Choosing a Career

Choosing your career is probably the most important decision you will ever make. An estimated 10,000 days of your life is the average time a person spends on the job (Seiller and Beall). A person must prepare themselves to meet the qualities of future employees. Some universal skills they look for are comfort with numbers, being computer literate, speaking a second language (or at least understanding one), and being a problem solver. Also, you will need to have a global perspective and strong interpersonal skills. No matter what job you go into, you will always need basic skills. These include people skills, writing skills, speaking skills, reading skills, and organizational skills. Often through college people focus only on the classes of their major, and forget about the math skills and the speaking skills. To be a good employee and a well-rounded person, one should focus on all of the skills. This helps you be more successful. Choosing your career can be tough, but you need to do something you like, and something you have a feel for.