Paul Graham has written a great essay "How to do what you love". What he says in this essay resonates quite directly with what I have told BBAs for many years but, of course, he says it better than I ever did. I highly encourage any Ross BBA to read this essay as you embark on your career.
The main point of this essay is that you should try to find a job that you enjoy because you will not only enjoy it, but you will do better at it. One of his main points is that you shouldn't decide on your career too soon. He writes about a friend who is a doctor but doesn't like her job:
How did she get into this fix? In high school she already wanted to be a doctor. And she is so ambitious and determined that she overcame every obstacle along the way --- including, unfortunately, not liking it. ... Now she has a life chosen for her by a high school kid.
This leads him to wisely recommend that it's better to "seek jobs that let you do many different things, so you can learn faster what various kinds of work are like."
If you are thinking about choosing a career, you should read this essay.
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Great Article!
I have this Michigan Daily article taped to my cabinet door.
http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1996/may/05-08-96/edit/bottom.html
It was printed in the Daily the week I graduated in 1996. It's much simpler than the essay you post, however, it is written from the perspective of a fellow wolverine. Thought your students might appreciate it.
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