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How to find my career path?
How can I find my carres? How to know which career path works best for me? What should I do? How to know if I am at the right path or not? Hniuhiuhiuuuu
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Sharon’s Answer
Hello Elisa!
I assume you're a high school student exploring possible career paths. Here's a series of steps I suggest you follow:
1. Identify your interests: Reflect on the subjects you've studied so far and pinpoint the ones that truly captivated your attention. This will help you eliminate areas that don't pique your interest.
2. Explore your options: Once you've identified your preferred subject, delve into related majors and potential careers. While exploring potential roles, consider the prerequisites, the type of personality suited for the role, the salary, work-life balance, job satisfaction, and the skills you could acquire along the way.
3. Consult with professionals or your academic advisor: One of the best ways to determine if a career path suits you is to converse with individuals already in the field. This will provide you with a glimpse into their journey, daily tasks, and experiences. These discussions can also serve as opportunities to seek advice and direction on how to attain similar roles. With your academic advisor, you can discuss your aspirations and devise a plan to achieve them, such as choosing a major, selecting a college, or participating in extracurricular activities.
4. Draft a roadmap to your dream career: Consider which major to choose, what clubs to participate in during high school or college, potential summer internships, and the skills you need to hone.
5. Don't stress about having everything figured out! You'll know you're on the right career path if you find joy in your work, are satisfied with your personal and professional growth, and feel a sense of fulfillment.
Good luck!
I assume you're a high school student exploring possible career paths. Here's a series of steps I suggest you follow:
1. Identify your interests: Reflect on the subjects you've studied so far and pinpoint the ones that truly captivated your attention. This will help you eliminate areas that don't pique your interest.
2. Explore your options: Once you've identified your preferred subject, delve into related majors and potential careers. While exploring potential roles, consider the prerequisites, the type of personality suited for the role, the salary, work-life balance, job satisfaction, and the skills you could acquire along the way.
3. Consult with professionals or your academic advisor: One of the best ways to determine if a career path suits you is to converse with individuals already in the field. This will provide you with a glimpse into their journey, daily tasks, and experiences. These discussions can also serve as opportunities to seek advice and direction on how to attain similar roles. With your academic advisor, you can discuss your aspirations and devise a plan to achieve them, such as choosing a major, selecting a college, or participating in extracurricular activities.
4. Draft a roadmap to your dream career: Consider which major to choose, what clubs to participate in during high school or college, potential summer internships, and the skills you need to hone.
5. Don't stress about having everything figured out! You'll know you're on the right career path if you find joy in your work, are satisfied with your personal and professional growth, and feel a sense of fulfillment.
Good luck!
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Rebecca’s Answer
Thank you for your question. Many students 1.have similar question. In fact, the most important is to find a career you have interest. It's the right career path for yourself.
Below are my suggestions:
1. Think about what you have interest, eg your hobbies, favourite subjects, etc and identify the related careers
Eg if you like music, would you like to be a musician, singer, musical artist, music composer, music producer, etc
If you have interest in maths, would you like to be an accountant, engineer, banker, financial analyst, maths teacher, etc
2. Find out more on these careers and determine what you have interest
3. Speak to someone who are working in these careers. Seek guidance from your mentor, school career counselor, your parents, etc
4. Shortlist 1-2 careers you would like to pursue
5. Explore the entry criteria of relevant subjects in the college
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
Below are my suggestions:
1. Think about what you have interest, eg your hobbies, favourite subjects, etc and identify the related careers
Eg if you like music, would you like to be a musician, singer, musical artist, music composer, music producer, etc
If you have interest in maths, would you like to be an accountant, engineer, banker, financial analyst, maths teacher, etc
2. Find out more on these careers and determine what you have interest
3. Speak to someone who are working in these careers. Seek guidance from your mentor, school career counselor, your parents, etc
4. Shortlist 1-2 careers you would like to pursue
5. Explore the entry criteria of relevant subjects in the college
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
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Dorrie’s Answer
Thanks for your good question! It's great that you're thinking about how to go about choosing a career path and determining if you've chosen well.
Here are a few ideas!
I suggest starting with a self inventory rather than thinking about what types of jobs are "out there." Take some time to think about your favorite classes in school. What do you like about those classes? Write down what you like and don't like (and why). What energizes you? What do you enjoy doing so much that you lose track of time? What are your top interests?
You can also talk to people who know you best - a parent, a favorite teacher, etc. Ask them about what they see as your strongest skills? What can they envision you doing in a career?
Once you have a few ideas of potential career paths, you can learn a lot more about those careers through a website like www.onetonline.org or www.bls.gov/ooh/. You'll even find short videos that describe the day-to-day work of the career paths you're considering.
One thought to leave you with: your first job is just a starting point, and your career will likely change several times over the course of your life. And with each job, you learn a little more about what you like and don't like, so over time, you can move closer and closer to doing the work you love.
Here are a few ideas!
I suggest starting with a self inventory rather than thinking about what types of jobs are "out there." Take some time to think about your favorite classes in school. What do you like about those classes? Write down what you like and don't like (and why). What energizes you? What do you enjoy doing so much that you lose track of time? What are your top interests?
You can also talk to people who know you best - a parent, a favorite teacher, etc. Ask them about what they see as your strongest skills? What can they envision you doing in a career?
Once you have a few ideas of potential career paths, you can learn a lot more about those careers through a website like www.onetonline.org or www.bls.gov/ooh/. You'll even find short videos that describe the day-to-day work of the career paths you're considering.
One thought to leave you with: your first job is just a starting point, and your career will likely change several times over the course of your life. And with each job, you learn a little more about what you like and don't like, so over time, you can move closer and closer to doing the work you love.
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Karen’s Answer
Good for you asking the question and wanting to know how to be successful. Continue asking others for their thoughts on this, especially people who know you well such as your parents, relatives, friends or neighbors.
For most, there are many career possibilities that you might enjoy and find rewarding. Talking to a career counselor would be a good first step. Stay flexible and willing to try a variety of courses that may lead you to a successful position down the road. Many people have several careers in their lifetime and that's a good thing.
With every good wish.
For most, there are many career possibilities that you might enjoy and find rewarding. Talking to a career counselor would be a good first step. Stay flexible and willing to try a variety of courses that may lead you to a successful position down the road. Many people have several careers in their lifetime and that's a good thing.
With every good wish.
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Ana’s Answer
Hello Elisa,
First, I want to congratulate you for asking this question. It's really important to put some thought into what you would like to do as a career. You have already received very good advise from the previous answers. I would just add to know yourself. What subjects do you easily gravitate to? We tend to do best in areas that we have a natural inclination for. I would suggest to also take vocational interest inventories. Below are some personality and interest inventories you can find online. Your high school or college career center would also have these inventories and others, if you wish to take them with them.
1. Myers-Brigs Personality Type Indicator. This personality assessment will also help you tie your personality type to career fields. There are various version. Here's a link to the online version: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
2. My Next Move. A free online interest assessment. https://www.mynextmove.org/
Best of luck,
Ana
First, I want to congratulate you for asking this question. It's really important to put some thought into what you would like to do as a career. You have already received very good advise from the previous answers. I would just add to know yourself. What subjects do you easily gravitate to? We tend to do best in areas that we have a natural inclination for. I would suggest to also take vocational interest inventories. Below are some personality and interest inventories you can find online. Your high school or college career center would also have these inventories and others, if you wish to take them with them.
1. Myers-Brigs Personality Type Indicator. This personality assessment will also help you tie your personality type to career fields. There are various version. Here's a link to the online version: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
2. My Next Move. A free online interest assessment. https://www.mynextmove.org/
Best of luck,
Ana