Experience, Skills, and Personality Traits
Aspiring family and consumer scientists should participate in at least one internship during college to gain valuable experience and make industry contacts. These contacts could lead to a job offer after graduation.
If teaching, you should have respect for your students and be dedicated to their future success. Patience and strong communication skills are also very important in teaching, as is organization. You'll need self-confidence in order to speak effectively before students of all ages. If working in the business sector, you should be ambitious, organized, and self-motivated. You should also be able to work well with others.
Related Professions
- Bakery Workers
- Beekeepers
- Beverage Industry Workers
- Biologists
- Brewers
- Canning and Preserving Industry Workers
- Chemical Engineers
- Confectionery Industry Workers
- Cooks and Chefs
- Dairy Products Manufacturing Workers
- Dietetic Technicians
- Dietitians
- Enologists
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Farmers
- Fast Food Workers
- Fishers
- Food Service Workers
- Food Technologists
- Health and Regulatory Inspectors
- Manufacturing Production Technicians
- Meatcutters and Meat Packers
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Nutritionists
- Organic Farmers
- Packaging Engineers
- Packaging Machinery Technicians
- Personal Chefs
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers