What career should I go into

Sheehan123

Am looking to go into first year of college next year but honestly don't have a clue what I want to do. I'm just really looking forward to starting a family so I would like a job to have the option to spend a lot of time with my children (I wont have children for another 10 years or so though!). I was thinking teaching, but alot of people seem to discourage me from going into teaching. Are there any other well paid jobs that offer alot of flexible hours?
Salary isn't hugely important to me at the moment but I would like to live in a nice house and not have to worry about bills.
Is there anyone that could offer me advice on what career to get into? Thanks.

OutForTender

Mate, you are going to be disappointed I'd you think you can make a step by step plan for your life.

You want a job with casual hours but you also want to be able to buy a nice house.

You're planning for kids you dont have. You know you need another person to make these kids? Typically they get some say in the whole affair.

Life is going to hit you hard.

Jim2007

Sheehan123 wrote: »

Am looking to go into first year of college next year but honestly don't have a clue what I want to do. I'm just really looking forward to starting a family so I would like a job to have the option to spend a lot of time with my children (I wont have children for another 10 years or so though!). I was thinking teaching, but alot of people seem to discourage me from going into teaching. Are there any other well paid jobs that offer alot of flexible hours?
Salary isn't hugely important to me at the moment but I would like to live in a nice house and not have to worry about bills.
Is there anyone that could offer me advice on what career to get into? Thanks.

honestly I doubt you are ready for college yet... take a year out, do a bit of travelling, casual work a long the way and learn about yourself.

The most important thing about choosing a career is to find something you like doing because you'll be spending a lot of your life time doing it.

Batgurl

Agree with the previous posters. You are being quite naive.

You want an easy job, with good money, job security, handy hours and consistency. If it were that easy, everyone would do it.

The closest you can get to what you are looking for is the civil service. Mind numbingly boring, a lot of politics but if you can play the game, it can be easy hours, lots of flexibility and money isn’t awful.

whampiri

I'm going to second the Civil Service. It's a huge organisation but not one that requires any particular discipline. I'm currently on a career break from it after 16 years. It offers flexible working, security and satisfied a sense of Civic duty.

On the other hand, it can be frustrating and boring, your friends and media will take ongoing pot shots about how it's impossible to be sacked and how lazy all Civil Servants are, and the pay isn't great at the lower grades. I.e. no Xmas bonus, paid staff parties etc.

I'd recommend doing what you want based on interest however if you want direction, business, computers and chemistry are all well paid jobs in Ireland at the moment depending on your level of qualification.

Jobs such as teaching and nursing will satisfy any sense of Civic duty but are not the easiest of jobs. Sure teachers "get the summer off" but you'd need the patience of a saint to put up with some kids. Nurses on the other hand are over worked and under paid/resourced but I can't imagine there's many jobs where you can see the immediate impact of the job.

If after all this you can't make your mind up, take a year out and do some casual work/volunteer/try get an internship where you think you're interested. You'll quickly find out if a role is for you.

LimeFruitGum

I would not get too hung up on what career yet. There’s no such thing as a job for life. I have done all sorts of roles after my B.A., and I went on to work in technology sectors that hadn’t even been invented while I was still in uni. I would second what everyone else said so far though. Jobs that are handy numbers simply aren’t going to be as lucrative.

The only thing I would say is that don’t pick some stupid niche course if you’re so undecided. Don’t do a course just because your friends are all going to that college, or your family insists on you doing it. You must surely know by now what your best strengths and subjects are?

It is also fairly likely you will have to keep studying and training after your degree. I am 41 and doing a part-time specialist diploma in UL, so I can upgrade my skill set.

Wanderer78

I'd agree with those above, don't go near college if you're not sure what to do, do consider picking up a job, doing some post leaving cert/adult education courses, just to see if you like certain areas, also a good way of not wasting time and money by going onto full commitment third level. Absolutely do some travelling, unfortunately your employment opportunities won't be amazing right now, but it would be great experience for you, and you'd be surprised how much you d mature by going working early, earlier than most of your peers, I'd imagine. consider none third level training careers as well, we ve become third level snobs, society needs alternatively trained people just as much. Best of luck