How To Chose A Career
Whether you’re trying to decide where to
look for your first job just after leaving
school, looking for opportunities limited in
your current position, or pondering a
possible change in your current career, or,
like many others in this unstable economy,
facing unemployment, having a defined
career path will help you with getting a job.
Regardless of your reasons, there is a right
career out there for everyone. Of course,
since each of us have different skills,
qualifications, interests, experiences and
expectations, by learning how to research
and maximize your options, realize your
strengths, and open to and acquire new
skills, as well as muster the courage to make
a change, you can discover the career that’s
a good fit for you.
So how do you choose the career that’s a
best fit for you?
Though having adequate compensation is
important in any job, it’s not the who le
story. If you find yourself unsatisfied with
what you do every day, not finding your
work meaningful and rewarding, you will
find it hard to keep the momentum going to
advance in your career.
Whether you’re contemplating a career
change or looking to enter the work force
for the first time, the first step to consider in
choosing a fulfilling career or a career
change is to think carefully about what really
drives you, uncovering in the way the
activities that get you excited and bring you
joy and ultimately a career that you feel
passionate about.
It might be kind of difficult to get past
thinking about “what pays the most” or
“what is most secure,” especially in today’s
uncertain economic climate. However,
discovering first your primary interests and
passions is highly more important. By doing
this, you’ll find that this can open doors to
careers that you might not have considered.
Once you have that foundation, the passion
and the momentum in acquiring your right
career path, you can then start fine tuning
your search for the right career. It might
surprise you at how you can fit your
passions into a new career.
Explore your career opportunities. Take your
focus on the things you love to do. All of us
have natural talents, certain tasks that come
easy to us and we are good at and naturally
enjoy doing.
What are these ? So try and brainstorm and
jot down what comes to mind as many as
you can, no matter how improbable it
seems.
Knowing where your natural talents lie is a
key to choosing the right career fit for you.
So look for clues everywhere. Take note of
activities you always enjoy doing, and how
can those skills be applied to a job. Think
about projects or topics that stir your
compassion or excite your imagination.
Reflect on stories of people you admire and
analyze why certain activities make you
happy. Pay attention to times when you are
really enjoying yourself.
Remember that as your search may take
some time and that it’s more likely that you
might have to go down a few different
roads before finding the right career path,
so you must be patient. With time and
introspection, these will help you in
identifying the activities you most enjoy and
that bring you true satisfaction.
Once you have an idea of what career path
you want to be in, you must then do lots of
research.
Taking a new career or changing your
career is always challenging and by doing
research, this will keep you prepared and
help you overcome obstacles to your career
happiness. So, make sure to find out how
active the jobs market is in that industry and
how the recruitment process usually works.
Do a research on local organizations around
you. This will help you see if they have any
opportunities for you to do the type of work
you’ve decided on.
If your chosen career requires additional
training, skills, education or experience, be
open and don’t despair.
Nowadays, many ways are now available to
gain these needed skills.
And lastly, while learning, this will also be an
opportunity for you to find out whether or
not you truly enjoy your chosen career and
also make connections that could lead to
your dream job.
