JOBS RESOURCES
Aim for a career that not only
pays the bills, but also makes
you feel great.
demanding heavy workloads or extensive training. As
Jim Carey has stated, you can fail at what you think is
safe, so you might as well take a risk and go after your
real dream.
5. CHOOSE A JOB YOU THINK
WILL GET YOU MONEY OR
PERKS
being you are. For instance, the test might tell you
that you’d excel in biochemistry because of your
math and science skills, ignoring the fact that you
hate the often drawn-out, isolated scientific process.
Think about your soft skills in addition to your quantifiable hard ones and what your personal preferences
and personality are like before honing in on careers
that could work.
8. EXPLORE TRENDS
Excellent wages and perks can be nice, but when
push comes to shove, they’re usually there because
there’s something about the career that’s not so
awesome--that is, they’re incentives meant to attract
applicants. If the career loses its luster once you take
these items away, think twice about it, especially
given that companies respond to economic conditions and cannot guarantee those incentives will
be offered again when it comes time to renew your
contract.
If economic flux and technological advances bring
in a demand for a certain type of career, they also can
remove that demand over time. Telephone operators
are a perfect example. Look beyond the immediate
buzz and ask yourself if you’ll still be motivated or
excited about your work 20, 30 or 40 years into the
future.
CONCLUSION
6. PICK SOMETHING WITH HIGH
IMPRESS VALUE
Most people who want an impressive career really
are looking for validation in some way. Sacrificing
your dreams to get that validation likely will leave you
feeling just as empty as when you started, because
you’re not recognized for your real heart or skills.
People tend to pick careers in relatively poor ways,
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