Career Make a Life, Not Just a Living
Feb 22, 2016
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