I've got a music degree, spent a year as an estate agent, worked in HR and now work in finance. Don't like any of these jobs but don't know what to do instead. Would like to do something with music maybe but I don't want to teach. Tried to get into marketing/advertising but don't have any qualifications. What other jobs are there that I could do? I don't want to study for something unless I'm sure I want to do it. All I know is that I like being creative.
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Why don't you set up your own business that's related to music and using your creativity? It's better than getting qualifications to enter the Marketing or Advertising fields.
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don't listen to what's the good thing to do. study whatever u want to. if u listen to other people, then u'll get a degree in something u don't like and u'll end up unhappy.
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Go for a job you want to do.  I might be reading too much into what you wrote, but it doesn't sound like being a hair stylist interests you.  However, if cosmetology and hair styling is something you like, but you are just a little frightened about your lack of skills, try cosmetology school.  They can give you the confidence you need.  Keep in mind that a professional in this field is part artist, part craftsperson, part technician and part business person.\n\nI'm non-plussed by folks who trudge day-in and day-out at a job they dislike.  Yes, there are some that have to do this just to make ends meet -- I've been in that position.  There are people, however, that do have free time and energy, but don't make use of them to get into a career they're better suited for.  If you find yourself in a bad job, keep it until you've built up enough to move on to something you want to do.\n\nYou mentioned you like art and photography.  Have you considered a position at a gallery, a studio or as an artist's or photographer's assistant?  There are lots of jobs at all levels in the arts.  If you truly don't want to be a cosmotologist, try to feed your art and photography needs with a job in this area.\n\nUnless I absolutely had to, the last place I would look for work is in a field I didn't like.
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My advice would be to choose an MBA specializing in a field that interests you.  If you get the MBA in human resources you very likely could find yourself with a job in human resources.  Would you like that?  Can you imagine yourself doing that?  While if you got the MBA in marketing you would likely find yourself doing marketing.  I think marketing's more interesting, but thats just me.
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I am a student at the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising majoring in Merchandise Marketing.  I am not only learning how to effectively run a retail store, but also bow to become a buyer, a visual merchandiser, and also basic businesses skills that can carry over to many other industries.  What really matters is what is going to make you happy in the long run.  If you hate going to work everyday and the best part of your workday is when it ends, than that career path is not for you.  No matter what anyone tells you, what matters most is your happiness.
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Do what you like! Your choice of a career is something that will be with you from now on. If you want to own a bakery, go for the diploma. In the meantime try to get a job in a bakery, donut shop, deli, Subway, where ever you can start utilizing the skills you will be learning. Good Luck!
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Sounds like you found yourself in the taking care of yourself trap. You took something that you (I assume) love, violin, and made a job out of it. The problem with these sort of hobbie/jobs is the kind of value they demand from the rest of the business world. How many violinist are there in the world? How many companies are 100% dependant on violinist talent to make profits?\n\nBeing responsible for a family changes all the rules. I would love to be a rockstar, but instead, I'm a manager for a class one railroad. Find a trade, skill or talent that is worth paying for. Make goals. Find help. Strangers can make a good support group for annonomous questions you may be too embarrassed to ask family and friends. \n\nI'm sure you qualify for education assistance programs. I had the military pay for my education. This may be an option for you? Most federal funded carrier retraining programs are managed by your state department. Research the web for details.\n\nThe first step to living a more successful lifestyle is to WANT a more successful lifestyle. Now you need to make a plan and set goals on how you are going to get there. Ask lots of questions and do lots of research. Have a goal on what you want to be doing and where it may lead you in 10-15 years. Ask other successful people how they got there. Have a back up plan.\n\nDon't give up. You know you can teach violin, let's see what else you can do.
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Oh hon, how old are you?  You sound JUST LIKE me when I was just finishing up school.\n\nNo one can (or should) tell you what to do with your life, especially not a bunch of strangers who know nothing about you.  It's a hard decision, and one that you need to really do a lot of soul searcing on.\n\nGo ahead and keep going to school.  Take a wide variety of subjects, and see what tickles your fancy.  Then do some research on those careers - what a typical work day is like, what a normal salary is, how much education is required, what the job market is like now, and what the projected job market will be like once you've finished your degree.\n\nI know you may be asking just to ask, but in case you are really looking for serious advice, I hate to see anyone do it the hard way like I did (married, working full time and going to school, too.)  I THOUGHT I knew what I wanted to do, and jumped straight into it my freshman year of college to find out I hated it.  Two major changes later I finally ended up dropping out.\n\nSo, since it sounds like we have a lot in common, besides accounting (what I do now) I have also considered - financial advisor, psychologist, teaching, engineering, and architecture.  I also plan, sometime in the next few years, to start my own business as a contract bookkeeper.\n\nEdited - typos galore :)
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No, you should not try to live your dream.  You should just go ahead and LIVE YOUR DREAM!!!  For years I shyed away from my career in music because people told me, "You can't make any money in music."  Well, I got a job that I hated that provided a decent income, and I was entirely miserable.  It got to the point where I would rather have died than continue on at a place that was destroying the environment and my ear-drums.  Now God has provided a way for me to not only enjoy my work in music, but also to be able to help others and bring them pleasure at the same time.  LIVE YOUR DREAM!  TAKE YOUR FREEDOM!  Don't let them take your freedom away from you!\n\n"Find a job you love to do, and you'll never have to work a day in your life."  (A wise man said that.  Let's see if anyone knows who.)
