Do You Have Any Advice On Going To College And Finding The Right Job?
I am only 14 and I am a good student, but I have no idea where I am headed. I’ve talked with my consuler and other people. I think I want to go into the medical or business field. Do you know of any helpful websites where I could explore different careers and learn about college? I am very confused about how college and medical school work.
-What’s a bachlor’s degree and a major? Is a bachlor’s degree in a certian field or does everyone earning their bachlor’s degree take the same classes?
-What are all the diffrent kinds of specialists in the medical field can anyone find me a list?
-What does the title M.D. stand for? Do all doctors have that title? Do nurses have that title? What are the other titles and how do you earn them?
-If I wanted to go into the buisness field what would be my course? Would I get a bachlor’s degree then a major in buisness or are there different majors within the buisness field?
-Could you explain the different kinds of management in buisness?
What’s upper management, managers, and CEO’s?
-In any career what would you consider good pay?
-Where can I take a free career test?
Thank you so much, websites and links are the most helpful and please don’t answer this question just by saying that I am young and I don’t have to worry about it yet.
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:44 am
hey guy, what do you like to do? what do you enjoy, and try to think of something that encompasses that activity in a job. A.K.A. I loved to work with my hands creating things, and I definitely couldn’t sit at a desk and work all day so I went to college and got a degree and then became an electrician.
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:25 pm
You just keep being curious and you will be where you will be, in a career that you will make a difference.
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:30 pm
you can try american job bank. type ajb on google and it’ll come up.
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Sweetheart, I commend your enthusiasm at the age of 14 to start thinking about a career. You have asked so many questions it is like a short novella. I would hope that your guidance counselor could explain things in easy terms for you to grasp. There are so many factors in deciding on a career that it may be overwhelming to take it all in right now.
I am a Medical Doctor – M.D. plus I specialized in surgery so my schooling was very long. First off, I had to do undergraduate study for 4 years that means 4 years of college with a design laid out by my college counselor so that I took the appropriate classes to prepare for what is called graduate school or professional school. So let me start to add up the years for you so you can get a handle on an M.D.’s education: 4years of college + 4 years of professional school + 3 years of internship/residency + 4 years of surgical specialty training= 15 years of education after high school. So let’s say if you are 18 or 19 years old when you graduate from high school you will be age 33 or 34 before you are allowed to fully function on your own as a doctor in surgery. I would prefer to write to you one on one so you can understand my profession. If you like you could e-mail me at 1redout@sbcglobal.net. I went through nursing school first so I could work to pay for the cost of medical school. I was fortunate to get some scholarships but that still does not fully pay the way through the type of schooling it takes to be a surgeon.
I am not as familiar with the business world so I will leave that to others to answer. Please ask your guidance counselor to give you special websites to visit to determine what is the right fit for you and your plans for your future.
It is fantastic that you are asking so many questions at the age of 14 because if you plan to go into the medical field you want to take classes in high school geared for more of the science like biology, chemistry, physics…
The one main point I want to make is that if you go into the medical field you will always have a job no matter if the economy has dipped to depression lows so that is nice to know. I hope others in the yahoo community can help you understand the business world.
Good luck young lady because you are asking all of the right questions and that shows moxie and intellegience.
February 23rd, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Hi Seasail,
It’s great that you’re thinking about this already and asking questions.
The most helpful thing I can recommend for you is to talk with people in your life that have gone through the college and job search process. If not through friends and family, you can also look for more formal mentorship programs. For instance, local colleges will often have mentorship programs where they will pair you up with a current college student. You’ll have a chance to talk with them regularly and they’ll be more than happy to answer your questions. I’m a graduate student at UCLA and we have mentorship programs with high school students throughout Los Angeles.
If there aren’t any colleges in your city, you can look for community service organizations that have mentor programs (such as Kiwanis, Rotary Club, Big Brother/Big Sister, etc). You can also Google “high school mentor program” along with the city you’re in and see what pops up. You should also ask your school counselor if he/she knows of any mentoring programs.
As far as websites go, here are a few I’ve run across that discuss careers:
http://www.collegeview.com/lounge/index.html (check out the podcasts and blogs)
http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm (very basic)
http://www.quintcareers.com/student_jobseeker_guide/choosing_college_major.html (lots of info)
About becoming a doctor specifically:
http://surgery.about.com/od/questionsanswers/qt/BecomeDoctor.htm
Info about business majors:
http://www.exploremajors.indiana.edu/index.php?nodeID=major;majorsID=230
http://businessmajors.about.com/od/undergradbusinessmajors/Undergraduate_Business_School_Majors.htm
In general, “business” and “management” means all the things necessary to run a company. You can think about it like your school clubs–you usually need a lot of different people to help organize activities and tasks. Companies run in similar ways. A CEO would be like the club president, overseeing the club and ensuring its doing the right kind of activities. There are other roles, like the treasurer (who keeps track of the money), the secretary (who keeps track of information), and so on. Studying “business” is really about studying what different roles exist at companies, why they exist, and how you can perform those roles.
Hope that helps!
February 24th, 2010 at 1:57 am
it takes time to find a career. i am 21, a junior in college and have changed my major countless times and i’m very happy to say i found engineering. i’m not saying that you won’t know what you want to do, but dont be discouraged if you find out later that you dont have as strong as interest in that field as you thought.
a bachelor’s degree is a four year degree. it doesnt apply to any specific field but is required for many fields. a major is the field of study you are trying to get your degree in. for example, my major is engineering, and i need to take about 128 credit hours which is a bachelors degree and will take me four years to earn.
M.D. stands for Medical Doctor. when you get a PhD, which can take numerous years to acheive at graduate school (post college) you will officially have the title of “doctor”. in that respect, a doctor is a misleading term that is not solely based in the medical field. Nurses do not have that title. they can be an RN or LPN i think. it takes atleast two years to become a licensed nurse, and i think generally four years to become an RN.
the business field is a very broad term. there are many careers within the business field. i would say get your MBA, which is a degree in business. i dont know much about the business field. i had to take micro economics, which is business related course for my degree in engineering.
upper management, managers, and CEO’s are usually towards the top of a corporation, large or small. well, a CEO (chief executive officer) is usally the owner of the corporation. each of these positions carry different jobs depending on the company. managers though have a group of people under them and they dictate how the people they are managing will work and how they will be most beneficial to the company.
40,000 dollars in a career directly out of college is good pay. not the greatest, but theres nowhere to go but up from there. you most likely wont make 60,000 right out of college unless you are in a specialized field. nurses make great money because they are in a high demand and the degrees are prestigious. business majors come a dime for a dozen and usually dont make a great amount unless they have an idea of what theyre going to do with their business degree.
wikipedia.org is a great site. i would say start there and it will lead you through alot by clicking on the blue highlighted words. type in something like “MBA” in the search bar. start reading. once you get to a term you dont understand click on it and read, and keep going. keep reading until you feel well informed on the subject. then start a new search…maybe “medical degree”.