If you like your job, what is it, what do you like about it and what qualifications does it require?

Question

I am nearing the end of my education, and still don't really know what I want to do, so I thought I would ask everyone hear, to see what kind of jobs there are that I probably wont have considered. Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

I love my job; it rocks! Mind you, that is in large part due to the people I work with and the company I work for.

But anyway, I work in IT recruitment for a company which does headhunting and provides managed recruitment services - i.e. NOT a recruitment agency. It's interesting because you get to read people's CVs all day which is cool if you're nosy and interested in people.

At the company I work for, everyone (not admin) are educated to degree-level. Most people have degrees in languages, and in fact some people are fluent in three or four languages. My degree is actually in Film Studies so still not sure how I ended up there.

If you wanted to work for a recruitment agency you could either start as an administrator and work your way up, or you could go on their training courses, but you would not get onto such a course until you either had a degree or had a few years' work experience; you certainly wouldn't get in straight from secondary school. What they're really looking for is personality more than qualifications; it's basically a sales role and you have to be confident and tough. People who do these kinds of jobs have a high burn-out rate, and many quit in the first year.

Be aware that in terms of salary, it's largely commission or bonus-based, so sometimes basic salaries can be quite low. But the upside is that you are fairly rewarded for how hard you work - the more you put in, the more you get back!

Answer 2

A little clarification here, I like my career. My job just earns me money. I'm an electronics tech. My job is mundane right now but my career has landed me jobs that are interesting, never the same problems to solve. The people i work with are smart, fun to work with and we're all part of a team. I could have been an engineer but most of those clowns don't know which end of a screwdriver to hold. I like the problem solving, the hands on work and seeing the end product i work on. 4 years of collage or technical school and 30 years of experience

Answer 3

I work in Asset mangement for a transportation company. I track the movement of their equipment (semi's, trailers, company cars, shop equip etc) and look for ways to improve the profiitabilty of equip, indentify needs for new, and watch to see when equip should be traded in. Most of my job is problem solving with alot of statistics thrown in. I love it because it changes daily. You have the same goal but you always have to find different routes to acheive it.

It requires a 4 year degree and exp with statistic programs and some Microsoft office programs. You also work with tons of people all time and in different situations so communication is key.

What is really cool is when I sit down and think about it some days I move around, locate, plan, and track 10s of millions of dollars worth of equipment.

Just a note: I found my job out of college by focusing on elements of work that I love and searching through jobs that had those elements at the core of the position.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

Day Centre Officer, working with Adults 18 to 65 with learning disabilities, started as a Care Assistant, then took myself off to college at the grand old age of 45, to do a BTEC in SOCIAL CARE, wonderful course, along side a bit of voluntary work.
Got me a job for 15 years, sometimes fun, often hard work, a good sense of humour essential, but sooooo rewarding!!!
I have just retired before Christmas, I miss it really, but it was wonderful doing a job I enjoyed, got so much out of, and got paid on top, I was indeed very fortunate. Good luck,!

Answer 5

i'm sure this is not the answer youre looking for, but anyway. I opened my own business in 2002. I can set my own hrs.(which are more grueling than working for someone else.) My hubby and I own a small trucking company that sub contracts for a world wide co. (They acquire contracts and we fulfill routes with trucks and drivers) I can choose what I do and don't want to do. I make the big bucks. I can do the hiring and firing so if I am working next to someone who is a jerk(not personally because I will work next to someone I despised if they are a good worker and fire a friend if they don't pull their weight and do their job properly) I can get rid of them and hire a new person who wants a job. (I found out long time ago, everyone wants a job, but nobody wants to work)
Qualifications are for us that you have a clean driving record, pass drug test and criminal backround check, be presentible in attire(we supply uniforms) good verbal skills because you are dealing with the public when making deliveries, courteous for same reason, able to lift at least 50 lbs. because work is heavy sometimes, are dependable as we are under contract for 1 yr. at a time to make sure product is delivered in a safe and timely manner. If someone is off we must get another driver to replace the one who is off and I don't want to scramble every day to find someone. If it becomes a habit, you're gone.
It depends what you are interested in, what your major is, who you want to work for. NOT easy to open own company TILL YOU GET SOME BUCKS BEHIND YOU. But I got tired of being a slave for everyone else for over 25 yrs. Sometimes you gotta take risks.

Answer 6

I love my job. Its flexible, interesting and varied.
I work for the local council in the youth offending team. Working with prolific young offenders, doing home visits, putting projects in to place, working along side social workers who supervise community orders.
You do need some training/ qualifications, especially to be a social worker.

Answer 7

i like my job! i trained as a psychiatric nurse. its interesting and i have met some amazing people. Now i work in a house where people live that have been returned to the community. We had a good social life as student nurses thats important to note. the pay aint huge about 22 grand (pounds- i am english) but i find it different every day and rewarding.I reckon fulfillment is more important than empty cash. but good luck in your quest.

Answer 8

What? you have worked for KFC for 5 years and you have no longer have been given any skills? Oh honey, you're so incorrect approximately "you"! i'm a supervisor for pizza hut and that i in my opinion understand that speedy nutrition promises many significant job skills. shopper provider, for starters, is something you have in all probability progressed. money dealing with, expediting, and putting interest to element are different skills you have in all probability progressed besides. maximum companies in basic terms require a valid id. valid id's are no longer restricted to motive force's licenses. even however, employers could assume that and not using a motive force's license, you have no longer have been given stable transporation to artwork.

Answer 9

Self employed trader, I make my own hours, and the only qualifications it needs is an practically moronic self belief that I will be able to retire at 60 somehow!

Good luck with your job hunting.

Answer 10

Needed a degree and I am doing Information Management, it's a drag really, I think I'd rather stack shelves at Asda, honestly.