A career is something which we pursue for more than two thirds of our life and the right career choice could make a whole lot of difference to the quality of life one leads. A successful career not only pays well but is accompanied with satisfaction and happiness.

Life is a one time journey and one needs to take the steps carefully because a journey very much depends on the path taken. A career decision is not tough but needs thorough studying and the next paragraph just states the factors involved in the choice of career. A career has to be chosen after proper assessment of ones strengths, aptitude, interests, passions and hobbies. One may have a lot of interests but then an aptitude in the same leads to success in the career. Making the hobby/passion a career would mean continuous satisfaction levels derived through work itself. We work for more than eight hours a day and since that is almost a third of the day we need to enjoy it as well. Most of the times career choices are taken dude to parental or peer pressure which should be avoided, what may be good for a certain individual may not suit the other individual at all. So career is a personal choice and not a cumulative decision of multiple people who may or may not be there during multiple problems one may face due to a career choice.


The various steps in choosing a career are assessing ones' strengths and interests. Looking at multiple options which are available in the market, i.e. the job scenario, the companies offering the position that would interest you and then studying the various courses which would help getting into certain companies/line of work. An example would be an interest in drawing/creative and an aptitude in the same could get one to do a course in calligraphy and enter organization hiring calligraphers, or even doing a course in advertising to get into an ad agency which develops ads for its clients. Similarly an interest and an aptitude in conversing with people/relationship building could lead one to pick up a career in marketing or Human resources. A keen sense of design and a knack for catching fashion could lead to ones development into a fashion designer. The skills are always there, are just scattered and need to be shaped in a particular manner so that they can be put into practice.

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