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[triadruid]

I was just about to ask if there was some sort of reputable career-matcher out there (I remember going through a good one back in High School at the library, but my opinions have changed somewhat since then), and what do I find on my friends list but http://www.careercruising.com/?

Their list is below (put in Username: nycareers and Password: landmark to access it):

1. Environmental Consultant
   
2. Actuary - huh, that's one I wouldn't have thought of...
   
3. Mathematician - I almost thought about doing this, in college.
   
4. Planner - Could be interesting..
   
5. Cartographer - Is that actually a viable field anymore??
   
6. Statistician
   
7. Operations Research Analyst - a what?
   
8. Meteorologist - no thanks
   
9. Environmental Engineer
   
10. Federal Agent - this is my 'shocked' face.
    
11. GIS Specialist - Sure, possibly.
    
12. Business Systems Analyst
    
13. Logistics Specialist
    
14. Computer Programmer - Not likely, when I told it I didn't want to work insane hours...
    
15. Market Research Analyst
    
16. Community Worker - Ya think??
    
17. Researcher
    
18. Database Developer - Been there, done that, haven't been paid for it.
    
19. Scientist - could you be a BIT more specific, please???
    
20. Landscape Architect - Sure, that could be fun.
    
21. Architect
    
22. Certified Public Accountant - ??? I can't even do my own taxes...
    
23. Economist
    
24. Historian
    
25. Corporate / Commercial Lawyer - Hahahahahahaha...
    
26. Ecologist
    
27. Astronomer
    
28. Political Aide - Sure, because that's a nice steady job...
    
29. Video Game Developer - Not bloody likely, I'm much too Old Sk00l...
    
30. Quality Controller - How does one break into that field, anyway?
    
31. Web Developer
    
32. Building Inspector - Makes sense.
    
33. Public Policy Analyst - I think that'd be more of a long-term goal career...
    
34. Industrial-Organizational Psychologist - What does that even mean?
    
35. Librarian
    
36. Desktop Publisher
    
37. Computer Animator
    
38. General Contractor - Again, more specific?
    
39. Management Consultant - Heh, not likely.
    
40. Civil Engineer - Interesting, the first time I took it a lot more "* Engineering" careers came up

Bolded entries came up as "Very Good Match" for my skillset, all the rest were "Good Match". Interestingly, my skills/lack thereof didn't knock anything below "Good Match"...

Also, it didn't ask anything about expected income, and the questions about working evenings/weekends didn't seem to affect it much.

Comments

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

Looking at some of these... you should come work for me (when I get an opening). We do Logistics AND Planning just with a Public Health perspective.

:-)

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Heh!

[liquidfun.livejournal.com]

Most of my co-workers are I/O Psychology types ... they do a lot of analysis on group dynamics, co-worker/supervisor interactions, all that jazz.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Yeah, after a while I worked out what that was...

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't recommend Ecology. My sister has a bachelor's degree in that, with a concentration of Ornithology, and the closest she's ever come to working in that field was one summer in Texas several years ago when she worked on some kind of project tracking an endangered species of bird on a military base. Payed squat and was temporary. So she racked up almost $30,000 in student loans during college, and what does she do now? Works in an office doing paperwork for ValueOptions, the company that subcontracts to Humana to handle the administration of the mental health part of TRICARE. I think part of it is that, for the really meaningful/good jobs, you have to have at least a master's degree. Eh.

On the other hand, Federal Agent? Doooood. Then you *really* would be a G-man. *is impressed, kinda* Would they give you one of those nifty little ear pieces, or is that just the Secret Service?

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Heh, I so wanted to be a G-man in my youth. I blame Fox Mulder, mostly...

[leiandra.livejournal.com]

Just a thought - If you're looking at the Fed, it's likely that branches like DEA, FBI, ATF (you know, all the fun ones) would have the same vision restrictions as local LEO. You might want to look into HHS-OIG. They do some pretty cool shit, albeit mostly limited to the world of health care. Investigating & prosecuting grossly fraudulent providers.

You might also want to look at your state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit or the Medicaid OIG. In TN, the MFCU is part of the Tenn. Bureau of Invest. TennCare (our Medicaid program) has it's own OIG dept separate from the TBI-MFCU. They also do some pretty cool shit.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Good to know. :)