Comments on: Love To Decorate? Do It Professionally.

By: DEbbie avr

DEbbie avr — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:48:31 +0000

Have you looked at MICA? That's the only one I can think of that might.

By: Cool

Cool — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:45:37 +0000

It's true. Once a man gets in, he will generally promote other men over women. Traditional 'women's work' such as childminding can only attract men by pay increases. Until men are interested in working in such fields it is seen as acceptable to pay women a minimum wage.

There is blatant discrimination against young women due to unequal maternity/paternity laws. Until personal childminding is seen as the responsibility of both men and women there will not be equality in the workplace. It is fundamental.

By: lee-lee27@sbcglobal.net

lee-lee27@sbcglobal.net — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:36:43 +0000

Yes, it is financially and personally rewarding. The good news about the industry is that there is always business out there, depending on what your specialties are and 80% of your projects will come from 20% of your clients. That is because it is largely a referral business with repeat customers. A lot of the low end business dries up when the economy gets tough, but once you have built up a clientele, you will always have more work than you can handle. That being said, you also have to evaluate your market. I'm in a very large statistical marketing area, SoCal and even with the real estate market going south there is always interior design work to be had.

By: Maggy

Maggy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:11:13 +0000

take an aptitude test. you can take them on-line free. I was really lost about what I should do too becase like you I'm awesome at everything j/k kind of ;-P but after I took a few aptitude tests they all pointed me in the same direction I started taking a few related courses and I love them.

By: hello

hello — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:59:50 +0000

I think you'd make a great journalist. Sure, It's extremely competitive and the newspaper industry is a dying business (it's all about the internet now), but don't let this stop you. There are a lot of options in journalism that can combine your love for writing with any of your other interests– there are all sorts of magazines specifically for designers, photographers, ophthalmologists and even meteorologists that need good writers like you.

In my opinion, the more exciting jobs involve investigative reporting and creating a short video or documentary about it (think Lisa Ling), something that can easily be shown on TV or the web. Seeing that you're pretty creative, I think you'd be a natural at filming something and turning into a good story. For inspiration, try watching Current TV. It's a network for the teens to late twenties demographic, and they show short videos by amateur reporters 24/7. It's really interesting… you should have it if you have cable.

This is just one of the many possibilities that are out there. Continue to explore all of your career interests while you're young and try to find out all you can about them. Do some research and perhaps try contacting people in those fields and ask if you can shadow them for a day or if they need any volunteer help. And don't feel pressured if you can't seem to settle on something right away. I changed my major quite a few times before I finally found my calling, but the wait was totally worth it.