Have you ever been afraid of making the wrong decisions? Well, I’ve had this fear for about one year now and I had no idea why I felt this way until this week. During my psychology class, I opened Purdue University’s official page and I found myself reading the list of undergraduate majors. I skimmed over it a couple times, not being able to find the major I was sure they had; Human Resources Management. After a couple minutes, I came to the conclusion that they didn’t have it. My instant reaction was to email the Purdue’s admission office to make sure there wasn’t any mistake on their website. I patiently waited for their response but sadly, the next day Purdue University confirmed that there wasn’t a mistake. Later that week, I had a meeting with my counselor; Ms. Hibon. We talked about the limitations of the HR major, the biggest one being that very few universities offered it. We discussed the possibility of considering other schools or taking a similar major, such as Management or Business. She did have a point, but I nonetheless I wasn’t willing to let go. Ever since my brother Sebastian left to begin his career in Business at Northeastern University I felt the incrementing pressure of deciding what I would study. Where, when and what. So, at the age of fifteen I started looking for different careers in order to find the one that suited me best. Throughout the process my dad was an incredible aid, he suggested I do an online interests test to see at least what area I was most interested in. People. I had always been interested in working in a big company full of professionals in different fields such as marketing or finance. And that’s when my dad once again came in. Myself being a people person as well as a person interested in business, my dad suggested I research a little more about HR, but truthfully, solely by hearing its name, I already knew it was for me. After becoming slightly more knowledgeable in this area, I have never doubted my choice. I knew this was what I would love and what I wanted to do after graduating college. What I never realized was what a struggle the process would become. My mind was all over the place, considering all of my options, all of my possibilities and over flooding my brain with questions I couldn’t answer right there and then. I thought; “Should I go to Northeastern and do my co-ops in HR? Should I go to Purdue and study Management with a concentration in HR? Should I study Business with a minor in HR? Should I go for a HR major or is that too specific?” These became questions I asked myself every day, but getting the right answer for the main question overall, “how do I know which one of these options will set me in the right path?” was the hardest part. One day as my mind was once again being flooded with all my questions once again I had a realization. I’ve always been quite closed-minded about my decisions. That’s what I do, even though some problems may come from my decisions, I make them work but never let go. --- But I had come to deduct that majoring in HR was definitely not as feasible as I had believed it to be and for the first time I opened my eyes, mind and ears to other people’s suggestions. This is when I began thinking about the time Ms. Hibon suggested changing the major -- but I had been too stubborn to listen to her anyways. I finally became aware of all of the limitations HR brought with it. Finally making the decision to change my major and still attend Purdue because I knew it would still focus on what I want to study. Now I realize this is even better, by choosing a Management major with a concentration in HR, I am opening doors to more companies because I am gaining experience in a wider area so I understand more about the business in general. Thus, having this experience occur at this moment in my life actually helped me a lot for the future. I am now more open to suggestions and changes about my career, always focusing on my dream job, of course. I may not have the exact answers as to what major I am taking or what school I am attending, I just know I’ll study what I love and work hard towards achieving my goal: working in the HR department of a company.
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