What To Do When Choosing A Career?
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by: James Copper
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Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 Time: 2:12 PM
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First you have to look at what areas you might be interested in. Have you always wanted to work with animals? Do you like reading lots or are you fascinated by cars? Write down these areas of interest. You are going to be better going for a career in something you naturally feel close to.
Next you need to know about your abilities. This means not only your pure exam results and qualifications, but also your aptitude. Take some aptitude tests to show you what you might actually be able to do. You may like cars but have no spatial ability. Engineering may be out but design might be a possibility. You may like books, but should you be writing them, publishing them or selling them? These tests will help clarify your character and inherent abilities and point you to areas to which you are most suited.
Find out as much as you can about careers in the area you have chosen. If you want to design cars, what sorts of qualifications are needed? Could you ever get them? Do people usually learn on the job or are exam qualifications essential? Is this a growth industry or a fading art? Roof thatching may be fascinating, but is there a future in it as a career, rather than a hobby?
Go to careers fares and see advisers. Libraries and the internet will help with research. Go to the major players in the areas you are interested in. Spend a day with a large publisher or engineering company. Have a look at a real day at work. Talk to the employees and see what goes right and wrong for them. Check out the pay and likelihood of promotion and advancement. Can you see yourself working in this industry? Talk to family and older friends about their work.
This research and experience may lead you to find careers you had never thought of or even knew existed.
When you have gathered all this information, you can set your targets and plan an educational route or additional qualification you may need and start applying to the career you have chosen.
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James Copper is a writer for BAOL.co.uk where you can find information on how you can be a property investor with a property investment course
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