O Net Interest Profiler

I learned a great deal about the current job market. I learned that the best jobs to go into would be medical, software development, dental, computer systems analysis, information security analysis, web development, market research analysis, marketing manager, accounting, mechanical engineering, operations research analysis, IT management, and financial advising according to US News. The highest paying college majors are engineering, mathematics, computer science and actuarial science according to payscale.com. By taking the O’Net Interest Profiler I was able to determine that I have an enterprising and conventional personality according to John Holland’s six personality types. People with a conventional personality are orderly and like …show more content…
The careers in job zones four and five that I am interested in would be accountant, compensation, benefits, job analysis specialist, human resource specialist, and judicial law clerk.
My top three choices would be accountant, executive administrative assistant and a human resource specialist which show me that I must broaden my interests. Since two of these positions do not require a degree and do not pay well. Many of these careers do peak my interest but I would have to learn more about them to determine if they would be a good fit for me. These findings do confirm my chosen career path but they challenge it in a way that I did not foresee myself in many of these …show more content…
I need to take the job outlook, salary, benefits, and work-life experience into consideration when choosing a career, as I do not want all my schooling to go to waste. One of the main reasons I am pursing a bachelor’s degree is to better my future and in doing so I must first broaden my interests and skill set according to the skills that employers are looking for. According to Forbes, these skills include the ability to work on a team, make decisions, solve problems, communication skills, the ability to analyze quantitative data, technical skills, selling skills and proficiency with computer software programs. I need to use my time here at Texas State wisely to build up my communication, teamwork, selling, marketing and technical