• Question: when did you decide what job u want to do

    Asked by abbie b to Holly, graemesutcliffe, Fran, dominicwilliams, Chris on 5 Jul 2024. This question was also asked by away1omen.
    • Photo: Holly Duns

      Holly Duns answered on 5 Jul 2024:


      I never really decided, it just kind of happened and I went with the flow.

      When I was at school I always thought I wanted to be a vet, but didn’t do well enough sciences so knew that wasn’t going to be an option. I had a look at other options that aligned with my way of thinking and migrated towards policing with the view of joining the mounted or dog division. I knew I didn’t want to just join the police so did an undergraduate degree in criminology to provide more of a stepping stone into a specialist division.

      After I finished uni I just wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to go in so I travelled a bit and when I came back, after maturing and having a bit more life experience I wanted to learn something new and started looking at forensics, with the view it would still align to policing. Due to not being great at biology I knew traditional forensics would be really though to get into so i came across digital forensics and cyber and the masters degree at Cranfield.

      Personally, I think its important, if you are not sure what you want to do, to keep an open mind, develop transferrable skills and be adaptable. There is so much you can do in the tech space so you can make it fit your aspirations and you move forward.

    • Photo: Fran Biggin

      Fran Biggin answered on 16 Jul 2024:


      I decided on the career I’m in now when I left the Army. The specific job I’m in grew out of the qualifications I took and the people I met while doing them.

      I’ve found that often a job finds you – an opportunity comes up that looks interesting and you take it. I’ve met very few people who have decided in advance what job they want and then gone out and got it

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