Education - Minneapolis,MN

If you have a local junior college, they have inexpensive career testing and counseling.
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I strongly recommend talking with a Career Counselor/Coach to find out what career options would be good choices for you. WomenVenture is a non-profit that helps women chose and succeed at careers, and has experienced people willing to assist you. Take a look at www.womenventure.org for more information. They also have a sliding scale for fees available based on your ability to pay for their services.

What do you like? It is hard to reccomend something if we don't know what you like or what you may be good at. Do you like people? Are you good with numbers? etc. Some people like animals, so they are vet techs, pet groomers, etc. Some people like hair and makeup, so they become hair stylists. Some people like community work or social work so they become a social worker.

I have had more then one person recommend going to school online. Also I found this book called strengths finder 2.0 it gives you an access code to go online and take like a 30 minute test which determines you natural strengths and talents then gives you like 50 different options of what to do with them. I think this is an excellent resource too. I would also look into local branches of state of major universities. My husband went to the local branch of OSU and had a pretty flexible schedule and got an amazing education.
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I am currently taking courses online through SNHU.edu. Im not really sure what I want to do either so for now I am just taking all the required courses like and english. Its a good place to start because you need those courses for anything you choose to do.

I would first call your Employment Agency (not sure if you have E.I.) in Minneapolis. Ask them or any school what is a good career, what is stable. Don't forget to factor your age in as well. Myself I would go with Social Worker, Healthcare, something along that line where you know its always going to be needed. The cost? How long is the course? These all factor into how much time you want to be in school as well as you and your daughter meeting. You didn't mention if she herself was in school/working already. I think its great that you have the incentive to go back to school, so give yourself a pat on the back. There is also computer technicians', something that will always be needed, government jobs, think of your retirement as well when thinking of a career. How much will I receive when its time for me to retire? You don't want to be scraping the bottom of the jug, looking for coin. You want a career where you can save, where there is something left to look forward to in the end (retirement) depending on what you want to do when you retire. Do you like travelling? Do you want to be mortgage free if you own a home now? I'm sure if you sit down with a School Councellor or Government Office you will receive the best advise possible. Just because you like something doesn't mean it is going to be of any value to you when you are already retired. You don't want to have to take on a part time job at that time to keep your head afloat!
Good luck!!

I would look at a medical career or allied health or something government related like social work. That's where the money seems to be. Anything related to manufacturing is not a good choice since there are so few jobs. I would not pursue anything that doesn't pay well either--big waste of time.

Just my 2 cents,

M.

I love being a nurse! Some hospitals will let those considering a nursing career shadow a nurse for a few hours to see if it is the right career choice. I have had people who were thinking about a nursing career shadow me. If interested, just call the human resource department at the hospitals near you and ask if that is something they would allow.

While it is nice to get a career that pays well and is popular, you first need to decide what your interest are and what your know strengths and weaknesses are. Do you want to return to school fulltime or part-time?
Also your local employment center or even some colleges have career test you can take online that tries to find your best fit career.

Next take a look at your local colleges both 4 and 2 yr. Scan their online catalogs and look at their degree or certificate programs. See if they have online programs, evening or it is just day classes. Also look at technical schools in your area. These will give you some idea of what is out there.
If your local school do not suit you, then try other schools with online programs.

If you find an area you are interested in, you might want to enroll in just one course to see if you really like it. The internet has lots of info too but you need to know your interest. Take a look at the Bureau of labor website at http://www.bls.gov/OCO/ - it will provide you with occupational outlook and the skills and education needed for most career fields.

Good luck.