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What if you don't know what career you want to take?
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Joe’s Answer
If you have a great idea about how you would like to spend your working hours, you're lucky and don't be afraid to pursue a particular career path with all of your focus. Your focus will give you a chance to learn a profession or an industry which can be a great way to open up new opportunities later in life.
However, if you are like many people, deciding on a single path early in your career is difficult. Recognize that a career decision you make in your teens or twenties may need to change for a variety of reasons (I'm on my third career!). So, the key is to build a broad base of experiences that can help you no matter how your career progresses: learn to sell, learn to design, learn to communicate, learn to network, learn basic financial concepts, etc. These skills are important ingredients of success in most fields and you can learn them in school, in internships and and in many entry-level jobs. The more you can do in your early career, the more likely you will find what interests you, what you are good at, what you need to develop. And this knowledge will help you find a career that fits you and your skills. So, the key is to just get out there and learn and worry less about picking the "right" career from the start.
Best of luck.
However, if you are like many people, deciding on a single path early in your career is difficult. Recognize that a career decision you make in your teens or twenties may need to change for a variety of reasons (I'm on my third career!). So, the key is to build a broad base of experiences that can help you no matter how your career progresses: learn to sell, learn to design, learn to communicate, learn to network, learn basic financial concepts, etc. These skills are important ingredients of success in most fields and you can learn them in school, in internships and and in many entry-level jobs. The more you can do in your early career, the more likely you will find what interests you, what you are good at, what you need to develop. And this knowledge will help you find a career that fits you and your skills. So, the key is to just get out there and learn and worry less about picking the "right" career from the start.
Best of luck.
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Mitchah “G.Code”’s Answer
Hey there! Work the job you have until you find the one you want!
A career is just a job you do for a while that has an opportunity to advance. You can switch jobs or “careers” as many times as you want during your life. This is not to be confused with a passion, which you would pursue regardless of financial gain. You gotta decide if profit or personal fulfillment is the goal. (For me, there’s certain jobs I wouldn’t do no matter how much you paid me.)
If you’re looking for a career, get a job first. Then you’ll quickly find what you would rather be doing with your time. Whatever that is, there is somebody getting paid to do that! So figure out how theyre doing it, and follow the steps. Now youre in a new career! Hope this helps
A career is just a job you do for a while that has an opportunity to advance. You can switch jobs or “careers” as many times as you want during your life. This is not to be confused with a passion, which you would pursue regardless of financial gain. You gotta decide if profit or personal fulfillment is the goal. (For me, there’s certain jobs I wouldn’t do no matter how much you paid me.)
If you’re looking for a career, get a job first. Then you’ll quickly find what you would rather be doing with your time. Whatever that is, there is somebody getting paid to do that! So figure out how theyre doing it, and follow the steps. Now youre in a new career! Hope this helps
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Alex’s Answer
Choosing an area of study and career was very hard for me as well. For school, my recommendation would be to study a broad discipline, such as communications or business, that will help you develop core professional skills that can be applied across the board. And as you enter your professional career, don't be afraid to try different jobs. That is the best way to learn what you truly like and don't like doing, and you can always pivot to new jobs or industries. The latest public surveys show that the average person changes job more than 10 times during their career, so don't be afraid to take chances especially early on in your professional endeavors.
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Peter’s Answer
in my mind, you need to understand your resolve and your environment better. if you have a lot of resources, then you may able to explore and try a few things until you settle. if you do not, then you'll be pressed to provide, then more practical professions will make more sense. Sport, Literature and Art are not the best bet for the latter since getting ahead is really difficult, Engineering and finance tends to have the most opportunities. However, that will require you have interest in math and engineering disciplines. While those can be overcome if you have resolve. If you don't think have those "talent", then work on your people skill. Last point, one must enjoy in the field they want to work in order to have any degree of succeed in career, the boss can tell whether you have passion or not.
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Sarah M.’s Answer
Figuring out your values, and what is important to you is key - this will highlight to you the things you care about, and may have passion for. It doesn't have to be a job, but it can be an activity, a feeling, and then you can find ways in your life and work to help meet these values, and grow. It's great you've asked this question - knowing yourself is key to finding what will interest and drive you.
Also, acknowledge that not many people will find a job and stick with it for their whole career, or even stay in the same industry. Let that take the pressure off not knowing exactly what it is you want to do now. You'll continue to grow and learn, jobs will change, and you aren't stuck.
Some really great advice I've had from a mentor, too, is that not everything you have to do is about your passion, exciting or totally amazing. Passion and fulfilment can be a quiet joy and contentment, too. As long as you are finding ways to feel fulfilled, happy and challenged in the right ways, you will find the ideal balance. If your job isn't your "passion", find things in your personal life the fulfil your values, and look at ways to achieve or relate activities in your work as ways to achieve those things you highlighted as valuable to you.
Also, acknowledge that not many people will find a job and stick with it for their whole career, or even stay in the same industry. Let that take the pressure off not knowing exactly what it is you want to do now. You'll continue to grow and learn, jobs will change, and you aren't stuck.
Some really great advice I've had from a mentor, too, is that not everything you have to do is about your passion, exciting or totally amazing. Passion and fulfilment can be a quiet joy and contentment, too. As long as you are finding ways to feel fulfilled, happy and challenged in the right ways, you will find the ideal balance. If your job isn't your "passion", find things in your personal life the fulfil your values, and look at ways to achieve or relate activities in your work as ways to achieve those things you highlighted as valuable to you.