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Originally Posted by Spoon Man
Well, I would love to teach but I would prefer to get some experience in a field before I teach, and I'd like to enjoy that subject/experience.
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I don't know how it is in the US, but in the UK experience of the "real world" after getting a bachelor degree and before training to be a teacher is really valued.
One of the problems with all the careers guidance tests is that they are either based on talent matching or interest matching, or a combination of both. That in turn assumes that the "best" way of making career decisions is finding the job that matches your skill and/or interests. That, again in turn, presupposes a particular decision making style. The problem is that if your personal decision making style is different from the one presupposed by the test, then the suggestions that the tests come up with are going to seem pretty pointless - which might be why you are getting frustrated.
Maybe before you think about career decisions you would find it useful to reflect on how you normally go about making decision in your life - whether it's which pair of sneakers to buy, which ebook reader to buy, where to go on holiday. We all make decisions all the time, everyday. We develop strategies for these decisions that work for us, but when it comes to "big" decisions we often think there is a "proper" way to go about it. The problem is that of this "proper" way is not consistent with our own decision making style then the outcomes of the process are going to seem just not right.
What I also am not sure of is what sort of one-to-one careers guidance you can get access to - but it sounds as if it would be useful if you could get some individual input.
This is turning into a bt of a lecture - sorry! But just one final thing . career decision making is a process, not an event. All the frustration you feel at the moment is a natural part of that process, but you'll get there in the end.
