Future Career - Lesson One
Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 10:14 PM
When I was younger I wanted to be a
zoologist and work for National Geographic as a
journalist besides that. (I was serious about this. It seemed to be an approachable plan. Even though I didn't care much about Biology.) Then, I wanted to become a
writer. I still want to write a book in my life, so that's something I really want to reach, no matter what. I didn't want to be a model or an actress, because I knew that I just didn't have the skills and required characteristics for those. (Wow, I was a pretty sharp kid, wasn't I?)
Finding your dream career can be quite difficult, but... I'm here to help. (: Or give you some ideas on the topic.
First of all, do you have any
special talents, which you could use in your future job? (For example, if you are cheerful and a people-person, then you would make a good teacher! Probably.) Think about the activities you enjoy and the subjects you like at school, and make a list of possible jobs, which may suit you.
If you already know what you want to do, read information about it and ask people who have got that certain job. What are the negative and positive sides of it? Ask those people to give you tips and share some tricks/their experiences about it.
You can also
go to a guidance counselor. To be honest, I've never talked with one. Yet.
"You and your guidance counselor can sit down and discuss your school career thus far. He or she will have access to your records and will be able to give you an objective opinion on your future plans. Be sure to:
- Come armed with a lot of questions.
- Don’t be shy and speak up if you disagree.
- Ask for the counselor’s opinion and really listen to their answer.
- Don’t get discourage if you hear something you don’t like. Many, many people have been told by a guidance counselor to go down one career path, only to end up on a completely different career path.
- All final decisions are up to you. This is very important and bears remembering." - LovesToKnow
Join clubs, take extra classes. Personally, I have one called 'ECDL'. Don't know what the heck that is? "The ECDL certification training is designed for novices and will get you to a high computer literacy standard. It is the fastest growing IT user qualification in over 125 countries." So it might be pretty useful in the future! I'm glad I decided to take it. So don't be lazy to spend some more time learning!
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