Is your work now what you've studied for?

@manong05 (5027)
Philippines
February 11, 2007 7:20am CST
Some teachers ended up as entrepreneurs, computer science graduates ended up as secretaries. My daughter has a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy but works as a medical transcriptionist. Did you get the right job you are trained for? Why is that? Is it because of the scarcity of job opportunities?
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@jep_toyo (1606)
• Philippines
11 Feb 07
Its really hard to look for a job that is suited for you. Just like what happened to me. But still I am thankful that I have a job now and was able to help my family. Sometimes rather than looking for suitable job for you, for some reason, you end up with a job that is not totally related to your course.
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
11 Feb 07
Sometimes we are left with no other choice because of the scarcity of jobs. We might spend our whole life job hunting. cheers.
@dravid (1047)
• India
11 Feb 07
oh i am a computer enginner but would love to do some marketing job.because ia m good at that,a nd enjoy doing that
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
11 Feb 07
Yes some people are really gifted in marketing. It's not one of my gifts though, I'm poor at it. Well I hope you find something that you are really good at and will give you a real job satisfaction.
@Bizziebod (3497)
17 Mar 07
Hi, I trained to be a hairdresser when I was younger (I know it's not something you study for, but it is two years of training) although as soon as I finished training I decided I wanted to do something else, as the money was rubbish and I hated standing up all day chatting inanely with anyone who'll listen. I'm now a secretary and far removed from the hairdresser I was 20 odd years ago! I think sometimes you grow up and realise you just want to do something else!
• India
17 Mar 07
i completed mechanical engineering,but now i work in a bank,i dont know much about accounts or anything even though i got a bank job,but i didnt able to get in to my field which i studied for the past four years, i think its fate..........
• Philippines
18 Mar 07
I'm an electrical engineer but I cannot find job that's related to my profession, but luckily a friend informed me about an opening in a telecom company, and I got hired. That was 10 years ago, and now I'm still workng with them. Though the job is not related at all to my profession, I enjoyed it very much and I learned a lot from my experience.
• Philippines
17 Mar 07
hi manong, im a medical doctor who specialized in pathology, but am now working as a medical transcriptionist/editor and training to be a polysomnography scorer. I am not practicing pathology because i have yet to pass the specialty board exams for pathology.