Personal Narrative: My Career As A Credit Counselor

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My career choice is to be a credit counselor. What credit counselors do is advises and educates individuals or organizations on acquiring and managing debt. It’s part of human services and I would like to help people with any problem they have. I’m the person that likes to talk to people and help them and understand what they go through everyday of their lives. I would sit down and listen and find out how to help even if its about family, money, or friends. I would like to get the job I want when I get out of school but it might take me awhile to reach my goal. The faster I get the job I want the better I will be at learning to do my job. First I might have to get a job I don’t want but I’ll get the one I want soon enough. I hope to

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