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Comment author: [deleted] 12 January 2015 06:54:08PM 4 points [-]

Hey Rowan,

The way to figure this out is to work backwards. Find people who have the ideal day you want, with your strengths and skills, then work backwards to deconstruct their careers.

Use that to come up with a list of potential careers, then talk to people in that career (find them using LinkedIn) to answer a few questions:

  1. Is the demand for this career going up or down?
  2. What are the biggest surprises I should watch out for?
  3. What does a typical day look like? Would I enjoy it?
  4. What would be my biggest wins in college be in terms of skills, network, credibility , and projects that would allow me to quickly land a job when I get out?

I put up a video on this process here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6sXNR7kL-c&list=UUCi-drAVuy8g4N8TfODHgUQ

I'd also be happy to chat with you about any further questions you may have: http://selfmaderenegade.net/lets-chat/