The Arts

I took a career decision-making self-evaluation yesterday. I always thought I pretty much knew what I wanted to do and what I was good at, but the opportunity presented itself.

I was quite surprised when my most dominant career cluster was "the arts." That was followed by "scientific," which wasn't that much of a surprise.

Although the tag surprised me, the descriptions didn't. People with a strong interest in the arts usually:

• prize independence
• enjoy creative activities
• actively seek opportunities for self-expression

People with a strong scientific interest usually:

• are curious, creative, and studious
• like to work with theories and unproved ideas
• prefer to work alone

What is really interesting is that my first career, geology, and subsequent careers, technical writer/communications, and current interests, opera, all fit perfectly into this assessment system.

Unfortunately, almost all jobs within these categories have a a Poor employment outlook.

So I am doing what I want to do, just won't be able to keep doing it (here). Now there's a twist for me!