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Xysaerv
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02 May 2014, 4:34 pm

Im looking for some general advice, now i have already taken many a skill assessment tests most werent helpful and all my skills were generalized and didnt pin point me in any particular direction, the most recent test i need to wait a couple weeks to get results. However, I know what i want in a job. PErhaps some of you can offer some advice. I will accept basic entry level to jobs that require college.

Looking for:
Flexible Schedule (Cant do 45+ hr week jobs)
Physically demanding (5-75lbs all day, rare 200-500lbs lifts)
little to no social interaction
Not looking to work on assembly line (dont like standing still)
Like to be busy

Trying to avoid computer work as an Adult with Aspergers if I can help it, due to health concerns. All my hobbies an interests are on computer, so if i can find job thats physically
demanding will offer more or less a work out regiment except i get paid for it, which will allow me to enjoy computer time.
:D

Any suggestions?



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02 May 2014, 4:47 pm

-part time package handler
-farm work
-night security guard
-maybe one of the trades like plumbing
-something with the national park service or forest service



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08 May 2014, 10:40 am

It really bothers me that I'm the only one who offered suggestions. I figured once I listed off a few, other people could and would offer other ideas.

Since I am the only person, and so I can offer other, perhaps better ideas, perhaps you could briefly tell me a bit about your education.



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08 May 2014, 10:51 am

BetwixtBetween wrote:
It really bothers me that I'm the only one who offered suggestions. I figured once I listed off a few, other people could and would offer other ideas.

Since I am the only person, and so I can offer other, perhaps better ideas, perhaps you could briefly tell me a bit about your education.
I don't know... flexible jobs that require a college degree aren't really what I'm familiar with, personally. Also, most 'professional' jobs are going to involve computer time. I'd be interested to hear of suggestions otherwise, goodness knows I spend way too much time in front of one myself.



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08 May 2014, 7:32 pm

Xysaerv said he was open to things that didn't require a college degree as well. My problem is: I can think of loner jobs, I can think of loner jobs that can keep you fit, I just can't seem to think of any that would require a college degree.

I guess I'll add janitor and handyman to my previous list, but I think your best bets for money that would require learning and would keep you from sitting at a computer job would be the trades or park service or forest service.

With the trades, you might be able to get an oil rig job. Those pay very well, tend to be physically demanding, and oil rigs love loners.

With the park service or forest service, you might get paid, at least better than a janitor or farm hand or most security guards to do physically demanding work and either work alone or with a limited number of people for a limited amount of time.



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10 May 2014, 2:48 am

pick a construction trade?


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11 May 2014, 9:14 pm

Work for a moving company, maybe? Although scheduling might be more of an issue than you'd be willing to do. I'm not sure what their schedule is like



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12 May 2014, 12:56 pm

Thought of another one:
Farrier



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12 May 2014, 4:22 pm

Xysaerv wrote:
Im looking for some general advice, now i have already taken many a skill assessment tests most werent helpful and all my skills were generalized and didnt pin point me in any particular direction, the most recent test i need to wait a couple weeks to get results. However, I know what i want in a job. PErhaps some of you can offer some advice. I will accept basic entry level to jobs that require college.

Looking for:
Flexible Schedule (Cant do 45+ hr week jobs)
Physically demanding (5-75lbs all day, rare 200-500lbs lifts)
little to no social interaction
Not looking to work on assembly line (dont like standing still)
Like to be busy

Trying to avoid computer work as an Adult with Aspergers if I can help it, due to health concerns. All my hobbies an interests are on computer, so if i can find job thats physically
demanding will offer more or less a work out regiment except i get paid for it, which will allow me to enjoy computer time.
:D

Any suggestions?


I was suppose to have responded to this in your thread, but WP decided to create another topic. Look under what I wrote "To the OP" - that was for you.


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12 May 2014, 4:27 pm

Below is GCAspies' response, copied and pasted for your convenience:

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You might consider reading "What Color Is Your Parachute?" by Richard Bolles or "Knock 'Em Dead" by Martin Yate. This past semester, "Knock 'Em Dead 2013" was required for my Senior Seminar class. I liked the book very much and felt that it provided me with additional insight in terms of what I wanted to do after I graduated from college. Between the two books, I like "Knock 'Em Dead" better. I think "What Color Is Your Parachute" is way too involved in terms of time.

Thus, regardless if you're going to graduate from college or have never completed a single class in college, I recommend "Knock 'Em Dead" to give you potential ideas. If you can get "What Color Is Your Parachute?" consider buying it as well.



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12 May 2014, 5:40 pm

BetwixtBetween wrote:
Below is GCAspies' response, copied and pasted for your convenience:

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For the OP

You might consider reading "What Color Is Your Parachute?" by Richard Bolles or "Knock 'Em Dead" by Martin Yate. This past semester, "Knock 'Em Dead 2013" was required for my Senior Seminar class. I liked the book very much and felt that it provided me with additional insight in terms of what I wanted to do after I graduated from college. Between the two books, I like "Knock 'Em Dead" better. I think "What Color Is Your Parachute" is way too involved in terms of time.

Thus, regardless if you're going to graduate from college or have never completed a single class in college, I recommend "Knock 'Em Dead" to give you potential ideas. If you can get "What Color Is Your Parachute?" consider buying it as well.

Thanks, Betwixt


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- Early Bird online registration starts in late March 2018
- More information can be found at http://www.gcaspies.org/symposiumhomepage


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12 May 2014, 6:11 pm

You're welcome!