02:34									#25
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With your love of Christianity, you could become a Vicar...

	17-12-2002 02:34									#26
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Not anything involving grammar, that's for sure.

	17-12-2002 02:54									#27
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Come on, go easy on him.

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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Jesus, people aren't latching on very quickly are they

There you go, human relations

	17-12-2002 03:02									#29
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You could become a crash tester.

	17-12-2002 03:17									#30
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What was wrong with that sentence chegitz?

Human relationships? What on earth has that got to do with anything. See, I try and post something legitimate for some 'brainstorming' and it ends up filling with crap...