Matchmaker

[pbray]

From all over the friends' list:

1. Go here: http://www.careercruising.com/default.asp
2. Put in Username: nycareers, Password: landmark.
3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
4. Post the top results.

Jobs I've held are in bold.

1. Criminologist (ironic considering the current project)
2. Political Aide
3. Critic
4. Writer
5. Public Policy Analyst
6. Translator
7. Market Research Analyst
8. Activist
9. Communications Specialist
10. Print Journalist
11. Lobbyist
12. Historian
13. Computer Trainer
14. Lawyer
15. Computer Programmer
16. Criminal Lawyer
17. Civil Litigator
18. Professor
19. Judge
20. Business Systems Analyst

Interesting number of results in the legal profession, which is a default career in my family. Not only is my brother an attorney, but three out of my nine cousins are also attorneys, and a fourth cousin who's a Jesuit studied law at Oxford.

Comments

[etoiline.livejournal.com]

I'm in the wrong business, apparently. There's no slot for the writer who enjoys science...my results (http://etoiline.livejournal.com/61776.html) list neither writerly pursuits nor scientific ones! So either I don't know what I like, or I defy convention. I'm going to go with defying convention.

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

I think when you get 40 results, it means the imp in the machine couldn't make up its mind.

My actual career isn't on the list (unless #21 is Career Code for "editor"), so I've bolded those jobs that I've actually considered doing and/or done not-for-a-living:

1. Psychologist
2. Archivist
3. Rehabilitation Counselor
4. Actor
5. Mediator
6. Psychiatrist
7. Adoption Counselor
8. Licensed Practical Nurse
9. Addictions Counselor
10. Anthropologist
11. Ecologist
12. Genetic Counselor
13. Casting Director
14. Activist
15. Comedian
16. Political Aide
17. Sport Psychology Consultant
18. Print Journalist
19. Critic
20. Writer
21. Communications Specialist
22. Market Research Analyst
23. Public Policy Analyst
24. Lobbyist
25. Composer
26. Translator
27. Taxidermist
28. Special Effects Technician
29. Criminologist
30. Veterinarian
31. Musician
32. Religious Worker
33. Marriage and Family Therapist
34. Community Worker
35. Costume Designer
36. Agronomist
37. Pediatrician
38. Doctor
39. Dermatologist
40. Obstetrician-Gynecologist