Do you have a job/skills that you could use 100 years ago? (companies, business)
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I won't have my BBA until May, but finance was certainly around in 1917! I'm not sure if a black guy would be allowed to trade stocks on the NYSE or work in commercial/investment banking back then, but my career path would certainly be there. The better years would come after the conclusion of World War I, however!
Creating financial statements, compiling data, and making market forecasts would also be a lot harder without Microsoft Excel! Additionally, the Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM) didn't come out until the 1960s, so it was a lot harder to price assets according to their market value.
Actually, not having the CAPM and other mathematical pricing tools made it easier to add value as an active manager or security analyst.
Wow - pretty cool question. I've always thought about how to make a lot of money with the knowledge I have and going back in time.
But this is a bit different as it's asking what "skills" are transferable to 100 years ago. Unfortunately for me, I'm in Information Security - so my skills are essentially useless back in the day. And add to the fact that I'm Asian, I'm wondering what opportunities would actually exist for me.
First things that come to mind is real estate or stocks - but again, that's using my knowledge of history than any type of actual skills.
None of my current job skills will help me in 100 years in the past.
My grandfathers/great grandfathers were farmers and coal mine workers. I think i could do either. i don't think i would enjoy either but i could certainly do them.
Wow - pretty cool question. I've always thought about how to make a lot of money with the knowledge I have and going back in time.
But this is a bit different as it's asking what "skills" are transferable to 100 years ago. Unfortunately for me, I'm in Information Security - so my skills are essentially useless back in the day. And add to the fact that I'm Asian, I'm wondering what opportunities would actually exist for me.
First things that come to mind is real estate or stocks - but again, that's using my knowledge of history than any type of actual skills.
While certainly there are a lot of different careers/jobs available now, if, hypothetically you woke up tomorrow 100 years in the past; so 1917, would you be able to find a job or career at all close to what you do now? Or have skills that you could use to make a living?
Yes. I'm an optician/ophthalmic technician. I help people select glasses and prescription lenses to improve their vision and work with the ophthalmologist in diagnosing and treating eye disease. This field has been around for hundreds of years. Medical is a stable profession
Yes, I have a 100 year old theodolite sitting next to my desk and I know how to use it. With WWI going on, probably would have been able to find work using it while the men were off fighting.
Would have to sit down and figure out how a slide rule works.
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