Career

CareerMake a Life, Not Just a Living

What to do?

Why?

My Path• Engineering• Why?

• Fairly Good in Math• $$$• Job Security• Online Career Search

• Minister• Why?

• Lineage – Father was a Minister• Encouragement from community members and church members• Involvement in church and the greater community (service and volunteer)• My own sense of spiritual and life mission• Online Career Search

• Doctor or Lawyer• Why?

• $$$ & Prestige• Asian-Parent/Don’t-Know-Better/New-to-the-Country-Refugee (NDR) Career

Advisor Complex: Only career my parents knew of

My Calling: College Years• Started off Engineering (College Admission Application)• Undeclared/Undecided• Geology

The experience

National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education 2001& Oregon State University

My Career Decision• Career Decision based on• Life Experience• Values• Educational and Career Opportunities• Effort & Skills