When did you find out what you wanted to do career wise?

SideWinder · 19 Apr 2011 at 19:56

I can't use the stupid search function as the "word length" is always too long so i thought i'd start a new thread.

When did you find out what you wanted to do career wise? Have you changed your mind a lot? Are you happy at the moment? Did school or college provide any guidance?

Discuss.

Lashout_UK · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:06

When someone gave me a job in it.

Not much help, but that's the only experience I can give you

Sometimes these things just fall into place.

I did know that I wasn't keen on pursuing what I'd qualified in as a career, potentially - and I didn't have any guidance from any institutions - so I just worked to put myself in a position where I might get lucky.

You do make your own luck, for the most part, after all.

[FnG]magnolia · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:08

Lashout_UK said:
When someone gave me a job in it.

Not much help, but that's the only experience I can give you Sometimes these things just fall into place.

Agreed. Very few people I know started out with the express intention of doing what they currently do and none, I think, has a degree that has any relevance to what they do. It can just happen.

Obviously this is different for professions such as law, medicine etc.

meghatronic · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:09

I'm sorry -- we're supposed to know?

TheCenturion · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:12

Decided around 3-4 years ago that I wanted to study medicine , preparing for 2012 application.

theNude · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:15

hmmm, realised i wanted to change career about 3 years ago, always was interested in x-rays as i have broken about 17 bones in my 26 years if living and i also love photography but decided it wasnt a very solid career so chose diagnostic radiology about 6 months ago.. start the long road in september hopefully.

DM · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:19

when we realised robbing banks and buying scrap gold earned the same money

tres · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:20

TheCenturion said:
Decided around 3-4 years ago that I wanted to study medicine , preparing for 2012 application.

As above - but decided about a year ago, and moving to the other side of the country in Sept to do a pre-med year for 2012 uni!

VaderDSL · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:20

No idea, doubt I ever will

Still drifting along.

nuttyprot · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:22

I really wish I knew driving me up the wall trying to decided.

Ricochet J · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:24

At the end of second year of 6th form I decided I wanted to do engineering, but I couldn't decide between the disciplines. In the end I chose to study mechanical engineering, went with the flow and now have a bit of experience in the industry.

Burnsy2023 · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:25

I probably first decided to have an IT career when I was about 10 or so. I doubt I'll be in IT all my life though.

Azza · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:35

When I was around 14... and then turned out I needed 3 As at A-level to get onto the course so then my dreams were squashed.

ScoTTyBEEE · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:44

Burnsy2023 said:
I probably first decided to have an IT career when I was about 10 or so. I doubt I'll be in IT all my life though.

No, there's a bit at the end where you do nothing.

RJC · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:48

I wanted to do electrical or electronic work when I was younger did my 2 week work experience at Little Brook Power Station in Dartford, But during my exams a Apprenticeship come up at the service dept were my Dad worked and ended up getting the job and doing a apprenticeship in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning on mainly large tonnage packaged water chillers.

Throrik · 19 Apr 2011 at 20:51

I knew I wanted to be a computer programmer at twelve, I envisioned myself programming computers for spacecraft admittedly, but still... I'm currently a junior Software Developer.