How to Choose the Career Path
Traditional career plan in three steps – “graduate, find a job, work your way up for the next forty years at the same place” is obviously outdated. Experts from Online Career Pro, non-profit organization founded to provide students and career-seekers with useful info on different profession, expected salaries and job descriptions shared some tips on choosing the right career for you.
Ask yourself what you like and what would you be happy to do. Old-school advice to follow your passion is a good way to become successful and fulfilled. Nevertheless, some people don’t have a clear passion of what they would like to become or their dreams are out of reach and too vague. For that reason, your passion should be just your starting point. Ask your parents, teachers, friends and other people you can trust whether they agree you are good at something. It’s important to get an outside perspective, too.
Are you prevention- or promotion-focused? Prevention-focused people prefer analytical thinking, thoroughness, reliability and planning, while those who are focused on promotion think abstractly, work quickly, act impulsive, can make bigger mistakes, but seize new opportunities. Of course, both prevention and promotion-oriented thinking are important, but it’s crucial to realize which way you lean before when choosing a career path. If you are, for example, promotion-focused, launching your own startup could be an incredible solution for you. On the other hand, as a prevention-focused professional you won’t feel suffocated in a major corporation.
Personality tests are also useful tools to pinpoint the best work environment for someone. Find out whether you’re more of an extrovert or introvert, and it will be easier for you to choose the future career path. For example, an extrovert thrives in a loud, busy sales office, while an introvert feels better in a quieter place.
