“What do you want to do in life” is one very vague question that almost everyone has stumbled upon with answering. While most of us were growing up, we were emphasised that we needed to have an ambition to be someone awesome – such as becoming a doctor or lawyer. Needless to say, that doesn’t become reality for everyone.
As much as I had wanted to earn big bucks, passion was pretty important for me and I could only envision myself doing things I like for a living. Like the quote says, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – so after taking my O’Levels, I naturally chose my favourite subject to study in polytechnic.
As a poly graduate having studied Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences, I later realised that it was not the kind of career I would want. I had decided to work immediately after serving National Service so that I could gain some work experience, before settling down to decide on what I really wanted to do. I went to work in the service line. After being in the workforce for slightly over a year, I have come to a decision to enrol myself into a school for further studies. Checked out Kaplan’s website and am drawn to the course: Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations and Management (Double Major).
Why so? Being in the service line can be really challenging, yet satisfying at the same time. We handle customers’ requests; even the most demanding and unreasonable ones. Customer service is mostly about communication, and I want to be better at that.
What attracts me most is that there is the option to do double majors. These days, employees are expected to be well-versed, and being average is really not enough! I believe that choosing this double major degree will make me equipped with knowledge on how to communicate messages effectively to the target audience. Also, choosing Management provides me with skills on how to manage staff. (A little ambitious, but don’t we all not want to manage instead of being managed, eventually?)
With a double major degree, I can be exposed to more career possibilities. If one does not like one major, s/he can always have Plan B by getting a job using knowledge in the other major. But as you can tell, I’m putting both majors into good use by combining them together for my career!
What’s even better about studying at Kaplan? The school offers part-time studies – something that many local varsities do not; which makes it perfect for working students like me. I can work in the day and attend school at night… To me, I feel that it’s great for working adults who wish to upgrade their skills.
