Help with career choices

amother

Tue, Jul 29 2014, 11:41 am

Can you wonderful imamothers help me find the ideal job for me?

I am pretty good with English; in fact, my current job requires my Enlish language skills. I am a disciplined person. I enjoy when things make sense. I am constantly lauded for my clarity of thought and expression. My IQ is probably above average. (I say probably because I've never officially been tested. I have taken home self-tests to determine my IQ.)

I have a creative touch too. I enjoy painting, decorating my house, and creating various handmade projects.

I am willing to go to school for 2-3 years. I have a good head and love learning, but I already have 2 children. Therefore, the ideal would be online courses or at least on campus only part-time.

I am more of a loner, so I wouldn't consider something that requires constant working with other people, such as speech therapy, etc. I do not want to work in the healthcare or medical field either. The ideal job for me would be something that, once I gain sufficient skill, I can eventually be self-employed or work from home.

Is there anything that would be suitable for me? Confused

kollel wife

Tue, Jul 29 2014, 12:54 pm

Your ability to work alone and not need social stimulation is a very good skill.
Writing/technical writing/medical documentation or entry/editing/translating/accounting/computer programming are things that come to mind.
Not sure about the artistic side.

Good luck.

amother

Tue, Jul 29 2014, 2:41 pm

kollel wife wrote:

OP here.
Can you tell me more about medical documentation? What does it entail?
I've actually considered accounting numerous times but the pesach-time crunch has always kept me back. So you're on the right track...
Keep thinking!

debsey

Thu, Jul 31 2014, 9:16 pm

amother wrote:

Can you wonderful imamothers help me find the ideal job for me?

I am pretty good with English; in fact, my current job requires my Enlish language skills. I am a disciplined person. I enjoy when things make sense. I am constantly lauded for my clarity of thought and expression. My IQ is probably above average. (I say probably because I've never officially been tested. I have taken home self-tests to determine my IQ.)

I have a creative touch too. I enjoy painting, decorating my house, and creating various handmade projects.

I am willing to go to school for 2-3 years. I have a good head and love learning, but I already have 2 children. Therefore, the ideal would be online courses or at least on campus only part-time.

I am more of a loner, so I wouldn't consider something that requires constant working with other people, such as speech therapy, etc. I do not want to work in the healthcare or medical field either. The ideal job for me would be something that, once I gain sufficient skill, I can eventually be self-employed or work from home.

s there anything that would be suitable for me? Confused

What about graphic design, marketing, or app development?

amother

Thu, Jul 31 2014, 9:34 pm

I am the second poster who said 'are you me'. From what you wrote I am very similar to you except for the last thing that you wrote that you're somewhat of a loner-I am both a loner at times and love interacting with people at other times. I am actually currently going for career counseling and here are some of the top few options that would seemingly go well with my personality and interests. (The ones that involve a lot of interaction would probably not apply to you.):

photo editor

technical writer

librarian

teacher

interior decorator

And just recently I'm thinking about app development.

Just some thoughts. Good luck!