PassiontoPurpose
One-thirdofundergraduatestudentschangetheirmajorswithinthreeyearsofenrollment, duetothelack orabundance ofcareer knowledge. Whydoes thisoccur? Ibelievethelackof careerpath courses offered by highschoolsaroundtheUnitedStates isresponsible. Common careerpathcoursescaninclude, engineering, informationtechnology, health, and businesswhich align withthetop 5 mostcommonmajorsin theU.S. accordingto theNational Center for EducationStatistics.IneDynamic'scurriculum,studentshaveawiderangeofcareerpath courses that arenotofferedinmanyU.S. highschools. In-personstudentslackcareercoursesto choose fromwhereaseDynamic studentshave awideselectionofcourses. WitheDynamic's courseselection, Iwasabletomatchmyskillsandinterestwith aspecificjobprofession right forme.
eDynamic Leaminghashelpedmediscovergreatcareersthroughincrediblydetailed classesthat highlightcareer-specificfields.Having thesedetailedcourses, allowed metomatch myskillstoaspecificcareer.Forexample, myHuman Resourcesclassoffered through eDynamichighlighted thefundamentalsofHRmanagementsuchasrecruiting, developinghiring plans foracompany, trainingnewhires, interviewing, etc. Therefore, the basicskillsto excelin HRmanagementwould becommunication,leadership, andorganizationalskills.
Aftertakingcybersecurity, Icouldhandletheproject work but Idid notenjoythedetail involved. I did notplan ongoingintothecybersecurity field, it wasmoreofaninterest.After taking theeDynamic'scourse, Irealized thatIdonotwanttogointoacareerworkingon computers.Workingoncomputersis notdifficult, butIwouldnotenjoybeingundertheconstant stressofneedingtofixandupdatecompany computersoftware. Companies want theproject completed with urgency butsometimesittakeslongerthanexpected.Beingundercompanies need-nowmentalitywould bestressfulformebecauseworkingata fasterpacecouldincrease errors.Whenfixingacompany'ssecurity softwarethatcanleadtobiggerproblems.
Ihavealwayshadanoutstandingworkethicandleadershipcharacteristicswhichare importantskillscompaniesseekinjobapplicants.Afterlearningabout multiplecareerfieldson eDynamic, I discovered myskillsmatchdifferentcareerpaths. However, whenI reviewed closerthroughthecoursework; IrealizedthatIdonotwanttoworkundercertainpressures that somecareerpathswouldtakeme. Leadership, organization, communication, anddetail
orientatedaresomeofthesoftskillsthatI excelin, which matchbothhumanresource managementandcybersecurity. I havelearnedthroughtheseprogramsthatI wouldenjoy humanresourcemanagementprojectsmore thancybersecurity.
With the broadselectioneDynamic'scurriculumoffers, I wasabletochoose between differentcareerpathcourses. Thishelpedmenarrowdownwhatjobprofessionsareright forme. WithouteDynamic Leaming, I wouldhavechangedmajorslike many otherundergraduate studentsbutnow I havetheconfidence that I willchoose a careerpaththatisright forme.