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If you could start your career over again, what direction would you take?
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Carly Zucker is an Instructional Designer who creates online training and classes for university and K-12 students.
A hiring manager will be able to tell a lot about your personality by learning about your other career interests. If you could do anything over, what would you do, and why?
Carly Zucker is an Instructional Designer who creates online training and classes for university and K-12 students.
"I certainly do not regret the direction I have taken my career; however, if I had to completely start over in a new direction I would likely pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering and become an Engineer. Both of my parents were Engineers and they seemed to have a very fulfilling career. I enjoy analytics and research which I tend to do a lot of in my role as an educator. There is a free online course about Mechanical Engineering that I hope to enroll in soon."
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I don't regret the direction my career has taken, but if I had to do it all over again, I would have gotten my Ph.D. before starting a family. Being in education for over 27 years and 7 of that in management, I see that there are more possibilities higher up in management if you have earned a Ph.D.
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Nice! It's great that you are happy with the direction your career has gone, but your logic regarding a Ph.D. definitely makes sense too. Any interviewer will understand your reasoning here. Good answer!
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