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Title: Careers Advice
Post by: swallow on September 19, 2009, 03:58:45 AM
Does anyone know any good careers advice websites/online aptitude tests to recommend?  Nephew's career advice at college is no good
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: The Brain on September 19, 2009, 05:02:44 AM
Am I missing something here? The obvious answer is Languish.

What do you want to know?
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: Josquius on September 19, 2009, 06:21:50 AM
The magic globe says......
Roller-hairdresser.
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: Eddie Teach on September 19, 2009, 06:42:44 AM
Peeler.
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: PDH on September 19, 2009, 08:30:00 AM
Spy.  There is a serious lack of spies, at least as far as I have noticed when I go to international airports.
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: swallow on September 26, 2009, 02:45:49 PM
Thank you, one and all  ;)
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: Tonitrus on September 26, 2009, 02:50:45 PM
Quote from: PDH on September 19, 2009, 08:30:00 AM
Spy.  There is a serious lack of spies, at least as far as I have noticed when I go to international airports.

Not as far-fetched as one might think.  I've actually seen them advertise in rather conspicuous places lately.

https://www.cia.gov/careers/index.html

Or here....

http://www.nsa.gov/careers/
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: PDH on September 26, 2009, 03:17:24 PM
Back in the Cold War days there were spies everywhere. You couldn't swing a dead cat in an airport without hitting a spy.  They were there, sipping their drinks and exchanging spy stuff, sometimes havng running shootouts with one another.  Oh, those were the days.
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: Maximus on September 26, 2009, 04:28:59 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on September 26, 2009, 02:50:45 PM

Not as far-fetched as one might think.  I've actually seen them advertise in rather conspicuous places lately.

https://www.cia.gov/careers/index.html

Or here....

http://www.nsa.gov/careers/
:ph34r:
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: FunkMonk on September 26, 2009, 04:52:48 PM
Tonitrus is a spy recruiter. All future coups may be attributed to him.
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: Ed Anger on September 26, 2009, 05:00:19 PM
Forensic accounting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_accounting
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: The Brain on September 26, 2009, 06:51:29 PM
Nuclear power is desperate for people and will be for decades. Only question is, is he man enough?
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: swallow on September 29, 2009, 03:41:15 PM
Thanks for being kind enough to put down your suggestions, which also gave me the ideas of Court artist and Town and Country planning because he's arty and sent them on. I also sent him this jobsearch.about.com/od/careertests/Career_Tests.htm (http://jobsearch.about.com/od/careertests/Career_Tests.htm) as  possibly a good place to start
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: Savonarola on September 29, 2009, 04:30:24 PM
Quote from: swallow on September 29, 2009, 03:41:15 PM
Thanks for being kind enough to put down your suggestions, which also gave me the ideas of Court artist and Town and Country planning because he's arty and sent them on. I also sent him this jobsearch.about.com/od/careertests/Career_Tests.htm (http://jobsearch.about.com/od/careertests/Career_Tests.htm) as  possibly a good place to start

I got "Sommelier" on the first one that I took.  :unsure:
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: MadImmortalMan on September 29, 2009, 05:03:10 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on September 29, 2009, 04:30:24 PM
Quote from: swallow on September 29, 2009, 03:41:15 PM
Thanks for being kind enough to put down your suggestions, which also gave me the ideas of Court artist and Town and Country planning because he's arty and sent them on. I also sent him this jobsearch.about.com/od/careertests/Career_Tests.htm (http://jobsearch.about.com/od/careertests/Career_Tests.htm) as  possibly a good place to start

I got "Sommelier" on the first one that I took.  :unsure:


Awesome. I want to be the quality taster for Jameson or Macallan.
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: crazy canuck on September 29, 2009, 05:32:17 PM
There are various companies that provide this kind of testing.  I dont know if it has any validity but I do know it isnt free.
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: Capetan Mihali on September 29, 2009, 05:45:19 PM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coverbrowser.com%2Fimage%2Fbestsellers-2007%2F2559-1.jpg&hash=d633cbf7824d6f8a79a5d7fc216705b4e7ae3c37)

I never looked at it, so I can't recommend it, but I did get it as a gift, and its popularity rivals Chicken Soup For The Soul, so how bad could it be?
Title: Re: Careers Advice
Post by: Admiral Yi on September 29, 2009, 05:52:26 PM
I read a little bit of it.  All I got out of it is you're supposed to find a job you enjoy doing.