Brooklynn Erickson
Mrs. Toews
English l
23 April 2015
Career Choice “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough” (Mae West). Living your life to the fullest and aspiring to be your best is extremely important. If you don’t enjoy your job it would be hard to be happy with your life. People need to chose their careers so they can spend their days doing what they love. One career that fits my passions and values is being a book editor. To learn more about this career, it will be helpful to understand more about its history, the requirements to have this job, the job description, and whether or not this career seems to fit into my future goals, values, and passions. Knowing the background of the job can help you understand it
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More important than the specifics of your education is a passion for literature. “Being a book editor does have its thrills. The career is intellectually challenging and rewarding,” Laurie Rosin says (qtd. in I Have a Plan Iowa). It is a job where you have to want to read and edit. Most editors have at least a B.A., usually in English or literature. Some editors have graduate degrees, but it is not a requirement. Editors have to have in interest in the subject they are reading. Book editing, therefore, today is specialized. Certain publishing companies focus on specific genres of literature: romance, non-fiction, science fiction, and even cookbooks. Entry-level candidates are not expected to know everything about a subject. It’s not a good idea to get a job editing romances if you have never read one and you hate that genre. Book editors should be voracious readers. They should want to go into this profession because they enjoy discovering new authors and working with familiar authors. The most important trait you should have is the love for reading, and that can not be accentuated …show more content…
If you make the effort to do the best of which you’re capable, to try and improve the situation that exists for you, that is success to me. Being an editor you get to improve people’s work. Book editors definitely get to improve the situation around them. This job matches up with my passion and values also. For this career you have to be interested in English. You also have to be interested in reading books. Basically it fits in the artistic category which is one category I fit into. My personality type, based on my passion survey, is steadiness. People in this category like to have defined procedures; book editing you have a defined procedure you have to follow. They are also known for excelling at jobs with specialized skills. Having a good home life is important to me also. With this job it is possible to still be involved with my family. When comparing this job to my components of lifestyle, they don’t match up with the cost of my future lifestyle. The problem is the future is going to change. People can’t determine what house they are going to buy at the age of 15. My future lifestyle cost is going to be different. The fact that this job fits my passions and values makes it one of the best jobs for
Editors have always played an important and powerful role in the works of John Clare, from Clare’s own time until the present. An Invite to Eternity presents a model of that relationship between text and editor in microcosm, from its composition inside the walls of a mental institution to its transcription by an asylum attendant, to its early publication and its modern re-presentation today. Written in the 1840s, no extant manuscript of the poem exists in Clare’s own hand and each version of the poem is inflected by its editor in different but always significant ways. In recent years, this is reflected in the sole copyright control over Clare’s work exercised by his most prominent editor, whose own interpretation of Clare governs the way the poet and his poems are presented to a modern audience.
Have you ever been in a position where you where stuck and couldn’t decide between two careers? Whether it was something that you love to do or something that pays well? The answer may seem easy to you but when you start comparing the facts; that’s when it gets hard to choose. For many of us, graduates and people around the world have a difficult time choosing a career that can be a confusing process. A lot of people tend to settle down on a career quickly. Unfortunately, choosing a rapid occupation often leads to an unsatisfying path in the future, if not sooner. Eventually the individual decides to quit and start all over again. According to choosingacareer.net, “6% of workers over the age 50 are in the process of changing a career, resumes mailed to companies’ staffing departments only accounts for 3% of hires nationwide, and 95% of human resources managers and 95% of job seekers depend on personal contacts and networking to fill and find openings.” (choosingacareer.net) Choosing a career takes time and research, so it’s better to plan your future than rapidly pick one. Although some people claim they are happy with the career they chose of the bat, choosing a career carefully is much more effective because in the long run you will feel content and appreciate more with the choice you made.
Choosing a vocation can be a daunting task. With the world ever-evolving, one may come across a new attractive career every year. In order to ensure optimal job satisfaction, it is vital to educate oneself about every alluring prospect prior to committing. Simple factors like the time commitment and salary can mean the difference between a content existence and a miserable one.
Application of career theories to my own life allows for analyzing past and future career decisions. Holland’s Theory of Careers states that one’s vocation is an expression of self, personality, and way of life. There is an indisputable and fundamental difference in the quality of life one experiences if they choose a career one truly enjoys, versus choosing a career one detests. A true testament to the validity of Holland’s theory, my job/career choices reflect my interests, as well as the evolution of my personality (internal self). My first job as a fine jewelry specialist and second job as a make-up artist echo my love of the fashion world. As I matured and became less fascinated by presumed “glamour” careers, I became captivated by physical fitness, nutrition, and medicine; I received my national fitness trainer certificate so that I may become a personal trainer. Nevertheless, my career decisions do not fit uniformly into merely one career theory.
