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I can't choose a career??
tashhhaaa:
(didn't know where to put this mods feel free to move it)
I'll be going into second year of uni this year and it's just hit me that I have no idea what I'm going to do afterward, and I don't know what to do about it :s
I've decided to spend 4 years doing my undergrad by reducing my study load (3 subjects every semester, might do less) to buy myself some more time, but I'm unsure if that will even help. I'm trying to do a lot of different breadth units to see if I have a 'passion' but I do have some careers in mind that I could see myself doing (nursing, teaching, medicine, vet med, law, architecture)
I hope to do the GAMSAT and LSAT just to keep my options open, but I understand that med & law aren't easy to get into. I know the options I listed are all fairly different but I don't like or hate one more than the others... the problem is that I'm interested in a lot of things and I can't seem to narrow it down
has anyone else here had this problem? help? :S
edit: typo
peterpiper:
It really comes down to the individual. If you're worried about career mobility and how it might align to your preference/skill, the best advice I can give you is perhaps for you to look at where you are from a "cluster" perspective. You may want to read this: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-24/entering-the-job-market-think-skills-not-just-careers/8050706
It helped me figure out where I wanted to be.
Best of luck!
wyzard:
Ah choosing a career... A problem that everyone have to face when we step into the working world. :'(
Firstly, picking the ideal career for the rest of your life is not an immediate process. Nobody just selects, or discover, the career that they are deeply passionate about and fixed for life. Realistically speaking, very likely you'll undergo a few career changes in your working life. So don't stress out with needing to tie yourself down with a fixed career.
With that said, instead of thinking in terms of what jobs to get into, it's easier to find a career you'd like by thinking about your skills and interest. For example, I'm an introvert who loves to read, analyze ideas, solve problems and write, plus I'm interested in sciences; hence I picked physics and decided to build up a career being a physicist in the future, while working as a tutor and writer along way. However with my skills and interest. I can do many other things; such as writing, engineering, programming, teaching, analyst, statistician etc. and I can thrive there too if I focus my efforts there.
Besides, knowing your skills and interest also gives you an idea on what kind of career not to get into; as I mentioned I'm an introvert so probably no way I'm getting into sales or HR, the constant social contact will drive me crazy. Also as a nerd, I'm not really a person with great physique, so physical labour once again is a big no for me :P
It's a good thing you're thinking about this now while you're studying, and as I said don't get stressed into needing to pick the perfect career. Think in terms of your skills and interest, and experiment around with different careers; that's how you discover your passion and purpose ;D
PS. There's actually a really good book if still don't really know what you'd like to do that I'd highly recommend called Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. There is a great chapter on how to find your interest and create passion.
heids:
I think this is such a crazily common issue... there's just so many more choices than there ever used to be and we're always told to "follow our passion" when possibly we'd love ten different careers and we can't even tell what one is like until we've tried it anyway. Too much choice can be crippling. You don't have to feel like you're a weird idiot coz you're confused and unsure!
Hence, as with all decision-making, I like to option of narrowing it down until you have a shortlist and then just picking one and going with it.
http://collegetopia.co/how-to-find-your-passion/ is a great article I'd recommend reading as food for thought, though it's very long (I reckon it's worth reading the whole way through personally). :)
peterpiper:
--- Quote from: heids on January 17, 2017, 10:11:14 pm ---I think this is such a crazily common issue... there's just so many more choices than there ever used to be and we're always told to "follow our passion" when possibly we'd love ten different careers and we can't even tell what one is like until we've tried it anyway. Too much choice can be crippling. You don't have to feel like you're a weird idiot coz you're confused and unsure!
Hence, as with all decision-making, I like to option of narrowing it down until you have a shortlist and then just picking one and going with it.
http://collegetopia.co/how-to-find-your-passion/ is a great article I'd recommend reading as food for thought, though it's very long (I reckon it's worth reading the whole way through personally). :)
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Oh no. I probably shouldn't have opened that article, because now it's way waayy past my bedtime and I'm still halfway :-[
Great article though! Thanks for sharing.
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