Best Career Matches As Per AI Recommendation

[Coxhere]

So, basically I put in a lot of information including childhood hobbies, current pass times, favorite subjects, and my strongest score on the 12th grade standardized test complete with what that score was. Then I asked for the top 5 career matches.
The results were -
1. Research Scientist (specializing in a lab or technical field)
2. Data Scientist
3. Forensic Scientist
4. Technical Writer (in a technical or medical field)
5. Biomedical Engineer

I read the list to my Mama and she said that it made sense.
I found it interesting that the career which I have been considering for quite some time now was on the list.

My career is well over being that I'm now 80 years old. However, I decided to ask AI what kind of career would be best when plugging in the interests and skills that I acquired over the years. The results are spot-on with what I've done with my life.

(Others might find creating an exercise as has FayetheADHDsquirrel at the beginning of his thread, above, might be relevant in career-making decisions.)

Here's what AI has to say regarding what I said about myself:

AI Overview

Relevant career paths for an empathic, introspective, and self-aware non-fiction writer with a background in sociology, urban studies, and clinical social group work include roles like non-profit program coordinator, grant writer, policy analyst, community organizer,researcher, communications specialist, and creative non-fiction writer focusing on social issues**. Your unique blend of empathy and analytical skills from sociology and urban studies, combined with your clinical group work experience, makes you well-suited for work that blends deep understanding with practical application, particularly in the non-profit, urban planning, or social justice sectors.

Leveraging Your Strengths

• Empathy & Self-Awareness:
  You excel at understanding and connecting with others on an emotional level and possess strong self-awareness, making you an ideal candidate for roles that require interpersonal skills, advocacy, and nuanced communication.
  
  
• Introspective Nature:
  Your introspective nature, combined with your writing ability, is a powerful asset for roles requiring deep thought, analytical writing, and thoughtful strategy.
  
  
• Sociology & Urban Studies:
  Your undergraduate degree provides a strong foundation for understanding societal structures, community dynamics, and urban environments, which can be applied in many professional fields.
  
  Clinical Social Group Work:
  Your Master's degree equips you with practical experience in helping individuals and groups, fostering a deeper understanding of complex social and emotional issues, and developing strong therapeutic and facilitation skills.
  
  (Shrugging my shoulders, I became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, and a Certified Domestic Violence Therapist.)
  
  
  
  
  

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I so saw myself as a math and science guy so took chemistry in college, opportunities guided my career as they came up,

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Right now, I'm simply trying to get a job. I've applied to a range of positions from clothing store to floral shop to card design company (I do photography, calligraphy, and poetry as hobbies as well) to library assistant (I love doing research and I love actual books. I love the smell of old books.) So far, I have been unable to get a job. If I can get an introductory level lab job, that would be ausome. Last year I thought I was about to get an internship at a water lab, but it didn't happen. I can't limit my search to scientific fields right now though. If I can get a job, I plan to try to get a scholarship to go back to school and earn my Bachelor's degree. I have already been looking at a few different colleges, but I have to get a job first.

I have always been open to learning. Starting my career in manufacturing (and after the 70s when American car quality was falling apart) I took courses through the American Society for Quality in Statistical Process Control and ran with it to also obtained a CQE certification. That opened up a lot of possibilities for me.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I did same thing working at the Ford pick up truck manufacturing plant realized how big this would get so got formal education in it actually took it to management level hoping to land quality managers position in future. Never actually worked as quality engineer, it changed my mindset. plus I recommended it to many co workers at my next employer, many who were educated an had recently emigrated under employed worked like a charm all of a sudden their previous qualifications were recognized, and as headhunters were calling me daily I got them employment opportunities, just by passing their names on. Now thirty years later cooled down a bit, suspect still demand. only issue for me straight A student in this, still got passed over for quality managers position even with my considerable experience and education. That's how NT's perceive us. Faye that's the real battle. Either way I learned the more you get the more they give.

 

[FayetheADHDsquirrel]

I just received an email yesterday notifying me that I have been turned down for yet another job. It was another library one, but a different position than before.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

When I worked I kept a file in my home filing cabinet of rejection letters hundreds of letters. keep plugging. A lot of use are rooting for you. What I found the more education you get the easier it gets. reach out for scholarships or bursary's at as many places as you can. Also keep an open mind about where you end up after getting educated. Over planner is as bad as not planning MIlitary understands this.