What are My Options?
Name of person being interviewed: Shruti
Question
What did you do immediately after
high school?
How did you decide what to do as a
career?
How did you get to the career you are
doing now?
How many different careers have you
had since you finished high school?
Tell me about each of the careers you
have had if you have had more than
one. If you have had more than one
career, why did you switch careers
each time?
What are some of the obstacles you
encountered on your education and
career/life path? How did you
overcome these challenges? Did any
of these challenges turn into
opportunities?
Your Notes
Work at a local digital design shop in India.
I was always interested in designing, especially fashion.
Although, I knew that earning money in the fashion
industry or even getting a good opportunity would be hard.
As the technology industry was expanding I chose to work
somewhere in that field where there would be more
opportunities for me.
I did my bachelors in web design and worked small jobs in
the field.
I didn’t have any other careers other than my graphic
designing business once I came to Canada. Even though I
earned my degree in India I had to work jobs in Canada to
start somewhere, like McDonalds. Eventually we started
our own business and ever since have been doing that. Just
recently I got my real estate license and have started to
take listings because it is another source of income.
To be completely honest, my whole educational path I
always topped at least top 3 in the board because I was
always so focused. In life when I left India I started to face a
lot more obstacles as my husband and I came here with
only $300 in our pocket. We worked together and earned
money working labor jobs for a few years. Once we had
saved enough we both opened the business together in
2008 and have been going since.