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by themodelplumber 1156 days ago
I recommend looking into their native strengths[1] first, as that will create a foundation for really wise use of their most stable, sustainable career energy.

StrengthsFinder / CliftonStrengths and Sally Hogshead's _How the World Sees You_ are great examples to look into. The USG also offers free career testing tools that are definitely worth a shot. Many schools also have career learning paths that offer other resources of this kind.

From that point, you should have a good starter set of tools that allow one to design the needed career outcome no matter what has changed in the world.

In addition to strengths, it's also a good idea to pay special attention to the "not interesting" and "less strengths in this area" measures/results, since those will helpfully indicate exhausting careers or jobs to avoid, even if they may seem interesting for hobby-type energy.

Good luck to you both, I know a lot's been changing recently.

1. These kinds of strengths are more about the energy one can consistently and flexibly commit to a specific set of perspectives on life and creativity, like for hours each day without prompting, and less about "is a talented artist," "can code," etc.