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Well, it all depends on how much you really like the profession. If it is something that would satisfy you personally that you are really passionate about I say do it if not then look for another career path.
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This is a good question.  I'm in the same boat.  It's difficult to find a career that's related to education but not still education.  Depending on where you live, look at educational supply companies, textbook publishers, your LEA central office, your state department of instruction ... those are some ideas that will keep you in education but not still teaching.
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It totally depends on what you want to do.  I got a BofBA in accounting and now I'm an accountant.  Some of the folks I work with got Com degress and are now answering the phone in customer service.  I would say, for either degree, get a speacialty in something like marketing, management, journalism, etc. so that you'll be really great in one field.  It's better to be great at one thing than just ok at a lot of things.
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I started going to college for a Business Administration degree, but changed like most.  You could do practically anything in the business world (entry/mid level wise).  I.e. Customer service supervisor.  I guess it depends on what you want to specialize in.
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well, I don't have any degree, but I happened to answer an ad in the paper.  They hired me as a drug and alcohol counselor with no experience in drugs, or counseling (well except bartending.)  Once I got into the field, it enabled me to find out what part of counseling I wanted to do, because from my experience there's a pretty wide range, which most people don't realize.  Or you could ask some professors at a college who know about the different fields.  There are jobs out there who hire entry-level because it can be a difficult field with low-pay.
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I have a degree in Human Resource Manage.  I also have a degree in Business Management.  (I have an MBA too, but who is counting?)  \n\nFirst off, HR people, unless you get high up in a major corp (which often means you need a Master's and possibly a law degree as well) do not make a great deal of money, usually, especially starting out...but that is the same for marketing as well.  Typically, HR majors who want to work in that field get jobs as recruiters right out of college.  This is a cool job.  You are pretty much selling jobs.  You get to go to career fairs and things like that.  I think it would be fun.  \n\nHowever, a common misconception is that HR people make hiring decisions for companies.  This is just not the case.  Well, it may be the case for positions that require no skill or have no competition, but for skilled and competitive positions, managers make the decisions, HR just screens the people. HR has become a safety vale, more or less.  Due to employment law, our sue happy society and other factors, the HR position has become an organizations primary CYA mechanism.\n\nI don't know that one degree is better than the other.  It depends on what you want to do, in the end, I guess.  Both degrees build a foundation for success.  Both degrees provide you a foundation of education reguarding general business practice, which is marketable.  However, neither degree provides you with a specific skill that an organization needs.  (trust me, I know...I hae been there)  \n\nI don't believe one decision is better than the other.  Each degree program is respectable, relevant and marketable.  Beyond college, continued education and career experience will become much more important.  By gaining either degree, you will have put yourself in a position to become successful, which is what we all want, right?
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the only way to figure this out is by figuring what YOU want to do in life. It's kind of hard to figure out aftre just finishing college, you have resposibilities now, rent, debts and so on. The key here is to find out what you really enjoy doing. that can come about from many different ways. If you're like me, I found out what I wanted to do in life by.....figuring out what I DIDN'T want to do. Had lots of crappy jobs that lead nowhere. took me awhile to figure out that I didn't know what I wanted and that's why i career hopped to various jobs. Look at what you find interest in, not what makes a lot of money or what your parents would like to see you do but what you find interests in. doesn't have to be in accounting either. I grad with a B.A. in English Writing and I'm now a loan officer. either look for what you want to do or just pick something quick and see if you like it.
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well i agree with some of the answers - decide what motivates you. i am not talking about what you would like to do but think about what puts a smile on ur face or what would be your  dream job... then draw out a plan how u can go about doing it. \n\ni will give you my example. i struggled through university in a degree i didnt like for a profession that everyone respects but i couldnt give a toss about. so anyhow - i decided what really motivated me was money but a whole lot of corporateness - u know doing deals and stuff. so i looked at what jobs would fit that... and then decided to try the one that i thought was most exciting.\n\nu know what would 'motivate' you. go out there and find the job/career/industry that would give you those things.