What if I don't actually wanna be something..:\

[chickened]

I have a 20- year old son that really had no idea what he wanted and I feel most kids don't and with that said a parent would not be a responsible parent if they did not steer their child in some direction that was a worthy goal in respect to their future profession. My son is working on his engineering degree, number 1 he likes math, number 2 there were 120,000 graduates last year in the U.S. and 450,000 openings in that field world wide and number 3 the starting wage out of school is $100,000.00 plus.

 

[swift4me]

I see that at least one person mentioned it, and I'm guessing many others thought it.... but you should really work on your written communication. I know that young people today communicate by texting and cell phone conversations but you need to know that your ability, (or inability), to spell and use the basic elements of the English language will be very important for the rest of your life.

As an employer, I always figured that if a person didn't care about how they communicated, there were likely other important things that they didn't care about.

Your father most likely wants the best for you, but at the same time wants to make sure that you don't call him up in six months needing money or to move back home. Dig deep and write what you think. He probably asked you to write it down for him because he doesn't believe your ideas when you talk to him.

Very few people know what they want to do when they are young, but your parents need to know that you have an idea and maybe a backup plan as well. With that mentality you have a chance to leave home and make your own road in the world. Trust me, I have too many friends with college educated kids in their late twenties who are living in their old bedrooms. More often than not it is because they left home with an unrealistic perception of their "relevance" in the workforce or the community.

My father asked me to do things like that, (in 1974), and I did them. Often it was just a first step to a successful conversation.

Good luck.

Pete

 

[newlyweds]

Don't worry you don't know what you want to do now, but think of something you think you might enjoy. What career path you might find interesting, because trust me if you only want a "job". It won't be fulfilling for you and you will always be searching and looking for something else. What are your interests now? Expand from there.

 

[gryeyes]

A zillion years ago, I got my first job as a seamstress in a drapery company. Ick. Lasted two weeks.
Then I was a motel maid. Even ickier. Cleaning up after other people who don't give a hoot about whether they hit the toilet or not, and other gross stuff. Lasted one summer.
Then I worked as a fitting room clerk for Macy's. Yawn. Then "Visbile Security Officer" at Macy's (promotion). More interesting.
Then I was a security guard, uniformed, at special events. Then I worked as an answering service operator. More interesting, just barely.
Then I was a Correctional Officer at a State Prison. We won't even go into discussing THAT career move....
Then I was a 9-1-1 Dispatcher, then a 9-1-1 Dispatch Supervisor, then a 9-1-1 Dispatch Center Manager. For two different agencies; started over again as a dispatcher with the second agency and promoted quickly due to my previous experience. Public Safety Communications is a very interesting, highly skilled and valuable career.

Now I am a Telecommunications Systems Analyst, journey level. For the past four years. And I'm 58.

So there are steps here and there which tend to move one into this or that career .... if you're suited to something, it will be a joy to do the work, even with job performance stress - and in my case, live or death decisions to make - and interpersonal issues, staff issues, shift work, seniority issues, etc.

Hope this is helpful information. You may not start out as what you wanna be the rest of your life, and even late in your career may make some major changes. But it's nice to articulate on paper what one may wish to do to make it in the world on your own.