What career if you're good at exams but shit at networking?

[AllotmentTime]

I keep pondering a career change but I don't know what I'd move to. Classic school overachiever who couldn't translate that into the real world- I got As at A level including both Maths and English, had no idea about career so did an English degree because I loved reading. Looking back at the STEM opportunities I missed makes me 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

I feel as though being good at studying is really my only/major skill. I get on well with people, but I don't have the confidence or outgoing personality to be a go-getter. I like numbers, I like words, I currently work for a university in a dead end admin job. My IT skills are okay but untrained - I can teach myself something in Excel when I need to but I've never done any coding etc.

Anyone have suggestions please?

Hm. Have you considered individual career counselling? Your university may offer that to professional staff (mine does). Or it would be worth paying a private career counsellor to explore your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and next steps. A good career counsellor may well challenge you to move of your comfort zone and help you find successful ways to do that. Ot at least help you make a positive decision that your best strategy is to stay put.

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@AllotmentTime you need one of these free conversion courses: www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-students/planning-to-study/study-artificial-intelligence-and-data-science-as-a-postgraduate/funding-and-scholarships-for-postgraduate-conversion-courses-in-ai-and-data-science/

Have a look at alternative careers in law. Others have suggested being a Patent Attorney. I think Patent Attorneys have a STEM backgrounds. Trade Mark Attorneys come from a wider section of backgrounds within arts and humanities. Have a look at the CITMA website. You could also look at becoming a Costs Lawyer, which is a nice intersection of numbers and law and doesn't require a law degree. Have a look at the LawCAB website.

I didn’t mean an IT job, but it’s allowed her to take on more research intensive admin roles. And yes, I admire anyone who learns a new skill. Why wouldn’t I?