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A Psychology Student Regrets at a Job Fair

طالِبُ نَفسٍ وَالنَّدَمُ في مَعرِضِ العَمَلِ

اِسمي خالِد، وَأَنا في السَّنَةِ الأَخِيرَةِ في الجّامِعَةِ. أَدرُسُ عِلمَ النَّفسِ، وَكُنتُ أَفكِّرُ أَنَّ شَهادَتي سَتُعطِيني فُرَصًا كَثِيرَةً بَعدَ التَّخَرُّجِ. في الأُسبُوعِ الماضِي ذَهَبتُ إِلى مَعرِضِ العَمَلِ في الجّامِعَةِ. كانَت القاعَةُ مَليئَةً بِالشَّرِكاتِ وَالطُّلّابِ. مَشَيتُ بَينَ الأَجنِحَةِ وَسَأَلتُ عَن الفُرَصِ. كَثيرٌ مِنَ الشَّرِكاتِ كانَت تُرِيدُ طُلّابًا في التِّجارَةِ أَو الهَندَسَةِ. لَم أَجِد فُرَصًا واضِحَةً لِطُلّابِ عِلمِ النَّفسِ. شَعَرتُ بِالإِحباطِ وَالفَشَلِ، وَبَدَأتُ أَندَمُ عَلى خِيارِي. تَحَدَّثتُ مَعَ مُمَثِّلَةٍ مِن مُستَشفًى نَفسِيٍّ، وَهِيَ قالَت إِنَّهُم يَبحَثونَ عَن مُساعِدينَ وَلَيسَ عَن أَخصّائِيّينَ. كانَ هَذا خَيبَةَ أَمَلٍ كَبيرَةً لِي. أَدرَكتُ أَنَّ دِراسَتي في عِلمِ النَّفسِ لَن تُعطِينِي العَمَلَ الَّذي أُريدُه. في نِهايَةِ اليَومِ، غادَرتُ المَعرِضَ وَأَنا حَزينٌ. لَم أَحصُل عَلى وَظيفَةٍ، وَأَصبَحتُ أُفَكِّرُ أَنَّني اِختَرتُ تَخصُّصًا خَطَأً. الآنَ أَشعُرُ بِالنَّدَمِ، وَأَتَمَنّى لَو أَنَّني دَرَستُ مَجالًا يُعطِي فُرَصَ عَمَلٍ أَفضَلَ.

English Translation

My name is Khalid, and I am in my final year at university. I study psychology, and I used to think that my degree would give me many opportunities after graduation. Last week I went to the job fair at the university. The hall was full of companies and students. I walked between the booths and asked about opportunities. Many of the companies wanted students in business or engineering. I did not find clear opportunities for psychology students. I felt frustrated and like a failure, and I began to regret my choice. I spoke with a representative from a psychiatric hospital, and she said they were looking for assistants and not specialists. This was a big disappointment for me. I realized that my studies in psychology would not give me the job I wanted. At the end of the day, I left the fair feeling sad. I did not get a job, and I began to think that I chose the wrong major. Now I feel regret, and I wish I had studied a field that gives better job opportunities.