Career chats: What professionals love about their industry
About this video
Professionals from four industries share what they love about them: aerospace and defense (rockets and a space sector going through change), the non-alcoholic drinks space (compassionate, authentic people), home remodeling (solving a high-stakes, personal problem and fixing a bad reputation) and libraries (fighting for people's freedom to read and learn).
You'll be able to
- explain what an industry is using examples from the video.
- describe different reasons people love their industry.
- identify an industry that matches my interests or values.
Key words
- Industry
- A group of businesses or organizations that do a similar kind of work.
- Aerospace and defense
- The industry that builds aircraft, rockets, spacecraft and defense systems.
- Home remodel
- Changing or rebuilding parts of a home, like a kitchen or bathroom.
- Reputation
- What people generally think or believe about someone or something.
Transcript
(upbeat music) - What I love most about my industry is, I mean, number one, it's rockets. Who doesn't love rockets? (laughs) I get to see rockets every day, and, you know, we get to launch. But I'd say aerospace and defense overall, specifically in the space sector, I really enjoy the change that it's going through right now.
- And the thing that I think I like most about this industry is the type of people that are called to this industry. A lot of other founders, a lot of other owners, a lot of other people who work in the non-alcoholic space are typically called to it because of some other underlying philosophy, a lifestyle choice, like a way of being.
And that typically drives compassion, authenticity, like genuine connection. And I'm very inspired by that.
- There's so much at risk when it comes to a home remodel. And also it's so personal. It's not like I just bought a car for 50 grand and the car broke down. This is my home. This is where my family, where my kids, where my pets live. So it's a very expensive and personal decision.
So that's where it matters the most. And it's really unfortunate that this industry has the negative reputation that it does. So I enjoy working in this industry because it's kind of our mission to solve that problem.
- Librarians are fighting the good fight. They're fighting the fight for everyone. They're fighting for people to be able to read what they wanna read, for people to be able to learn about whatever they wanna learn about. (upbeat music)
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