Welcome to the club!
Good career suggestions depend in part upon whether you are an introspective idealist, or an extroverted idealist, and also what your temperament is. If you do not know your temperament using the Keirsey Temperament Sorter®-II (KTS®-II) available at
http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/register.aspx may be illuminating.
Some possible suggestions for the introspective idealist include:
Temperament - Healer
Creative
writer: poet/ novelist
editor
story director
screenplay writer
presentation designer
researcher
classical musician
composer
Commercial
researcher/ analyst
legal mediator
job analyst
consulting physician
interpreter/ translator
holistic health practitioner
occupational therapist
organizational development specialist
human resource development specialist
educational consultant
social worker
Inter-Personal
minister/priest/rabbi
missionary
yogi/monk/nun
tutor/ advanced studies teacher
college professor
career counselor
psychiatrist
Temperament - Counselor
Creative
artist
editor/art director
graphics designer
playwright
novelist/poet
screenplay writer
researcher
para-psychology investigator
Commercial
educational consultant
community architect
environmental lawyer
job analyst
marketer
merchandise planner
interpreter/translator
librarian/ information specialist
Inter-Personal
psychologist
career counselor
mental health counselor
Some possible suggestions for the extroverted idealist include:
Temperament - Champion
Creative
artist
entertainer
actor/ actress
character actor
musician/composer
playwright/ novelist
newscaster
writer/ journalist
editor/art director
information-graphics designer
Commercial
speech pathologist
occupational therapist
dietitian/nutritionist
massage therapist
interpreter/translator
facilitator
ombudsman
housing director
recreation director
conference planner
merchandise planner
advertising account manager
marketing consultant
human resource manager
HR development trainer
educational consultant
corporate/team trainer
sales trainer
travel agent
Interpersonal
clergy
career counselor
child welfare worker
social worker (elderly services)
psychologist
alcohol/drug counselor
mental health counselor
Temperament - Teacher
Creative
artist
entertainer
actor/ actress
graphics designer
editor/art director
newscaster
writer/ journalist
novelist
playwright
politician
Commercial
marketing manager
corporate/team trainer
sales trainer
executive: small business
travel agent
recruiter
facilitator
recreation director
occupational therapist
program designer
educational consultant
housing director
Interpersonal
psychologist
career counselor
alcohol/drug counselor
mental health counselor
child welfare worker
special education teacher
social worker (elderly services)
interpreter/translator
librarian
If you are still looking for career ideas you may benefit greatly from a professional career assessment. A good career assessment will take into consideration your strengths, interests, and perhaps most importantly, your motivations. Once these are identified you will be able to narrow your career research significantly and make the whole process more efficient.
Free access to a very insightful career test and the resulting personalized motivational appraisal of personal potential (MAPP) is provided courtesy of JobForge.com. Simply visit
http://jobforge.com and click on the career assessment link on the index page or visit
http://tinyurl.com/career-test . This career tool will allow you to:
* Find your real motivations, interests, and talents for work
* Identify your ideal careers
* Discover your communication and leadership strengths
After you have identified one or more careers of interest you may find consulting the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics at
http://www.bls.gov/OCO/ helpful. It will give you access to hundreds of different types of jobs—such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse—the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you:
* the training and education needed
* earnings
* expected job prospects
* what workers do on the job
* working conditions
Good luck finding your path!