Every person at the age of 14 to 16 has to make an extremely stressful decision, to choose his or her own career. You might be wondering what the difference is between a career and a job. Basically a job is something you do, but don't expect to continue doing forever. A career is what you hope to do for a long time or even for your entire working life. Choosing a career is a difficult and challenging task: the decision once taken will influence your future life. There are, of course, a lot of examples when people have changed their career paths in their twenties, thirties and even forties but, of course, it is better to make the right choice at the very beginning. The earlier you decide on what profession is interesting and rewarding for you, the more you can achieve during your lifetime.
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Choosing a Career
Every person at the age of 14 to 16 has to make an extremely stressful decision, to choose his or
her own career. You might be wondering what the difference is between a career and a job.
Basically a job is something you do, but don't expect to continue doing forever. A career is what
you hope to do for a long time or even for your entire working life. Choosing a career is a
difficult and challenging task: the decision once taken will influence your future life. There are,
of course, a lot of examples when people have changed their career paths in their twenties,
thirties and even forties but, of course, it is better to make the right choice at the very beginning.
The earlier you decide on what profession is interesting and rewarding for you, the more you can
achieve during your lifetime.
Choosing a career is a challenging task indeed. It is all about finding the perfect match between
your personality, interests, and skills. On the one hand, modern society, with its hundreds of
professions and jobs, presents a vast range of future job opportunities. Industry and business,
farming, science and education, medicine, service, arts and journalism are just a few professional
fields a young person can specialize in. On the other hand, modern society with its crises,
unemployment and inflation, makes a poor choice of profession a really bad mistake. You can
choose a profession you really like, and face problems when looking for a job. Or you can find a
job you like, but it will be underpaid. Besides, a young person's parents usually have their own
ideas of what career path to choose. Some parents are more democratic and let the child
determine his future by himself. Some are oppressive and overprotective and try to force the
child to make this or that career choice. In this case, they often try to compensate for their own
dreams which have failed and the chances they have missed. Sometimes they see their child is
gifted in some field and try to persuade him to choose this profession irrespective of the fact if he
likes it or not.
In spite of all the problems mentioned above, the choice has to be made. To make it easier for the
young people, there is some professional advice. It's best for the young man to start this process
as early as possible, ideally in the tenth form. You should determine if you would like to
continue in higher education, or to learn a trade and look for a job. It's up to the person to decide,
but you should remember that to get more chances, you should strive for higher education which
enables you to be qualified for skilled labour. You should determine what you might like to
study or major in at college. You might like to try some of these career assessment tests to help
with this step. You will surely also get suggestions from family, friends, and high school
teachers and guidance counsellors. You also have to consider the demand for a particular career
in the labour market. Choosing a career where there are limited job opportunities can greatly
increase the challenges you will face.
Choosing a Career
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