Job career confusion?

Question

Hi I am a high school student (grd 12) and I am like totally stuck in wat kind of career I want to choose. I took marketing in grade 11 and did pretty gud in it and it looks like a money making business but im not sure what kind of jobs I can get in the marketing field and I want a career that is like not boring but fun everyday. something new everyday...I need help!!! Also I took applied courses in grade 10 and now I think I want to go to university...the question is how??? My life feels miserable...

Answer 1

The way you word this makes it sound like you're somewhere other than in the United States, so I don't know the practices for getting to college in your country.

In the US, you can always go to college. You need decent grades in college prep courses to go to the better schools, but anyone can go to a community college and later transfer to a better university. And financial aid is always available, though you may need a part-time job or a loan as well.

Start by telling your school advisor that you want to take college prep classes. You do NOT have to pick a major or a career at this point. Use your course electives to explore things that interest you.

Marketing can still be a possibility, if you want that. Marketing a fun product, such as computer games, the hottest gear, films or tourist destimations can be fun. Job possibilities in marketing:

Designing ads, ad campaigns and commercials

PR and publicity, promotions

Doing research to see what people like and what they buy

Sales

Professional recruiting

Read more here: http://www.careers-in-marketing.com/

If you want fun and variety every day, look around for places you'd like to work and then see what kinds of careers at these places interest you. Disneyworld? They need management, marketing people, technology people, operations people, etc.

Cruise ship?

Nightclub?

Film industry?

How about being a cop - never boring!

If you like money, there are people who thing there's nothing more exciting than being a trader in the stock market.

Sports companies need salespeople, marketers, trainers, product developers, and so on.

Don't pick one thing. Take a look at several, try some out with classes and summer jobs, and give yourself time (years) to narrow it down.