What job or field is right for me?

[skogrim]

I'm an INTJ (but I also have many characteristics of an INTP) and my multiple intelligences are Musical, Linguistic, Naturalistic and Intrapersonal. I'm interested in art, nature and fantasy. I love music and writing.

I would prefer an academic or art career. But suggest anything outside of business. I love philosophy, is teaching it the only job that comes out of a degree in philosophy? Or would Psychology also work? Theology also appeals to me, but I'm an atheist.

My interests: Music, fantasy, philosophy, art, nature, literature
My skills: Thinking, writing

Thank you for any help.

[Laura_Palmer]

Have you considered law school? That just popped into my mind as something you can do with a philosophy degree, instead of teaching philosophy.

[radioactivez0r]

I was also going to say law school with a phil. degree; I don't know of real obvious directions to go other than that but I'm sure there are some (I have a friend who graduated in Phil., he's working in computers; I graduated in English and I work with electromechanical machines :p)

I think I have some similar interests, actually, and I've considered things like journalism - the web has made it so much easier to get involved with something you enjoy, even to start - publishing, law, etc.

[skogrim]

I'm not interested in law really. Do you mean becoming a lawyer or what? And I never really saw the connection between philosophy and law.

[INTroJect]

Billionaire Investor George Soros attributes the study of philosophy to his success. He is a major Macroeconomics guy. The interest that you have in those subjects, esp Theology and Linguistics would be transferable into the study of Economics. So...Economist?

[Booko]

I would've thought law was not the best field for INTJs, since we have a bad habit of discarding rules when they no longer work.

Have you looked at your enneagram as well ?

Also, community colleges can be a good resource for looking at occupational possibilities. They have access to the sorts of tests that will get you a good fit and the occupational outlook info so you don't end up in a career that's going away.

Hm, linguistics and literature. Do you like to write and what sort of writing?





Booko added to this post, 5 minutes and 18 seconds later...

I'm not interested in law really. Do you mean becoming a lawyer or what? And I never really saw the connection between philosophy and law.

Personally it seems to me like there's more of a connection between history and law. I say that based on watching people I went to college with and where they've ended up.

[DeepPurple]

I'm an INTJ (but I also have many characteristics of an INTP) and my multiple intelligences are Musical, Linguistic, Naturalistic and Intrapersonal. I'm interested in art, nature and fantasy. I love music and writing.

I would prefer an academic or art career. But suggest anything outside of business. I love philosophy, is teaching it the only job that comes out of a degree in philosophy? Or would Psychology also work? Theology also appeals to me, but I'm an atheist.

My interests: Music, fantasy, philosophy, art, nature, literature
My skills: Thinking, writing

Thank you for any help.


You sound a lot like me. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? I'm 18 and I have a birthday coming up in January. I've always wanted to write since I was a child. Lately though I can't seem to figure out what I want to do. Right now I'm thinking about Anthropology, Human Behavorial Science or in a field that allows me to travel and see the world.

[The Many]

You sound a lot like me. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? I'm 18 and I have a birthday coming up in January. I've always wanted to write since I was a child. Lately though I can't seem to figure out what I want to do. Right now I'm thinking about Anthropology, Human Behavorial Science or in a field that allows me to travel and see the world.

Strange. I'm exactly like this too, except I've recently turned 19 and am not interested in fantasy... Everything else listed works for me though, and I have absolutely no idea about what to do. My three main "roads" to go these days do however seem to be either Journalism, Philosophy (and then I mean going deeply into it and getting a Ph.D.) or Economics - and yes, that means international economics where you get to analyze things, not boring business stuff. Potentially some other fields of academia and perhaps law (since it goes together with philosophy, law school teaches you formal logic and that kinds of stuff too) seem pretty interesting as well, but not as interesting as the top three.

My main problem is that I have the grades (and I dare say, the competence) to do more or less anything, so I need to find the education/career I find the most interesting and then invest my time there.

[Booko]

Oh by the way, if theology is appealing to you, even though you're an athiest, don't let that stop you. It hasn't stopped Christopher Hitchens. And if you aren't especially anti-religious, there's plenty of room for comparative religion texts and that sort of thing.

[skogrim]

I am 16. I do like to write a lot, and I'm often told I'm quite good at it. Fantasy, horror, and non-fiction work would appeal to me. Non-fiction as in historical or philosophical texts. I am interested in studying philosophy, English and theology. But still not sure what path to follow after graduating in those areas. A teacher, perhaps?





skogrim added to this post, 20 minutes and 45 seconds later...

I also took an enneagram test. I couldn't link the results..but I scored a 5w4.

[ankeshkothari]

You could try your hand at psychology. You could do research on music and the mind. Linguistics. Communication. Cognition. And you can also teach psychology if you go in a bit deep in any of its sub-field and are good at it.

[kimba]

If you are still in high school, I would recommend seeing your guidance counselor and ask to take the Strong Interest Inventory. (yes another assessment). I found it to be a great help to me. It expands your thinking about possible careers rather than narrowing it.

Another good resource is a book called, "Do What You Are" by Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger. Subtitle: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type. It has chapters for each of the 16 MBTI types. By the way, I have the book and there are a few different options under attorney - one sounded interesting - an Intellectual Property Attorney. I would imagine there would be quite a bit of Philosophy in that area.