I'm not sure if I should switch need advice
Initially, I picked Computer Science in university because of its vast career opportunities and potential salary earnings (6 figures); however, I'm not sure if its the right subject for me as I am finding it difficult, and I'm not sure if I want to pursue a coding career. My end goal is to have a career I love that pays well and then transition into the entrepreneur space.
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by TheRealAkhiInitially, I picked Computer Science in university because of its vast career opportunities and potential salary earnings (6 figures); however, I'm not sure if its the right subject for me as I am finding it difficult, and I'm not sure if I want to pursue a coding career. My end goal is to have a career I love that pays well and then transition into the entrepreneur space.
I picked Computer Science in university because of its vast career opportunities and potential salary earnings (6 figures)
Wrong approach, also it's not how the industry works as far as I know.
I'm not sure if its the right subject for me as I am finding it difficult, and I'm not sure if I want to pursue a coding career.
This should have been your first thought when you picked the degree
My end goal is to have a career I love that pays well and then transition into the entrepreneur space.
A career that you love and going into entrepreneur space are fine. However, this can be anything. It's too ambiguous and there is nothing in your post that suggest anything you are passionate about or suggest what industry that you want to go into.
A career that pays well means very little if you intend to go into entrepreneurship. Also your pay will depend on what problem you intend to solve. The high paying roles tend to be those that involve:
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Long hours
•
A lot of responsibility
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Requires a lot of expertise or years of training
•
In demand with very few people who are capable of doing it
•
Involves high value assets or services
•
Requires a lot of people skills
•
Involves a high paying market
You can also practically transition into entrepreneurship with anything, because going into business generally don't require you to have any prior qualifications. You can do culinary qualifications and go into the restaurant business for example. You can be a journalist and transition into a writer. You can do a course on fashion design and start a fashion business. You can do something similar with traditional business services e.g. marketing, law, accounting, HR, etc.
If you add specific and more relevant information to the above, I would then at least have more to work with.
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by MindMax2000I picked Computer Science in university because of its vast career opportunities and potential salary earnings (6 figures)
Wrong approach, also it's not how the industry works as far as I know.
I'm not sure if its the right subject for me as I am finding it difficult, and I'm not sure if I want to pursue a coding career.
This should have been your first thought when you picked the degree
My end goal is to have a career I love that pays well and then transition into the entrepreneur space.
A career that you love and going into entrepreneur space are fine. However, this can be anything. It's too ambiguous and there is nothing in your post that suggest anything you are passionate about or suggest what industry that you want to go into.
A career that pays well means very little if you intend to go into entrepreneurship. Also your pay will depend on what problem you intend to solve. The high paying roles tend to be those that involve:
So, you have to more or less pick your poison.
You can also practically transition into entrepreneurship with anything, because going into business generally don't require you to have any prior qualifications. You can do culinary qualifications and go into the restaurant business for example. You can be a journalist and transition into a writer. You can do a course on fashion design and start a fashion business. You can do something similar with traditional business services e.g. marketing, law, accounting, HR, etc.
If you add specific and more relevant information to the above, I would then at least have more to work with.
Wrong approach, also it's not how the industry works as far as I know.
I'm not sure if its the right subject for me as I am finding it difficult, and I'm not sure if I want to pursue a coding career.
This should have been your first thought when you picked the degree
My end goal is to have a career I love that pays well and then transition into the entrepreneur space.
A career that you love and going into entrepreneur space are fine. However, this can be anything. It's too ambiguous and there is nothing in your post that suggest anything you are passionate about or suggest what industry that you want to go into.
