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career interveiw?
what is your career? why did you choosse this career? did your jobs require education beyond high school?(if so how many years in what?) are you satisfied with your career w/ your career choice? if you had it to do over would you select the same career? if no what other choice would you select? what things do you do best about your job? advantages? dislikes? do you see yoursself keeping this job unitl you retire? is this a career with hob security ? (what is the future outlook for your career? are ppl in your career being offered early retirement packages?)_ what advice could you give me concerning choosing a career?
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- > what is your career? I'm a consultant for international humanitarian organizations and nonprofit organizations. I help with marketing, public relations and community involvement/volunteer management. > why did you choosse this career? I didn't. It chose me. I started off pursuing a BA in journalism, but before I even finished (and I did finish) I knew I didn't want to be a reporter. I started working while at university as an assistant to a marketing director at a performing arts center. After graduation, I worked in marketing and public relations at nonprofit organizations, then started incorporating the Internet into my work, and then just happened to get a very unique, one-of-a-kind area of expertise that landed me a job at the United Nations. While there, I studied Spanish intensely and pursued a Master's Degree in Development Management -- I never could have stayed in international development without the additional degree and language skill. > are you satisfied with your career w/ your career choice? VERY > if you had it to do over would you select the same career? YES! But I would have started learning another language much, much earlier, and then moved on to a third language. >what things do you do best about your job? >advantages? I don't understand these questions. Perhaps you are asking me what I like about my career choice. I love working with such diverse cultures, I love the diversity of the work I do (it's never, ever the same), and I like that I have to keep learning and studying as a part of this career. > dislikes? You can never just "cruise." You can have less intense days than others, but you can't relax for very long at all. >do you see yoursself keeping this job unitl you retire? I see myself staying in something relating to nonprofits somehow. >is this a career with hob security ? You mean job security? Consulting, no. International work, where you are under a long-term contract with an organization, yes. >>(what is the future outlook for your career? are ppl in your career being offered early retirement packages?)_ No, in fact, people with a lot of experience are required, and early retirement very much hurts international humanitarian organizations and nonprofits. >>what advice could you give me concerning choosing a career? Do what you love.
