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==== Careers v. Professions v. Occupations ==== | ==== Careers v. Professions v. Occupations ==== | ||
A career and a profession are clearly not the same thing and both of these are different than an occupation. One way to look at it is to see professions as skill sets and careers as the sets of activities you perform with those skill sets. Occupations would then be specific activities themselves. A real world example is the distinctions between lawyer, public administration, and running a | A career and a profession are clearly not the same thing and both of these are different than an occupation. One way to look at it is to see professions as skill sets and careers as the sets of activities you perform with those skill sets. Occupations would then be specific activities themselves. A real world example is the distinctions between a lawyer, public administration, and running a private organization. Being a lawyer is being a member of a profession, but administering private organizations is a career which people from many different professions can pursue. | ||
The certificate system can be seen as a helper on the professions side of this picture, while the detailed understanding of the skills trees should be seen as the career side. | The certificate system can be seen as a helper on the professions side of this picture, while the detailed understanding of the skills trees should be seen as the career side. Some occupations may require specific skills that either fall out of the scope of a certificate or fall under what seems to be an entirely unrelated certificate. A useful metaphor might be the distinction between law school (where you learn what the law is) and the training you get in a law firm (where you learn how to practice the law). | ||
The EVE Careers Guide[http://www.eveonline.com/careerguide/] has an interesting breakdown of the various career paths available in EVE. Not only are the normal industrial and military careers considered, but discussions of role playing careers and metagame[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metagaming] play[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=990807]. | The EVE Careers Guide[http://www.eveonline.com/careerguide/] has an interesting breakdown of the various career paths available in EVE. Not only are the normal industrial and military careers considered, but discussions of role playing careers and metagame[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metagaming] play[http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=990807]. | ||
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*Miner | *Miner | ||
*Rat Hunter | *Rat Hunter | ||
* | *Mission Runner | ||
The starter professions can be seen as the core around which Business and | The starter professions can be seen as the core around which Business and Industry, Harvesting, and Leadership certificates revolve. Much of what is required to complete these higher level certificates rest in the starter professions. | ||
==== The 'Starter' Professions ==== | ==== The 'Starter' Professions ==== | ||