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xaphan906 · Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Career Advice: +0/-0

Hello, my name is Nicholas. I am almost 21 years old and have no idea what to do with my life and have been thinking about careers alot lately and what to do with myself so me and my girlfriend can have a productive life together. I was just wondering if there are any good careers out there that don't require a high school education. Basically something that you can just go right into, or take courses in and then go right into it. I'm looking for something where they aren't bothered about previous education. Thank you in advance for any advice! Very Happy

~Nicholas

lexa10881 · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:45 am Post subject:

Nicholas,

Unfortunately, everything requires a high school education anymore, even the most base of jobs! And if you want something that makes your life more worthwhile and pays you decent, then a college education is a must. This is somethig that drives me crazy, because I am the impatient type who learns everything easily and I have an IQ of 160+, so I understand. As much as it seems like an inconvenience, hang in there and get an education. It is definitely worth your while.

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Pauloz · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:01 am Post subject:

xaphan906

The most important thing is your direction.

As lexa says, qualifications are unavoidable, but if it's something you like doing, it's easy.

If you have a situation where your previous education is a problem, you can do some good public education stuff, and turn that into an ex-problem.

If you do courses and work on a career where your talents and abilities are able to function properly, you'll get through that situation with no difficulty at all.

It's important to remember that most of the career ritual includes people going through the motions on the subject of education. They don't have an option with that, they just check the boxes. Give them a list of qualifications, and they've done their job, as far as they know.

Suggest:

1. Figure out what you really want to do. It needs to be a talent, or something you love doing, for best results.

2. Check out with your local public college, get a map drawn of what needs doing to tidy up the education thing. That'll take them maybe ten minutes. You're after the educational equivalent of a high school or trade qualification.

3. I mentioned trade qualification, because if you have any interest in a trade one form of work which includes paid training and formal qualifications is an apprenticeship. Big money on the other end, too. There's a big global shortage of people in the trades, real demand for people.

This could work out well.

Good luck,

lexa10881 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:00 am Post subject:

Pauloz gave you some good suggestions. May I also recommend, if you are having trouble deciding which career path, consulting either the career center at a college that you are considering attending for help or maybe taking some career tests on your own? You should be able to find books with tests in them at a library near you for free or maybe even online.

http://www.cvtips.com/career_tests_books.html

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