When is the perfect time for a person to plan his/her career? Nobody knows what the exact answer is, but as career pathways experts say, it is never too early to begin planning your career.
2. When is the perfect time
for a person to plan
his/her career? Nobody
knows what the exact
answer is, but as career
pathways experts say, it
is never too early to
begin planning your career. The problem here is how
you can actually tell that you are at a good stage in
your life to actually map out a plan of what you are
going to be as you graduate from college.
High School to University or College
Ideally, this is the point in your life where you should
start thinking of where you would go for college and
what course you are going to take, which will have a
huge impact on what direction your career will take.
The first thing you can do is to gather as much
information as you can about class options. Which
classes are you most interested in? Are you active in
participating in certain extra-curricular activities?
How do you usually spend your free or spare time?
Do you have a dream that you are serious about
pursuing? Have you met any person whose job is
what you see yourself doing in the future?
The transition from high school to college actually
makes it an excellent time for you to think about
what career path to pursue. As you make your career
plans, make sure that you use it as you also choose
what course to take in college.
College to Job Market
As soon as you have graduated from university, you
must start thinking of what it is you want to do for
employment. During your time in college, you would
have gained more knowledge, skills and lessons that
you can apply as you search for your first job.
However, choosing the right job is never an easy
thing to do.
The thing is, the time after college is also a good time
to plan your career. It is during this time that you
have the freedom to choose what occupation to have
and for whom to work. Do not forget all the interests
you had back in high school and college in deciding
what career to pursue. Since there cannot be a
perfect formula for finding the perfect job, you should
welcome failures and disappointments at first. You
may find yourself doing something you are not happy
about, but this should not stop you from planning
further.
What’s important about having career pathways is
that you can anticipate what challenges you are likely
to face. Especially when you work with a career
coach, you will learn about the many options you
have in terms of what career to pursue. By using your
career plan, everything you do will have a reason and
you can look forward to someday achieving all your
career goals.
All of us probably
know that one of
the biggest
decisions we are
going to make in or
lives is choosing a
job or a career. As a
matter of fact, we are made to understand this even
when we were still students. What’s ironic, however,
is that no matter what preparations we make or how
well we plan out our careers, job change still seems
inevitable at some point. Well it is quite natural for
everyone to seek change once in a while, even in their
careers. But it is important than you make a plan on
how you are going to switch careers to make sure you
will not have any regrets in the end.
3. Common Mistakes in Changing Jobs
• Not Planning Enough. It is important that you
understand that changing careers or jobs is not
an easy or simple process. You cannot just decide
to change jobs now and wake up tomorrow with
a brand new one. It is imperative that plan out
your course of action so that you will not miss
any important aspect of this move.
• Thinking Only about Money. You must have heard
people saying that money cannot buy you
happiness. No matter how old you think this
saying is, it just never gets old and it will always
be true. Yes, you need to find a job where you can
make enough money to support your family’s
needs, but it is just not right to think of money
only as your reason to change jobs. What if the
job that pays you a lot involves very dangerous
tasks? Do you think it is going to be worth it? If
you use money as your motivation to do a certain
job, it is very likely that you will not be able to
stand it for a long time.
• Following What Others Say You Should Do. You
must not let yourself give in to any pressure your
family or friends are giving you. While they may
actually know what jobs are good and well-
paying, they cannot know exactly what job can
make you happy. You are the only one who can
decide if a certain job or position will give you the
fulfillment and happiness you have been longing
for, and that’s all that really matters.
• Ignoring Education and Skills. Going for a job
change may entail having to study or undergo
training once again. If you are sure you want to
switch jobs or career, you have to be mentally
and financially ready to learn new things by
perhaps going to school again. Without this, you
may find it hard to qualify for jobs that you are
not quite familiar with.
In most cases, people
think of their jobs as
“simply a job”. This
can be very
surprising especially
to those who enjoy
and love their jobs.
So what is it exactly
that makes a person
hate or love their jobs
instead of hate them? Perhaps the bigger question is
how you can transform the job you dislike into
something that you will enjoy doing. You must also
be wondering if a job change is a good way of dealing
with a job you hate. By knowing what makes other
people love their jobs, you may actually find a way
you could love your own job.
Challenges at Work. Surprisingly, the challenges
involved in a particular job or career is almost always
one of the reasons people stay in their jobs. Although
the tasks may be difficult to handle at times, these
challenges make them creatively use their knowledge
and skills. Plus, by trying to solve various problems,
you can learn many new things. The key here is to
look at every challenge as a chance to learn and grow.
Great Employers. One very important factor that
makes any employee love their job is having a great
boss. Although not all of us are blessed with a very
good boss, it doesn’t necessarily mean we have to
hate our jobs. This should actually be an additional
motivation for us to work better and harder.
Friends in the Workplace. Developing good
relationships with coworkers is very important in
maintaining your happiness in your workplace. This
good relationship can even prevent any sort of
friction among you and your coworkers. In addition,
it can make you feel comfortable in expressing your
4. ideas and opinions on how you can deal with the
challenges in the workplace.
Making a Difference. You definitely want to have a job
that will make you feel important and useful. You
would want your input to be recognized and you
want to see that what you do affects people and the
company in a positive way. Those who love their jobs
are very satisfied individuals who know that they
make a difference in what they do.
Their Dream. Not all people enjoy being busy and
having to do something almost the entire day. There
are people who also find satisfaction in being
productive. On the other hand, some people have a
hard time dealing with pressure and stress. For a
person to love what he or she is doing, it is important
to love being productive. If you are someone who
appreciates being asked to do important things, you
will never likely think of job change at all.
