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When we are little, we are often asked the question, "What do you want to be when you grow older?" And as a child, the answer is usually something like "an astronaut" or a "firefighter."
Learn how to choose the right career path with 7 simple steps to identify your passions, skills, personality, and market opportunities.
Key Takeaways
- Finding the right career involves understanding your passions, skills, and personality.
- Career decisions should align with your values and desired lifestyle.
- Research and expert advice are crucial for realistic career planning.
- Using career tests can scientifically guide you to suitable professions.
- A fulfilling career matches your core values and offers growth opportunities.
Summary
- Start by listing your hobbies to find what you love doing.
- Make a second list of skills to identify what you are good at.
- Consider your personality traits to ensure a good career fit.
- Determine what you want from a career, such as salary or purpose.
- Talk to industry experts to gain insight into potential careers.
- Research the job market for opportunities and career progression.
- Identify your core values and find companies that share them.
- Use tools like CareerHunter for scientific career matching.
- Combine interests, skills, personality, and values to find fulfilling work.
- Avoid settling for a job that doesn’t align with your strengths and goals.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction: Childhood Career Dreams
- 00:19The Difficulty of Choosing a Career
- 00:28Overview of 7 Steps to Find Your Career Path
- 00:37Step 1: List Your Hobbies
- 01:42Step 2: Discover Your Skills
- 02:05Step 3: Identify Personality Traits
- 03:38Step 4: Determine Career Goals
- 04:05Step 5: Talk to Industry Experts
- 05:09Step 6: Research the Job Market
- 05:30Step 7: Discover Your Core Values
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Still, when it’s time to make that decision in your late teens, or even adult years, it can be extremely hard to find the answer.
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To help you come to the right conclusion and avoid a life slumped over a desk, here are seven steps that you should follow when trying to find your ideal career path.
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1. Make a list of your hobbies. To enjoy what you do for the majority of the day, it’s essential to find a job that you love.
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So, the best place to start is with your hobbies. What are you passionate about?
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What would make you get out of bed on a cold wintery morning to go to work?
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While your passion might not be your forte, it’s a good starting point to help you figure out what career you want to pursue.
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2. Discover what you’re good at. What you enjoy and what you’re good at can be two very different things.
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For example, you might enjoy dancing, but you’re actually really good at organizing. So, a job as an event planner, office manager, or personal assistant may be a sensible choice.
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As well as listing your hobbies, create a second list of skills that you possess.
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3. Identify your personality traits. In order to find the right career fit, you’re going to need to take a closer look at your personality traits.
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While you might be a gifted singer, your introverted personality might not let you succeed in this field because you’re too anxious to stand on a stage in front of people.
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Therefore, it’s important to identify and take into consideration your personality traits when it comes to your career path.
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It can often be confusing to figure out, so a state-of-the-art career test, like our own test, CareerHunter, can help you discover your most-suited professions using scientific data and testing.
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To try it out for free, check out the link in the description below.
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4. Determine what you want out of a career. It’s also necessary to identify what it is that you want out of a career.
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Do you want to receive a high salary? Have a respectable job title? Or simply work for a cause that you care about?
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By answering these questions, you can narrow down what type of roles you’d be interested in working towards and find the path to success.
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5. Talk to industry experts. Once you’ve narrowed down a handful of careers, talk to industry experts and find out more about the job and industry as a whole.
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They will offer insight into the day-to-day practices, working hours, progression, and further opportunities, which will help you get a clearer understanding of that career.
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6. Research the job market. Besides talking to career experts, you should also research the job market and see whether there are opportunities in this field, or whether it’s a career that you’ll struggle to secure.
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You also need to determine whether the role you are interested in has the potential for career progression; otherwise, you will get bored working in the same position for years on end.
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7. Discover your core values. Lastly, identify what your core values are, and use them to find a career that is fulfilling for you.
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Make a list of qualities that are important to you and identify companies who have the same core beliefs.
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This will help you narrow down your search and discover industries that you would be a good match for.
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As you can see, it’s not that difficult to find the right career when you have a good way of identifying your interests and strengths.
Topics:career pathcareer advicecareer planningfinding your passionskills assessmentpersonality traitsjob market researchcareer progressioncore valuesCareerHunter
