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Knowing my interests and skills are essential to my future. It allows me to have a clearer understanding of myself and the possible career paths that are a good fit to my personality and ability. It also allows me to realize my strengths and weaknesses in areas that I may want to develop and improve on. My interests in planning, time, and innovations are indicators of what possible career paths I might enjoy. Having an organized clear structure and constant changes in my future career is an aspect that I should consider to match my interests. My skills in analyzing, researching, and attention to details are also important because they indicate what career path that I might excel at. Reflecting over these skills, I may consider a possible career involving investigating and organizing quantitative data. …show more content…

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