Many of my friends pick their careers based on money and trade skills that they have. I am proficient in art and design, but didn’t feel like that was what I wanted to do for my career. Your career shapes a huge portion of your life. It is what you do every day, for a large portion of your life. It is what I have prepared for the past 12 or so years of my life. It is way more than just money or a skill. I wanted to do something unique, something interesting, something that would inspire me to be a better human, something that would make me feel, something that is challenging, something that helped others, and above all, something that was rewarding and made me feel fulfilled.
For most people, a job that they love is only in their dreams and doesn’t seem like something that will ever happen. Author, Paul Graham, wrote this essay, “How To Do What You Love”(2006), to inform and entertain his readers about the importance of finding an occupation that can be loved for the rest of one’s life in order to succeed in that job. This essay incorporates many pieces of informative advice with the main point of “do what you love.” He elaborates on this by illustrating how children are brought up assuming that work is not supposed to be fun, but he believes that it is possible to find work that is gratifying. Graham is able to convey his points very well through his great use of organization and his supporting details to his thesis.
Being an editor isn’t like most jobs. The days are long, the work is overwhelming, and at sometimes it can be the hardest thing in your life to deal with, or so people say. With the job as an editor comes great responsibility, the need for a special skill set, and the drive to do what you love, whatever it may be.
My parents always said that once you start working, you cannot stop. I found that hard to believe before I got my first job, but it became more apparent and true as the years passed. Throughout my short, yet significant career development experiences, I have gained a better insight as to what my future career might look and be like. My career development experiences have ultimately strengthened and shaped the person I am today. The foundation for my understanding of my career choices can be traced as far back as my childhood, important life events, and my current interests along with hobbies. Consequently and thankfully, all of my previous work experiences have made me stand out from the other 50,000 ASU college students.
Possibly the biggest choice of any person's life remains what vocation to go into. Even areas people have skills in may not give enough satisfaction to turn into a career, whether that satisfaction stays financial or otherwise. Whatever occupation I choose, I sincerely hope that the trek will remain on its uncertain and awesome course.
Coming to the point of my current career choice has been a long road. My idea of what a career is or should be has changed with circumstances and age. According to Weintraub (2005), “the average worker spends only four years in a job and will have 12 jobs in as many as five career fields during his or her working life.” (para. 1) My first career was marriage and motherhood followed by a surprising healthcare career. What the future holds waits to be seen. With a bachelor of science degree in information technology the options are wide open.
Choosing a career is very important in a person’s life. Over the past two decades, many professions have change significantly with the influx of technological developments. One needs to think about the things that interest them and what kind of lifestyle they want to have. Some things a person should think about are what qualifications are needed, what type of training is necessary, and the future need of the career they choose. Some other things to consider would be how much money they will make, what is the probability of advancement, and does the career satisfy their need for an enjoyable life.
Being a good writer is a very unique skill, but so is being able to show it off to the world. Journalists do that every day; they get to write about events happening all around us and share it with the world. Anything from world crises to stocks is their job to report. There are so many different kinds of journalists that deal with many different things. Anywhere from sportscasters to reporters are considered journalists. This job ranges from so many options to write about. People show off their writing skills everyday whether it is through a newspaper or a television screen. Journalism is a great profession to go into if you like to write because there are many types of writing opportunities; working conditions are easy and good, and extensive training is needed.
Choosing which career path to follow is one of the most important decision people take in their lifetime. Considering that this decision will affect the entire future life, it is very important to be sure that it is the right one. It is one of the most important steps in order to successfully find a job that would satisfy personality needs and guarantee a steady income. If he or she is passionate about their job, hard work is simplified and high salary helps to concentrate on results. The key about being successful at work is to be in love with it.
...at come along with the job; happiness and money. Without those two things, consider yourself barred to be working a McDonalds or the Taco Bell down the street from your high school. That’s exactly what and where going into a career that you have never really enjoyed or dreamed about, will get you
Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person has to make in their life. It is so important because that is what we will have to do to support ourselves throughout life. Imagine being stuck in a dead end job and having to go to work every morning and dreading it. That is no spending oneÕs time and life is too short to work 35 years and be unhappy with it. If a person likes the job they do then it is not work, because finding satisfaction out of a job can bring great happiness. That information has enabled me to make the decision of choosing my area of study and career in the field of Information Technology.