EDUCATIONAL
Blink Lifestyles
CAREER
CHOICES
Tips on choosing the right path for you.
By SpunOut
S
o many career choices, so little time to decide. And to
make matters worse, everybody seems to expect you
to know 'what you want to be' in your final year at
school. In reality, lots of people don't know what career they
are most suited to when they are still in school. They try
different jobs or get qualifications that they think are
interesting and often settle into a career they never thought
of whilst in school.
Others realise that they've studied the wrong subjects or
chosen the wrong career and return to education as mature
students or change jobs for something more suited to their
interests and skills. So, it can be a twisty path to finding the job
that's right for you.
In the meantime take every opportunity to try different jobs
(work experience, volunteering or part-time work) and try to
find a job that you feel passionate about instead of it just being
a way to keep money in your pocket!
Making the right
career choices:
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Make use of school or university career
guidance rooms and research the jobs
you're interested in as much as possible.
Also talk to the Career Guidance
counsellor or teacher and don't be shy
in telling them what really interests you.
If you've decided what job tickles your
fancy then try to talk to someone who
does that job. Be cheeky: call up the
companies or organisations where you
could potentially work and ask them to
talk to you about career options.
Try to get lots of work experience in
different types of jobs.
If you don't know what you'd like to
work in then try to think of what your
dream job would be, what you're good
at in school, what you love doing and
what job opportunities are available in
the careers that interest you.
ü Think about whether you want to stay
in your local area or move somewhere
else (in Ireland or abroad) to study,
train or work.
ü Don't let anyone try to tell you that
you won't be able to do the job you're
interested in, that you won't get the
right exam results or that you aren't
good enough.
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Always aim for what interests you the
most and have a second option in
case things don't work out.
ü Google websites that provides lots of
information on courses and careers.
ü Go to career fairs and speak with
representatives from every college to
find out more and ask questions.
ü Go to the open days of colleges
you're interested in going to, to hear
more details about course content
because sometimes prospectuses
aren't always up to date.
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Blink Digital Magazine Jan/Feb Issue No.2
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