Choosing A Career

Choosing a Career / Career Counseling and Training.
Choosing a career is an important step in everybody’s life. It

is similar to any other activity and it is better to work according to a plan. Too many
people start looking for a specific job before thinking over their occupational aims
but it is wrong.
The best idea is to start with an attempt to define clearly what your
requirements for the career are. This involves taking a realistic view of your
strengths and weak points. You may think for example, that you would like a job
which involves organizing people, but liking such a job is not a sufficient
justification if experience you may already have suggests that you are not good at it.
On the other hand, you should remember that training will allow you to get all
necessary qualifications. A further point to consider is whether you can do things
which you do not like but know that they are essential to achieve your longer-term
objectives. Having thought carefully about the sort of person you are, try to work out
a realistic set of occupational requirements. In particular, you must answer some
important questions. First: what sort of life do you want to live? For example, do you
want to live in the country or in the town? Is leisure of great importance to you? Is
the size of your salary important to you? Do you want to put down roots or travel?
Second: what sort of work do you want to do? For example, do you like working
alone or dealing with people? Do you want to work for a company or be self-
employed? Does teaching appeal to you? Do you want to be an organizer of other
people's activities? Do you want to develop new ideas and initiate changes? What
sort of activities in your work and your personal life do you enjoy? The good news is
that you will always do the best at something that makes you the happiest.
To help yourself follow the right career track, describe your ideal job. The
greater clarity you have about what you want to do and how much you want to earn,
the easier it is for someone to hire you.
Analyzing all this will help not to make a wrong choice.
Most young people in Ukraine nowadays get higher education. They enter
institutes, universities and academies and get qualifications. Upon graduating and
obtaining a Master’s Degree or Specialist they start looking for a job.
Most people find jobs through advertisements in newspapers or on the
Internet. They look through “Help Wanted” or “Employment Opportunities” in the
classified section of a newspaper or on the website. Job advertisements may include
the information on what skills and previous experience you need, whether it is a
full-time or part-time position, describe working conditions and indicate the
starting salary. They may also inform you what you should do if you are interested
in applying for this job. Some register with an employment agency or at job
centers that can be very helpful in looking for a job.
Having found a suitable position a person usually writes a letter to a company
in response to a job advertisement. It is called a letter of application, also known as
a cover letter. Your application letter should let the employer know what position
you are applying for, why the employer should select you for an interview, and how
you will follow-up. When writing an application letter, you should include details of
the position you are applying for, explain the reasons for your interest in the specific
organization, describe your professional experience and most relevant skills, say
why you think you are a suitable candidate. Although application letters are
generally considered optional components of applying for a job, more and more
frequently, employers are singling out those who actually take the time to write an
application letter as their top picks. When applying for academic, education,
scientific or research positions a curriculum vitae is used. A curriculum vitae, also
known as a CV, includes a summary of your educational and academic
backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications,
presentations, awards, honors and other details.
Be prepared to work hard before you get a job. You may spend long hours and
lots of energy just looking for a job. But anyway, a good occupation is worth all the
efforts. You must think about your future, because if you don’t think about the future,
you don’t have one.

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