Ladies and gentlemen, Nice to have you here again! This week I'm going to express my thoughts about how should people choose their careers: by what they love or by what should give them them a decent standard of living. This is the main question young people ask themselves in the western world. This is the question most of young people in the developing world don't ask themselves because they don't have the luxury of choosing their career. I'll discuss the following questions:
1. Who needs to ask this question?
2. The advantages of choosing a career by its job prospects.
3. The advantages of choosing a career by your passion.
4. What do I really think about the issue?
Who needs to ask this question?
Do you have to ask yourself this question? it depends on another basic question: do you really care what you actually do at work? If you don't really care, it's quite obvious that you should choose a career by the vocational prospects it should give you. By "Vocational Prospects" I refer to the difficulty of finding a job, the wages level it gives on average and the work environment (physical condition, stress level and human quality) it offers.
On the other hand, if you have a dream of what you would like to do in your career, you shouldn't really ask yourself this question, but you should make modification to the dream to meet reality. For example, if you have a dream to be a painter, you should consider going for a career in architecture or in interior design. By this way, you would satisfy both your desires and your pocket.
The advantages of choosing a career by its job prospects
A famous criminal attorney once said: "I've never had a dirty conscience because I've never had one". The most profitable decision you could make is choosing a career by the job prospects it gives: the ability to find a job, the wage level you could get, the work environment it could give you and the vocational security. I've never met a person who made a career decision solely based on the job prospects complaining about his/her fate.
On the other hand, not everyone can be so benefit oriented: people usually have tendencies, likes and dislikes and other aspirations. It's good to choose a career by its job prospects but only if you don't really have a conscience regarding the issue.
The advantages of choosing a career by your passion
Donald Trump is really for this attitude: he believes that in order to be successful in a career, one must be in love with it. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a great success throughout a 30 year career. If people dislike what thy do on a daily basis, they would suffer from an early burnout and a sharp decline in productivity and eventually quit their career.
So as Trump puts it, you should first get along well with a career and then think of its job prospects.
What do I really think about the issue?
There are 3 possibilities:
1. You don't care about what you do at work - in this case you should choose a career by its prospects.
2. You have a dream - in this case you should choose a career as close to your dream which can provide for you.
3. You care about what you do t work and also care about the job prospects - hopefully for you would find a career interesting and also beneficial.
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