A career that pays well means very little if you intend to go into entrepreneurship. Also your pay will depend on what problem you intend to solve. The high paying roles tend to be those that involve:
•
Long hours
•
A lot of responsibility
•
Requires a lot of expertise or years of training
•
In demand with very few people who are capable of doing it
•
Involves high value assets or services
•
Requires a lot of people skills
•
Involves a high paying market
You can also practically transition into entrepreneurship with anything, because going into business generally don't require you to have any prior qualifications. You can do culinary qualifications and go into the restaurant business for example. You can be a journalist and transition into a writer. You can do a course on fashion design and start a fashion business. You can do something similar with traditional business services e.g. marketing, law, accounting, HR, etc.
If you add specific and more relevant information to the above, I would then at least have more to work with.
Right, sorry for being vague; tbh, I don't really know what exactly I'm passionate about, but I can list a few things about me, and what I want is a future career.
About me: I'm good at math and problem solving and not too bad at science-related subjects either, interested in finance and business-related themes (hence the entrepreneurship), love being handsy and creating and putting stuff together, love researching different business models and side hustles, love cutting-edge technology and science, and love helping people in any way. I'm also an indecisive person, so ideally I want to be versatile and have a lot of doors opened for opportunities.
In my future career, I would love to have a great work-life balance, be good at what I do, and be interested in what I do (something I'm proud to talk about). I would love a career progression to 6 figures or perhaps uncapped (understand this is quite hard, but can be done), something that can be used potentially in an entrepreneurial way.
To be quite frank with you, I initially rushed to university without taking proper time to do research, which is my own fault. Thanks for taking time to answer my questions and inquiries.
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by TheRealAkhiRight, sorry for being vague; tbh, I don't really know what exactly I'm passionate about, but I can list a few things about me, and what I want is a future career.
About me: I'm good at math and problem solving and not too bad at science-related subjects either, interested in finance and business-related themes (hence the entrepreneurship), love being handsy and creating and putting stuff together, love researching different business models and side hustles, love cutting-edge technology and science, and love helping people in any way. I'm also an indecisive person, so ideally I want to be versatile and have a lot of doors opened for opportunities.
In my future career, I would love to have a great work-life balance, be good at what I do, and be interested in what I do (something I'm proud to talk about). I would love a career progression to 6 figures or perhaps uncapped (understand this is quite hard, but can be done), something that can be used potentially in an entrepreneurial way.
To be quite frank with you, I initially rushed to university without taking proper time to do research, which is my own fault. Thanks for taking time to answer my questions and inquiries.
About me: I'm good at math and problem solving and not too bad at science-related subjects either, interested in finance and business-related themes (hence the entrepreneurship), love being handsy and creating and putting stuff together, love researching different business models and side hustles, love cutting-edge technology and science, and love helping people in any way. I'm also an indecisive person, so ideally I want to be versatile and have a lot of doors opened for opportunities.
In my future career, I would love to have a great work-life balance, be good at what I do, and be interested in what I do (something I'm proud to talk about). I would love a career progression to 6 figures or perhaps uncapped (understand this is quite hard, but can be done), something that can be used potentially in an entrepreneurial way.
To be quite frank with you, I initially rushed to university without taking proper time to do research, which is my own fault. Thanks for taking time to answer my questions and inquiries.
It seems like Business or Economics (maybe also Accounting and Finance) were better options for you than CS. All three of those degrees have career prospects on par with CS or better, and are more accommodating to entrepreneurship.
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by TheRealAkhiRight, sorry for being vague; tbh, I don't really know what exactly I'm passionate about, but I can list a few things about me, and what I want is a future career.
About me: I'm good at math and problem solving and not too bad at science-related subjects either, interested in finance and business-related themes (hence the entrepreneurship), love being handsy and creating and putting stuff together, love researching different business models and side hustles, love cutting-edge technology and science, and love helping people in any way. I'm also an indecisive person, so ideally I want to be versatile and have a lot of doors opened for opportunities.
In my future career, I would love to have a great work-life balance, be good at what I do, and be interested in what I do (something I'm proud to talk about). I would love a career progression to 6 figures or perhaps uncapped (understand this is quite hard, but can be done), something that can be used potentially in an entrepreneurial way.
