Daughter wants to give up?

limabeans
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:38:22 +0000

NSM beat me to this suggestion: go to the Career Center at school. They can help to define what she’s interested in and how that translates into actual jobs. Each college has one and they are an amazing resource.

One of those assessments: Briggs-Meyers test (BMTI). It’s like a personality test. Then take the Strong test, which more specifically relates personality to specific jobs.

Don’t feel that your major has to determine what your career job looks like. Except medicine or engineering, most majors don’t have a succinct career path. In fact, ask any adult what they majored in and you’ll discover the variety, when you compare the major to the career. A major helps to set a direction (especially just out of college), but not the end game.