Writing practice-about career Recently, I was very annoyed about the choice of my career. My major in university is not my interests, I chose it because it's very popular and very easy to find a job.

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Writing practice-about career Recently, I was very annoyed about the choice of my career. My major in university is not my interests, I chose it because it's very popular and very easy to find a job. After I experienced the job for a month, i realized that this kind of job is not suitable for me, so I decided to find a new job. But it's very hard to find a job not relevant to my major and I don't know which job is the most suitable job for me. Please help me to distinguish "job" and "carreer"; Which words can replace "suitable"?

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Writing practice-about career

Recently, I have been very annoyed about the choice of my career. My major in university is not something I'm really interested in. I chose it because it's very popular and very easy to find a job. After working in this career for a month, i realized that this kind of job is not suitable for me, so I decided to find a new job. But it's very hard to find a job not relevant to my major and I don't know which job is the most suitable job for me.

Note:
Your essay would be better if you specified your career choice and the job that you took

distinguishing "job" and "career";

A 'job' is just something you do to get money to live on.

When he was in high school, he had a part-time job at a fast-food restaurant.

A 'career' is a profession for which you have had training or education (a career in law, medicine, teaching,)

My sister decided on a career in nursing.

A 'profession' is also a job for which you need training. This is used often to talk all the people in the profession

The legal profession
The medical profession

The medical profession is still divided about the main cause of heart attacks. (from Longman dictionary https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/profession )

Which words can replace "suitable"?

In your context, you can say, "the best" , "the right"
I don't know what the best job for me
I don't know what the right job for me is.

you can also use these words with "career"
I don't know if this is the right career for me.
I don't think this is the best career for me.

Thank you! It's very clear!!

Hi Heli, in this last case you are changing your career, not your job, because you are always a teacher. We could also say that you changed your job, because you are teaching something different in a different level. I would say that the word "career" is linked to your professional path and steps you made to be where you are now.

Thank you! And i am still a little confused. for example. I was a teacher who teach Chinese in high school, and then I become a teacher in university and teaching people how to do experiment. I am still a teacher but teaching deffernt things, so I change my job or I change my career?

A very good question! A job is a single thing. A career is a series of connected jobs. Career is like a path you follow, or followed in the past, for a period of time. A career has opportunities for advancement. A job is a specific instance or occurrence of work. My job is driving a truck for XYZ Company. (It’s where I work right now.) My career is Truck Driver. (It’s what I’ve done for work during my life.)

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