Choosing An Appropriate Career Path

Choosing a vocation can be a daunting task. With the world ever-evolving, one may come across a new attractive career every year. In order to ensure optimal job satisfaction, it is vital to educate oneself about every alluring prospect prior to committing. Simple factors like the time commitment and salary can mean the difference between a content existence and a miserable one.

When researching a career, we must create an intellectually, creatively, and socially-informed picture of our professional futures based on our developing individual interests and personal goals.

In order to be a contributing member of society a person must offer their skill set to the work force. This can be done in the form of a job or a career. A job and a career are seemingly similar, however, are strikingly different. Both a job and a career are places people work, however, a career offers the ability for advancement, whereas a job will always remain the same. The MyPlan website seeks to inform people of careers that fit an individual’s personality, interests, values, and skills.

It’s hard to say I don’t know what I want to do when I finish college. I’m suppose to have this idea of what I want to do for the rest of my life and be devoted to that career for the rest of my life. “So, what have you decided to study?” is a question I have heard from parents, teachers, grandparents, uncles, aunts, friends, co-workers, and just about everyone else that says they know me. I don’t know how I am supposed to just know what I will do for the rest of my life. Choosing ones career should be a decision based over a long period of time, and after being exposed to many different experiences. And in order to acquire the best career for yourself you must make the decision, only you know what is best for you.

A career self-assessment is important because it will help people find occupations that match their skills and talents. It creates an atmosphere in which people will like what they’re doing in life. Their work is more than just a job. A career sums up a person’s life based on their past, present, and their future (Lucas, 2012).

This is very important for practical purposes. You need to do a practical research for the career you’re considering. Jot down all the necessary information, like if you’re going to pursue a career how much money and time will it cost you, so, you can figure out right away which from all of your passion choices is more attainable.

Picking a career is a tough decision for a teenager and that is very common. It is what you will likely do for the rest of your life so the decision is scary for most. My career choice, on the other hand, was easy. I have always enjoyed math and seeing things come together through my ideas and creativity, so engineering was a perfect fit.

While some aim at such career for the fortune and are utterly blinded by affluency, they are guaranteed a life of dissatisfaction when it comes to their everyday job. In my perceptive, a career shouldn’t be any job or obligation, but rather the pursuit of lifelong ambition and interest.

Throughout your lifetime you will eventually have to decide on what career you want to begin your journey on. In the United States and around the world, many individuals will choose their career path very early in their lifetimes in order to attain the job position that they desire. With this being said, one must carefully plan and modify their lives to prepare for what the future withholds. For instance, in order for me to achieve my long time goals of becoming a software developer and/or a computer system analyst, then I would need to continue patiently walk along the bumpy path on my laborious, lengthy journey. Lastly, the following careers that I’ve set my eyes on will embark us onto a prolonged life excursion.

One of the most important decisions in my life is to choose a career that I will enjoy and find interesting for many years ahead. It is important that I have the ability to provide well for myself and future family. In an effort to stay current in the marketplace, I am committed to keeping an open mind as career paths change, and dedicating time for continued education. I believe that my career choices for the future greatly depend upon the knowledge that I have of myself, information regarding my career options, testing field work, and making deliberate decisions now. Success in this endeavor will depend upon a quality analysis of these aspects, and the proper application of that knowledge. My effort in gaining a quality education is the

Growing up, there was several different career paths I wanted to take but was not reachable at the time. Throughout my high school my career goal was to be a civil or mechanical engineer. At the time, it wasn’t clear to me what a engineer’s job function is. My family urged me to pursue that dream just because of the perks that comes with it such as money. Math was never my strong suit, neither was school and to become an engineer, several mathematics courses are required. My first two years as a transfer student in college, I had no idea what my career path should be if engineering doesn’t work out. After taking careful consideration, working in the tech industry was something that needed to be done. A few friends of mine gently pushed me in that direction but my vision to pursue a career in tech was a bit fuzzy. Eventually I started leaning towards business, but by then it was already to late for me to switch majors. I chose Sociology as my major because I found the courses interesting to learn, and it is something I can apply to business. Earlier this semester, I decided to push towards specific fields such as sales or human resources. Eventually, I do see myself In a leadership position at work such as a management position in my work place. I do believe I have what it takes to become a manager, but only after being with a company for some time so I can understand the concepts and how to adapt to the given environment.

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Cody is just a few months away from graduating high school. His parents always told him that after he graduated from high school he would have to go to college and peruse a career. He had never even thought about what career path he would want to take because for most of his life his parents made all of the major decisions for him. Based on his past experiences, Cody assumed they would also choose his career path. His parents decided that they were going to change things up and make him decide this major decision on his own because it was going to have to be something he did for the rest of his life. This caught Cody by surprise and the thought of having to choose a career path overwhelmed him. Choosing a career path is inevitable; this task isn’t always simple because of the way a person was raised or the conditions they grew up in, but by following some strategies, the difficulty of choosing a career path could be reduced and help people such as Cody.

Have you ever sat there and just thought about the career you wish to have? This happened to me many times until I finally decided counseling was the career for me. There was a time when I wanted to be an engineer, but then I joined the military and realized that I rather help people better themselves. I believe I have some cultural competence to help clients and other characteristics that will help me become an effective counselor. There are also some weaknesses I need to work on in order to better myself.

Finding a specific career path can not only be difficult, but it can also induce bouts of anxiety, anger, and sadness over a crucial part of an individual’s life. Settling on a career can be unnerving when thinking about the fact that this is the career that you spend thousands of dollars on in college, that this is the career you will work in until you retire. With this course, I’ve found that it has been easier to narrow down a goal towards finding a career. Through career assessments, different assignments and discussions, I have realized what my barriers and strengths are. Overcoming these and improving these skills or applying them to an actual career assisted me in narrowing my goal as well. I am now able to clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of my career goal and to think clearer about the next steps that I will take after this course.