1. Dream Job
Think about your dream career. For example, 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 local news or other television studios.
2. Hobbies
Consider what you like to do and how that might fit into a career. You can turn your hobbies into something you love doing into a full-time future career. Many hobbies correspond to real-world needs and positions. You may want to work part-time as you get referrals and experience in your desired career. For example, If you like drawing or art, consider becoming an artist, drawing teacher or graphic designer.
3. Favorite Subject in School
Academic subjects translate well into future careers but may require more detailed study than other types of careers. Your favorite subject in school could very well launch you in your future career. For example, if you loved chemistry, you could look forward to a future career as a lab technician or a pharmacist.
4. Skill-Set
If you are particularly good at certain skills, such as fixing things or making things, this can provide you with a future career. Studying a Masters Degree 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.
5. Interpersonal Skills
If your skills lie more in communicating and interacting with other people, you can easily get careers as sales personnel, marketing executive or in similar job roles.
6. Seek Advice
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! Your friends and family can also help you network and get you in touch with people in your chosen field.
7. Self Exploration
If you want a career that will make you happy, you need to have a very good understanding of what you want to achieve in life. 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.
8. Financial Situation Analysis
Some career paths require special schooling which may sometimes be expensive. However, this should not restrict you from getting the education you want. There are lots of government programs to help you pay for schools, as well as scholarships, grants, and apprenticeship programs.
9. Research
Keep researching. If you’re still confused, consider doing more research on the topic of your interest. You will find more helpful information and different aspects of the topic.
10. Options Available
Consider the careers you have easy access to, options that are available for you to easily move into. Examples would be working for the same company as one of your parents, working for a family business, or working for a friend.
11. 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? For this, you will figure out what your take-home salary needs to be. Take into account your health insurance and retirement options as well. Remember, this doesn’t have to be a lot of money or enough money from somebody else’s standards. All that matters is that it’s enough for you and what you want for your life.
12. Job Stability
Job markets fluctuate as society needs different things at different times. Certain jobs are also always in demand or frequently unstable. You will need to consider if the career you choose is stable enough for your future. For example, if you are working as a freelance. You may sometimes have plenty of work but there may be days when you have almost nothing resulting in instability of your job.
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