Getting confused about Profession path ..

[Lilly]

Re: Getting confused about Profession path ..

@Chicken_Biryani

Nope I dont , Lilly .. but because I have worked in Executive Recruitment for years and have had a business of my own too, Friends and family often consult with me when their kids are undergoing these confusing times .. I give them indepth insight into various careers so they can choose wisely ..

Cool, I thought you either work in connexions centre or in a career center for agencies. I am sure everyone who followed your advice said thanks to you? Did they appreciate your ideas? Has it been useful to them?

@SaeedinPakistan

I already did my Bachelors and have a job now, but I still don’t know what I want to do.

The stakes are just too high. I have to choose something I’ll be stuck with for the rest of my life.

This is weird.

@Chicken_Biryani

This is where research helps alot .. Usually its not as simple as it seems to many, to be able to choose a proper career path for yourselves ..
Alot of times we tell kids , do what you feel like , what you are good at ..
That is a really bad strategy I feel .. because many atimes what kids want to be , may not be a right choice of career for them. Hence its important to educate them on what factors to consider while inclining towards a certain career. For example:

• Always find out how much study v/s reward is involved. This is important because if you dont enjoy studying as much but your career demands alot of study, then you will lose interest pretty quickly. For example MBBS, Solicitors etc ..

• Always find out what day to day challenges of that job are .. for example accountancy requires working long hours, needs a great commercial exposure, dealing with clients etc .. then analyzing self to see if you have the aptitude for numbers and that commercial exposure needed to be a success in this role.

• Is the career saturated or has job opportunities at various levels. One of the toughest thing to face in life is , graduating and not being able to secure an internship/placement or the first job. Hence its important to keep this in mind what job prospects are available in the market in the short and the long term.

• Always know what bigger career specific qualifications will be needed to progress in your career. This will genuinely help you remain focused and know ahead of time if you will be capable of accepting the challenge .. For example IT professionals must keep themselves upto date with new certifications . If they stall on that front their career progression might stop as well .

This is making me bring a new whole thread regarding what I want to do