How to Choose a Career?

Making a decision for your future like deciding what to study can be exciting yet overwhelming, after all it is a decision that shapes our future. However, there are some tips on how to better make a decision that will be right for you. 

Get to know yourself 

Find interest, skills, and values. Take time to really ponder and reflect what you enjoy, thrive in, and care about. The last thing you want to study is something you are unsure about or even dislike but stick to it because of society’s expectations.                                    

Career assessment tests

While it’s important to note that the tests will not always know what is best for a complex ever growing human, they are a great starting point for many, especially young people, who don’t know where to start. They will match you with jobs that suit your personality, interests, and strengths.

Research Jobs

Once you have a clearer idea of what you want to study, research specific jobs you are considering. Take things like professional demand, salary, and ability to grow and move up in the field. Understanding and taking these things into account will improve your decision-making process. 

Talk to professionals in the field 

Connecting and conversing with people in a field that even mildly interests you, can give you valuable insights on their daily tasks, skills needed, and pros and cons. All these things that can hugely make a necessary impact on your decision. 

Try internships or Job shadowing

Getting first hand experience is really the best way to find out if a job is really for you.It can be difficult sometimes to find out if a job is really for you without some sort of experience. That is why internships and job shadowing can be helpful to determine if a job is really meant for you.