University-or-a-Year-Off

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Field Related Analysis

Education : 64 matches

(accountability, choice, college, degree, first, law school, learned, management, register, school, semester, student, trainee, training, university)

Business : 45 matches

(benefits, budget, business, company, competition, customer, development, employee, leadership, management, manager, marketing, money, office, organization, paid, service, team, trainee)

Law : 24 matches

(absence, accused, budget, charge, close, development, director, family, house, information, law, office, register)

Target Structure: (22 matches)

background checks (1 match)

come in handy (1 match)

drawback (1 match)

getting sucked up in (1 match)

hr (1 match)

internship (9 matches)

leave of absence (1 match)

maddening (1 match)

more often (1 match)

office politics (1 match)

overwhelmed (1 match)

set aside (1 match)

straight a's (1 match)

more often than not (1 match)

the drive of work (1 match)

though (1 match)

trainee (1 match)

undermining (1 match)

vacant position (1 match)

wage (1 match)

withholding (1 match)

theft (1 match)

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University-or-a-Year-Off

The end of college.

It was the end of college, and I had a maddening choice to do. I had to choose between university or taking a year off. I couldn't decide what to do. Should I go to university or should I take a year off?

Choice 1 : Go to university.

Choice 2 : Take a year off.

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Go to university.

It was time to register at university, but I couldn't choose which program I wanted to go in. I loved both programs, but I was feeling confused and stressed. I had talked about it with my friends and my family, but I couldn't decide what to do. Should I go to Law School or should I go in Business Management?

Choice 1 : Go to Law School.

Choice 2 : Study Business Management.

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Take a year off.

I have decided to take a year off, but I didn't know what to do. I was feeling unsure about my future, and I needed time to think about it. I wanted to explore the world and try many new things, but I also wanted to work, and to make a lot of money during this year off school. Should I work or should I travel during my year off?

Choice 1 : Work.

Choice 2 : Travel.

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Go to Law School.

It was the end of my first semester in Law's School, and I really enjoyed it. It was time to search for an internship. I loved my town, and I would have missed my friends and my family, but I also really wanted to visit new places and to meet new people. Should I search for an internship in Sherbrooke, or should I search for an internship in Montreal?

Choice 1 : Search for an internship in Sherbrooke.

Choice 2 : Search for an internship in Montreal.

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Study Business Management.

It was the end of my degree at university, and it was time to decide what my career was going to be. I really liked the HR department, but I also loved accountability, finance, customer service, communication, and marketing. I was good at organization, planning, teamwork, and I loved competition. I had seen a vacant position as an office manager, and I tough I could have come in handy, I could have been a great office manager. I had a lot of leadership, I loved supervision and operations. Should I become a human resource's manager, or should I become an office manager?

Choice 1 : Become a human resource's manager.

Choice 2 : Become an office manager.

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Work.

I really loved my job at Foot Locker, but I wasn't getting paid very well. I had done an internship the summer before, at Desjardins, and I was getting paid very well. While I was working at Desjardins, I had a high budget, and I was spending my money every day, but I couldn't do that with Foot Locker. My boss at Desjardins told me that if I were looking for a job, they would hire me back immediately. Should I work at Foot Locker or should I work at Desjardins?

Choice 1 : Work at Foot Locker.

Choice 2 : Work at Desjardins.

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Travel.

I was so happy to be going on a trip, I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. I really didn't know where to go, but I loved the beach, the ocean, the mountains and the sun. Should I go to Bali, or should I go to Spain?

Choice 1 : Go to Bali.

Choice 2 : Go to Spain.

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Search for an internship in Sherbrooke.

Finally, I had found an internship close to my home, and I was really happy to have stayed with my friends and my family. The only drawback was that I was a little sad, not to have left the house, I would have liked to set aside my life for a moment and to live my own experiences as a trainee.

Choice 1 : Start over.

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Search for an internship in Montreal.

I was too overwhelmed, with the move, the distance we traveled many times, I was very happy to have left home though. More often than not, I was feeling lonely, I was alone in my new home and I hadn't made any friends yet. However, I felt very confident about my internship, I knew it would have gone well, and that I would have integrated well in the team.

Choice 1 : Start over.

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Become a human resource's manager.

After a background checks, I was now the Human Resources Director at Desjardins, I had an excellent wage, good benefits, and I really loved my job. My work team was amazing, everyone got along well, and there were never any problem. I had the drive of work. I was good for the company's performances, my team and I were working with a lot of productivity and efficiency. I was in charge of the recruitment, the training, and I had to supervise everyone's development.

Choice 1 : Start over.

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Become an office manager.

The old office manager ended up getting sucked up in work stress, so he decided to take a leave of absence. I took his place and I really loved to be an office manager, I really liked the management department, and I got straight A's. However, the human side was missing, that is what I loved most, working with people, so I really missed the human resources department. I didn't like the office politics, and an employee was accused of undermining the team's efforts, by withholding important information, and my boss was thinking that he was a theft.

Choice 1 : Start over.

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Work at Foot Locker.

I really enjoyed working at Foot Locker, the entire work team were my friends. We were having so much fun when we worked together. It was my favorite student job of all the ones I had, but now it was time for me to go back to university. I was really happy, because, firstly, I have made a lot of money, and secondly, because I could keep my job at Foot Locker while also going to university.

Choice 1 : Go to university.

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Work at Desjardins.

I was working at Desjardins and I have made a lot of money, but I felt sad, because I haven't worked with my friends.

Choice 1 : Go to university.

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Go to Bali.

I loved Bali, it was so beautiful, that the views were amazing, the beach, the mountains, everything was so gorgeous. I now had to go back home, but I really wanted to stay. Should I stay one more year or should I go back home?

Choice 1 : Stay one more year.

Choice 2 : Go back home.

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Go to Spain.

I have learned Spanish, and I have made many friends, it was such a great trip. I was already planning to visit them, and I was not even gone!

Choice 1 : Go to university.

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Stay one more year.

I really loved Bali, and I was wondering if I were really going to go back home one day or, if I were going to travel. Should I go back home or should I continue to travel?

Choice 1 : Go back home.

Choice 2 : Continue to travel.

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Go back home.

I was finally back at home!

Choice 1 : Start over.

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Continue to travel.

Now, I was wondering where should I go. Should I go to New York or should I go to Greece?

Choice 1 : Go to New York.

Choice 2 : Go to Greece.

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Go to New York.

I had enough traveling, I had to go back home, and to finish university.

Choice 1 : Start over.

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Go to Greece.

I had a great time in Greece, but it was time for me to come back.

Choice 1 : Start over.

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