Exploring different careers
& redefining success
A COLLATION OF INTERVIEWS ORGANIZED BY INDUSTRY.
“Success can be found in…”
The Arts
The Arts include a vast variety of jobs—there are the commonly known types, such as actors, artists, filmmakers, and dancers, but there are also other paths, like being an NPC character in an escape room.
Business
Business jobs are typically in the fields of management, finance, and real estate, but there are so many types of businesses. What’s it like to be in investment banking as opposed to opening a homestay?
Comms
‘Communications’ is an intrinsic part of many businesses. These jobs require working directly or indirectly with an audience , such as news journalists, broadcasters, publishers, and PR agents.
Education
Education encompasses an endless series of jobs; though the easiest to think of is a teacher, there are many different types. All, whether a tutor or high-school teacher, have their unique stories to tell.
Healthcare
Individuals working in the healthcare industry can be doctors, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists—but not all of them work in Western medicine. Indeed, there are Chinese traditional medicine doctors.
Hospitality
Hospitality jobs include working in restaurants, hotels and shopping centers; they’re jobs that work on providing a service. What’s it like to be a baker, or a usher, or a hair stylist?
IT
‘Information technology’ offers careers in computing and telecommunications; other than just software engineers, IT jobs also include database administrators, product managers, and all kinds of analysts. Not everyone goes into IT with a Computer Science degree, though!
Law
Law enforcers uphold rules set by society; they may work in a range of settings, including in companies and government agencies. Commonly found law professions are police officers, criminal investigators, and security office workers. Special agents, christened as spies, are also included.
S&M
‘Sales & Marketing’ is an umbrella term for a multitude of jobs, encompassing those at the entry level as well as those at the executive level. They include social media management and marketing/advertising directors.
Science
Science is commonly associated with research, as most scientific pathways do have high benchmarks for educational requirements. There are biologists, aeronautics engineers, data scientists, environmental scientists—scientists of all kinds and forms. What’s the life of a marine biologist like?
Transportation
Transportation jobs boost the entire global economy, facilitating channels where globalization’s exchange of goods can take place. Some of them are hard-labor, and others are logistical. Jobs include working in shipping, truck driving, supply chain specialists, dispatchers, and specialist clerks.
Monthly Feature
Mr. Wen, owner of tea mountains situated near West Lake, Hangzhou, sifts tea using a bamboo device. He belongs to the Wen Jia Shan village, which has been his family’s home for over sixteen generations. Learn more about tea plantations and how to run them in our interview with Mr. Wen.
P.S. If you’re interested, Mr. Wen welcomes you to Wen Jia Shan village to pick Long Jing tea anytime; he particularly recommends June, as the tea trees grow to their full heights then, lush and beautiful in the summer heat.
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