Who wants to give me career advice?

Question

I have no idea what I want to do with my life. Im a sophmore fine arts major and I'm very unhappy with that. I dont want to settle with a career in art education, or any teaching field for that matter.

I went to career services and they said I should pursue majors in Communications (philosophy, political science), and Business (marketing, public relations.)

Over the summer I work in a gift shop, and also I'm a guest services manager at a waterpark. I loooove running the gift shop, and as long as I'm working with customers I'm happy .(and not doing mindless work such as ticketing sales... I like answering questions and assisting emergencies/complaints)

so I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for me. Whats the differnence between marketing & communications degrees? Should I major in marketing with a minor in philosphy, vice versa, or communications & marketing, or communications & philosphy.

And what careers await me? lol I have no idea what Im working with here.

Also, I have enough credits to declare a minor in fine arts.

Answer 1

~ Whew... heavy responsibility... what to do...

~ Most graduates get their 'sheepskin' degree... get hired into thier job, and what do they do?
~ ~ They have to be shown the facility
~ ~ They have to be shown where the bath rooms are
~ ~ Where the lunch room is
~ ~ Take the lowest pay... there's probably hourly employees making more than you at this point.
~ ~ When you RETIRE... 30 to 40 years from now, your income will go from 100K (or what ever your at) to about 1/3rd of that income... it drops! Will you be able to survive on that money at retirement? If you retire with $35K/year... will that give you the LIFESTYLE you want? Will SS be there for you? Will your other investements that you SHOULD HAVE been involved with, but needed the funds so didn't pay into... have provided the additional income to help increase your retirement?

~ Realize that YOU are trading TIME (yours) for MONEY (employeers')... as a Doctor... Lawyer... Dentist... Finincial Analyst... Professional Artist... what ever... you are still trading time for money.
Think about it... can you take off on a Wednesday and still get full pay for it (not using sick or vacation time)... Can you take two weeks off and go to Hawaii on vacation and still have your paycheck coming in (without using vacation pay)...

~ If you OWN the business your in, and you have to take care of your mom or dad for an extended period of time away from the business you OWN, will it run without you? Will your salary still be paid.
Most business that we own, causes us to be paid last... we have to pay for the facility to be built where we are, the permits, the contractors, the insurance, etc... once built and we move in, we have to pay for the city, state and federal fees/taxes... we have to pay employee wages... benefits... utilities... theft... ALL this stuff has to be paid...BEFORE we collect a dime for ourselves.
The average business folds in 3-5 years... if your lucky, you can sell it and recoup some of the investment.

~ YOU need to find out how to LEVERAGE your time!
Maximize your time and build a business that will move you from the 'trading time for money' to the BUSINESS owner side, where you can have cash flow like a water pipe... residual income.

~ The INTERNET is now starting to explode. Think about it... very few times in YOUR life, will you be exposed to an opportunity like this...
~ We just left the Industrial Age in 1999, with the advent of the Internet. We are now at about 30% into the upward spiral of growth of the Net... The DOT-Bombs are overwith... anyone that has:
... Content - Commerce - Community (Dell's statement on the three C's) on the Internet is the WINNER!

Find a company that offers YOU low investment... training to become a 5 digit income maker in 3-5 years... a company that has Fortune 500 companies supporting it... (Content)... that has over a million SKUs... (Content)... that has proprietary products only available through your business (Content)... that has a distribution system established... (Commerce)... that has USA help line and guarantee of everything you purchase through your business... (Commerce)... that has a loyal following on the Internet... namely, YOUR Internet business web site - to purchase products (Community)... and this Community that you have, orders products month after month, year after year... they are faithful to YOUR business. This creates the 'Residual Income' that you will be able to have.

~ Read Robert Kiyosaki's book 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' and his Cash Flow Quadrant. Robert had three best sellers on the New York Best Sellers racks at the same time...

~ Consider a company that will provide you with MENTORSHIP... helping you reach your five figure income... that will guide you with a SYSTEM that is in place to make you successful... no guessing what to do or how to do it... you will have products that are state of the art... that are based on current trends. You need to check out the business for yourself.

~ Contact someone on the Team... find a local Open Meeting being held on Tuesday evenings in your area... walk in... see the difference... hear the speakers... ask questions from someone whom you 'sparked' with...whom you may wish to emulate... to have as your mentor... probably the guest speaker would be a GREAT start, as they are already successful in the business, and are mentoring others.

Answer 2

try something in the medical field
always a high demand because people are always gonna need medical attention

the shortage of nurses right now is HUGE

or the military
hundred of occupations that are also in the civilian world but with military benefits
and after 20 years you can retire w/ full benefits, 40% pay (40% of pay isnt that bad. you could just survive on that but yet your still young enough to do w/e), and the the experience of travel and such for free

Answer 3

I might advocate seeing an agent! First of all, the attitude, sounds all incorrect to me. I might take it as a comedy events, now not as a rapper. I doubt she will probably be taken critically. Actually the stuff you will have published, is particularly humorous. I might inspire you to appear on the comedic perspective, now not the rapper perspective. But so far as the violence deal, if she is aware of you're concerned and does not care... dude, hate to mention it, however there are deeper disorders concerned.

Answer 4

How about Hotel Management. It sounds like you'd be a great Concierge or Hotel Manager.

Answer 5

you should try being a staffing coordinator, they are human resource oriented, and after a while can make good money, plus its never a dull time.