Most of us,
while making career choice either go according to the direction of our parents,
friends or according to “what’s in demand” in the market. This
approach to making career-choice is almost suicidal. One should consider the following factors
while deciding which career path to take rather then only what others expect
from us.
Gifts/Natural
Talents: Each of us is born with certain gifts/talents.
When a person make use of those gifts/natural talents in his/her work, a
tremendous job satisfaction is experienced. Such person not only enjoys doing
that work but also contribute a very high level of quality work to the
organization. Lack of opportunity of using one’s gifts can create a sense of
deep dissatisfaction within the person affecting both his person and
professional life.
Interests:
Interests means the areas or fields where a person likes to use one’s gifts/talents.
For example a person with a natural gift for understanding and helping people
can go for career fields related to Health Services, HR Management, Psychology
etc.
Personality:
Personality means the habitual ways in which we think, feel and act on most
occasions. Personality plays a very important role in career-decision making.
For example, a person with a preference for introversion, will be a misfit in
the vocations requiring extraversion characteristics.
Values: Values
means the
things that, to us, are
intrinsically valuable or desirable.
They form the basis for our choices about what we will and will not do.
Preferable
Geographical Area: It signifies the location or area where we would
like to work and pursue our career.
Work
Environment: It signifies the kind of work culture and people we
would like to work with.
Desired
Salary & level: It signifies our expectations in terms of the
salary and the level at which we would like to work in the organizations.
If we are unclear about our future career paths, we should take the help
and guidance on an experienced career-coach in making the right decision.
