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Looking for a profession that fits what I want.?

I'm going to be a senior in high school and am currently looking at schools such as University of Virginia, Michigan, Maryland, Wisconsin, Penn State, and UPitt Honors. I am interested in business, but not from a "numbers" point of view. I don't want to be telling people what numbers work with stocks or analyzing financial statements. I like to work with other people, preferably smaller groups than bigger ones, and would like to work out contracts or make business deals by schmoozing people. I also enjoy how the government works and wouldn't mind doing something business-law related for Congress and my local rep. I just read about someone being a legislative attorney for the House of Reps. What careers should I pursue? I don't want to go to business school and be unsatisfied. Thanks!

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1. Hey Double N: An interest in business is a good start. There is so much about business process that is really exciting and changes every day. No two days are alike when you're assessing a business, their procedures or posturing for growth. To acquire knowledge of how business is run, you can: 1) work in various jobs for 10 years', or 2) the fast way -- going to college. College will give you a basic knowledge of how it works. You'll study numbers to know how statistics are used to guide a business toward success, or determine if they've been doing it wrong, which has affected their profitability, but this is a necessary evil in the business world. Money runs the world. Numbers are essential. While schmoozing seems glamorous, it's hard work and requires life experience to do it right. This comes from going to college, working summers through college in different types of business and finally, getting recruited out of school at a Fortune 100 or 500 company to cut your teeth on some real business processes for a few years. You must have a genuine interest in people and be genuine in your dealings with them. You'll need to develop good people skills, to be able to "read" people, their intentions and their integrity levels to determine if they're the type of person you can trust with your business. You'll need to be able to talk to people you don't know, and remember who they are and what they do. A basic business education will enable you to recognize and create your own opportunities. If you're unsatisfied after all that, you're looking in the wrong places. Read business newspapers to get a feel for today's business climate, and read as many books about business that you can. Pick a product that you use on a regular basis, and there'll be a book on the company that makes it at the library. This will give you a true taste for the business world, and help you form your future. New ideas make the world go round. Good luck finding your own.