How should I choose my career?
Consider This: Do you want to sit in a cubicle, hate your job and just count your days, knowing you’ve made a huge career mistake? You wouldn’t believe the number of people who realize too late that they have chosen the wrong career path. And the process starts from the 10th class itself. Here are a few things you should keep in mind when deciding which career path to take.
Your strength and weaknesses
It is important to know what YOU are good at. Not your friends, not your parents or relatives, but you. You need to understand that you shouldn’t be under pressure to choose a particular path or career just because your family or friends have said so. You have to do what you are good at. And you will only find out once you know your strengths. Even if you have done poorly, there are career options. Think about what you like.
For example, if all of your friends have decided to take science because they think other streams are not “cool,” but you like politics, you are free to choose political science as your topic. Because at the end of the day you will be the one who will be stuck doing a job you don’t like and after a while you won’t even have a chance to quit because it will be too late. You must therefore understand your strengths and weaknesses and choose your career path wisely so that you do not have any regrets later.
What to choose after the 10th?
Many students think it is important to choose a field like science so that they can “keep their options open.” However, there is no need to pursue topics that you know you don’t care about just for the fun of it. What you need to do instead is make a list of the careers you would like to pursue and determine which stream would give you the right tools to get you there. Research is the way to go!
What to do after the 12th?
Let’s face it, board exams are very stressful. But rest assured, having poor exam results isn’t the end of the world. There are many courses in India that do not require you to pass them. All you need is the 50% mark. These are the courses that require you to pass an entrance exam. Think about mass communication, B.Tech, or even MBBS. If courses like these aren’t your thing, these days there are plenty of original vocations for you to choose from. Disc jockey, photography, you name it, and there’s a degree to make a career out of your hobby. Simply search and choose the best colleges that offer the courses and apply. What to do after the 12th is not the hardest question to answer.
Your options are endless, even if you don’t do so well on your exams. It is not difficult to have a career if you know your areas of interest. Keep the following things in mind when trying to figure out what to do.
Even if you have good grades and still don’t know what to do, fear not. In this case, it is best that you enroll in a good university and pursue a bachelor’s degree of your choice, and have three to four years to think about your options. In the meantime, try the internships to get a feel for the type of work that interests you.
Always choose your degree rather than an academic brand. Ultimately, this will help you decide what you want to do in the long run. An academic brand can only take you that far if you are in the wrong field and not doing as well as if you had chosen your favorite subject at the degree level.
Don’t take a year off. Giving up a year to study the entries again might not be such a good idea. If you didn’t do it the first time around, you think studying all year would help you be successful. But it’s easier said than done. Staying motivated all year round and taking the same repetitive course is a challenge. It’s best to get a degree so you have something to fall back on if you don’t hit the entrances. This way you won’t have wasted a year and you won’t have any regrets.