To be quite frank with you, I initially rushed to university without taking proper time to do research, which is my own fault. Thanks for taking time to answer my questions and inquiries.
About me: I'm good at math and problem solving and not too bad at science-related subjects either, interested in finance and business-related themes (hence the entrepreneurship), love being handsy and creating and putting stuff together, love researching different business models and side hustles, love cutting-edge technology and science, and love helping people in any way. I'm also an indecisive person, so ideally I want to be versatile and have a lot of doors opened for opportunities.
In my future career, I would love to have a great work-life balance, be good at what I do, and be interested in what I do (something I'm proud to talk about). I would love a career progression to 6 figures or perhaps uncapped (understand this is quite hard, but can be done), something that can be used potentially in an entrepreneurial way.
To be quite frank with you, I initially rushed to university without taking proper time to do research, which is my own fault. Thanks for taking time to answer my questions and inquiries.
I'm good at math and problem solving
I'm thinking something involving analytics e.g. business analysis, marketing analysis, data analysis, financial analysis, investment analysis. Consulting tends to come to mind, but then you can consult on practically anything. Bioinformatics is another one.
and not too bad at science-related subjects either
Anything that bumps science, maths, and problem solving together tends to fall into the engineering category. Can I check whether you have done an A Level in a science (especially if it's not physics)? If you have done a science, can I ask why you didn't consider going into engineering instead?
interested in finance and business-related themes (hence the entrepreneurship)
This can be a range of things. The most quantitative roles in finance and business are actuary and quantitative analysis. The less quantitatively intense roles are in fund management, equity analysis, financial advisory, mortgage advisory, financial analysis, and accounting. You also get business analysis and marketing analysis that uses stats a lot more.
A lot of the roles in finance would require professional finance qualifications specific for the role and specific to the country that you're based in (sometimes even the state). This is something you would need to do a lot of research in yourself, and no a degree in finance, business, or economics won't usually help - the professional certification is often key.
love being handsy and creating and putting stuff together
Engineering comes to mind. Does the finished product needs to be physical, or can it be intangible (e.g. plan, software, design)? The sort of things that come to mind include app development, web development, and AI.
love researching different business models and side hustles
One of the side hustle tend to come to mind is AI agency, which involves cutting edge technology. Also blockchain technology and finance tend to come to mind if you like problem solving and finance.
love cutting-edge technology and science
Some of the trending fields are in bioinformatics, AI, augmented reality, and blockchain.
and love helping people in any way
Most of the "helping" professions tend to be in healthcare. Otherwise, you're looking into coaching and consulting, which kind of limits the help that you can give since you need to make money from it. You can also be IT support or bioinformatics, in terms of "helping" people.
Bioinformatic roles at the NHS would accept people with degrees in computer science, maths, engineering, physics, and the like.
I want to be versatile and have a lot of doors opened for opportunities.
A lot of the above technically won't require you to have a degree per se, so there isn't much of a challenge transitioning from one field to another in terms of qualifications (it's not like medicine or architecture for example). More than often, you can sometimes just get away with doing the relevant professional certification or qualification specific for the role concerned.
The main hurdle is getting the job and getting the relevant experience.
I would love to have a great work-life balance, be good at what I do, and be interested in what I do (something I'm proud to talk about).
Good luck getting a job with a great work-life balance. If you want one, your best bet is usually in the public sector or major industries that aren't particularly innovative or are very bureaucratic. Most roles in the private sector as far as I know tend to not have particularly well balanced work schedule.
I would love a career progression to 6 figures or perhaps uncapped (understand this is quite hard, but can be done), something that can be used potentially in an entrepreneurial way.
If you're looking for something hitting the 6 figures or is uncapped, you're more likely to be looking in sales and marketing - 2 of the essential departments in any company and are particularly useful for entrepreneurship. Otherwise, you're looking at senior management of a large company, but that could be in anything.
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