Choosing a career is a tricky as well as a very important job. A correct decision needs to be taken while choosing a career. There are plenty of options available for a career and you have to choose from that option which is right for you.
You need perfect planning and proper guidance. Here we look at how to choose your career with perfect guidance to discover yourself.
* ASSESS YOURSELF.
Before choosing any career you should first learn about yourself. Try to analyze yourself, like values, interests, soft skills, and aptitude. Choose suitable career options by using self-assessment tools.
* MAKE A LIST OF OCCUPATIONS.
After the self-assessment, you might have multiple lists of occupations, but try to keep yourself organized by making the master list. Also, include professions about which you aren’t aware. Unexpectedly you may learn something new.
EXPLORE THE OCCUPATION.
Whichever list is there in hand, try to explore it by getting some basic information about each occupation. Find job description and education, training and licensing, etc.
CONDUCT INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS.
Make the list still short and start doing more in-depth research. Access your network to find people with whom to have this informational interview.
MAKE A CAREER CHOICE.
Finally, after research, you can choose your career. Pick the proper occupation that will give you satisfaction.
WRITE A CAREER ACTION PLAN.
Put together a career action plan that will lay out all the steps you will have to take to reach your goals.
All these steps are the perfect guide to discover yourself and they will help you to choose a career.