There was so much to see and do at the annual Career Fair at the Bermuda College on Friday, April 15, I did not know where to start.

With over 80 booths and exhibits, I was sure to have everything I needed to get into the career of my choice ? even though, at 11 years of age, I?m still not quite sure what I want to do when I leave school.

The new technology department was open, showcasing all its trade opportunities now available.

The College Fair was packed with mostly students from secondary middle and high schools from all over the Island.

If any of them went home without learning anything, then you?re sure to know that these students don?t care about what they want to do when they leave school.

While many stood around talking to their friends, I learned something important.

This event was for people like me, who have big dreams, but also for career changers who are looking for a big move.

There were some parents who were looking to get their kids connected. They were the ones with piles of paperwork who walked around looking a little lost.

A full schedule with inspirational international speakers including Neal Peterson, interactive demonstrations from Extreme Artist Jean Francois and vendors ensured every student understood the importance of sound career planning and higher education.

For all those who weren?t there, I will just say that the opening comments given by the Minister of Education Terry Lister and Labour Minister Randy Horton, along with the leading sponsors like Ace and the Bank of Bermuda and Butterfield Bank, were inspirational.

As for me, I think I might become a teacher, or a writer, businesswoman or hairdresser.

My mother, Marguerita Carter, is my inspiration and I want to be successful just like her.

She has many qualifications including Information Technology and she?s very good at what she does at .

I am like her in many ways.

Bermudians should follow a couple of fundamental principles when presented with, or assessing career opportunities, whether in terms of working for someone else or for themselves.

As a visual arts teacher from Berkeley Institute, Gail Palacio, said: ?Learn as much as you can about the career you?re interested in and put aside any negative thinking about what you?re not or can?t do.?