How To Choose A Good Career

If you are finding it difficult choosing a career for yourself, then this post is definitely for you. 

If you carefully follow the guide stated below, you’ll not only find a fruitful career but you’ll spend the rest of your life doing a Job that adds less stress to your life and also a Job that brings fulfillment and pays handsomely.

Career choice can be a difficult decision to make, but certainly a well defined career direction will help anyone while trying to make this great choice.

Choosing a career requires some planning and some serious self – reflection, with these you can set yourself on a path towards a fulfilling career that can really provide for you and your family.

While trying to choose a career, one should put the following steps into consideration.

Step 1:    Consider your area of interest

What is your dream career?  What would you want to do if you have a million dollars at your disposal? When you carefully look into these questions, though it might not be your best career but it will help give you a guide on what you should do.

Some examples of easier careers are:

Being a music star, if you’ve got what it takes, consider going into music composition or audio engineering.

If you want to be an actor, consider going into media broadcasting. You can get a degree in communications or work your way up the chain of command in a local news or other television studio.

If you want to travel the world, consider becoming an airline steward or stewardess. This is a great way to make a living and pursue your dream of traveling the globe.

Step 2:    Consider Your Hobbies

It is very easy to turn your hobbies or something you love doing into a future career. Many hobbies correspond to real world needs and positions. Consider what you like to do and how that might fit into a career.

For example, If you like drawing or art, consider becoming a graphic designer.

If you like sports, consider going into teaching and getting certified as a coach.

Step 3:    Consider the Subjects you were good at or enjoyed while in School

Academic subjects translate well into future careers but may require more schooling than other types of careers. The subjects you were really good at in your high school can make a good career in future if you are willing to work on it.  

For example, if you loved chemistry, you could look forward to a future career as a lab technician or a pharmacist.

If you liked English class, consider becoming an editor or a copywriter.

If you enjoyed math, consider becoming an actuary or an accountant.

Step 4:    What skill do you have?

If you are particularly good at certain skills, such as fixing things or making things, this can provide you with a great future career. 

Schooling may or may not be necessary, but skilled labor is often in demand and you will find it fairly easy to find work.

For example, carpentry, auto repair, construction, and electrical work all benefit from people who are good at fixing things or working with their hands. These also tend to be stable, well-paying jobs.

Other skills, such as a skill for cooking, can also be easily turned into a career.

Sometimes it’s hard for us to see the areas in life where we excel. If you don’t think you’re good at anything, ask your parents, other family members, friends, or teachers what they think you’d be good at. Their ideas might surprise you!

Step 5: Explore yourself.

Figuring out what you should do with your life may sometimes require you to get to know yourself better. If you want a career that will really make you happy, you have to have a very good understanding of what you want and what you enjoy. For some people, this means taking some time off to decide what’s important to them.

There is nothing wrong with this, so don’t feel bad. It’s more important that you figure your life out as early as possible, rather than getting knee deep in a career which makes you hate your life.

Step 6: Think about the education you will have as you enter a career.

It is important to consider what education you already have or will have as you begin pursuing a career. If finances may prevent you from pursuing more schooling, you may need to consider what you already have.

It may also be necessary to stick with your existing high school or college degree if there are time limitations or other restrictions. If you find that you are limited to jobs relating to the degree you already have, consult with a career counselor to find out what options are available to you.

Step 7: Consider your future financial security.

One of the most important things to consider is if the career path you’re choosing will provide you with an acceptable level of financial security. In other words, will you be able to make enough money to support yourself and your family?

Remember, this doesn’t have to be a lot of money or enough money by somebody else’s standards. All that matters is that it’s enough for you and what you want for your life.

With these few points put into consideration am very optimistic that you’re off for a great career. I really hope this will help you to choose wisely if you’re yet to make a choice and I also hope it helps you retrace your steps back to your dream career so you can have a fruitful, fulfilling and stress free life.

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