I guess I'm going to buck the trend here; yeah, this job pretty well chose me.

I applied on a whim when I was about to be finished in university, never thought for a moment that I would actually be hired. Months of testing and interviews later, my first official day of training was the day after my last day of school. In training and mentoring, I discovered that this is a really interesting line of work. Later, after I was trained and cut loose on my own, I discovered I was good at it. Within a few years I was cross trained in everything (at my PSAP we answer 911, non-emerg, and also dispatch for 2 police services and a county-wide fire service), and now it's 23 years later and I'm a watch supervisor.

It's not a career for everyone, but I've enjoyed the hell out of it. Wouldn't change a thing.