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Why It’s Hard to Pick a Career You’ll Be Happy In

The Difference Between Interest and Satisfaction

Analytics

Career Satisfaction

Do careers that pay more have higher satisfaction? What are the most important factors for happiness in a career? We studied over 500k career ratings to find out.
Degree Satisfaction

As we've built comprehensive profiles of nearly every academic degree, we've also studied the factors that lead people to choose different degrees — and how happy they are with the results of their decision.
Degree Specificity

Have you ever wondered if people actually pursue a career in what they study? Here, we explore degree specificity: how concentrated or diverse career outcomes are for a range of popular degrees.

Q+A: Content Writer

Peter Turcic is a content writer, currently working at Sokanu in Vancouver, Canada. Before joining Sokanu, Peter was a freelance writer and completed marketing, branding, and editorial projects for several …

~ 14 minute read April 16, 2021

Control, Creativity, and Community in the Workplace

As Sokanu data has revealed, control and creativity seem to make us like work. This revelation presents challenges to both …

Q+A: UX Designer

Shannon Boyd is a UX designer, currently working at Sokanu in Vancouver, Canada. She has worked at various digital product enterprises, while completing university studies, for the past three years.

~ 13 minute read March 24, 2021

Q+A: Interior Designer

For more than a decade, Ashley has worked for award-winning design companies and in many facets of the industry, including residential, office, and hospitality.

~ 15 minute read Feb. 9, 2021

Q+A: Full-Stack Software Engineer

Ivo Marjanović is a full-stack software engineer, currently leading the Product and Engineering teams at Sokanu in Vancouver, Canada. He spent seven years as a self-taught freelance web developer before …

~ 9 minute read Jan. 25, 2021

Q+A: Civil Litigation Lawyer

Sterling Henderson is civil litigation lawyer who specializes in business, commercial, construction, and real estate law.

~ 14 minute read Jan. 5, 2021

Becoming a Management Consultant

From the different types of consultancy roles to the salary you can expect, we’ll show you if this lucrative career is the right choice for you.the

~ 31 minute read Dec. 31, 2020

Q+A: American Football Coach

Daniel worked as a media coach in Vienna, training politicians, athletes, and executives on how to give impactful interviews with journalists and the media. Since then, he has coached football …

~ 11 minute read Dec. 30, 2020