From the Editor
Finding the Fit
by Rosa Jimenez
It’s inevitable. At least that’s the conclusion of career trend researchers. Many of us will switch careers, and more than once in a lifetime.
That’s not what you are thinking as you’re filling out your college application. When you pencil—or key in—your chosen major on the blank line, you aren’t thinking, hope this works out.
How does an 18-year-old college freshman choose a livelihood? Speaking as a former “undecided” major, I always admired students with certainty about their chosen vocation. And then there were those with “a calling.” A rare species but still existent, even in the 1980s yuppie years of my era.
In the end, I took the advice of those career books I read. In the end, I chose what I loved to do, even if, at the time, jobs in my field were scarce—a big step for a practical person like me.
In our feature story, four alumni took big career steps years after choosing their major in college. Driven by practical realities and personal desire, they found success in making career changes.
More stories could be told. Some stories might not have neat endings. But in the end, it’s about finding what you love to do.
