Butcher, Baker, or the Candlestick maker

Matt Schroeder

09/13/10

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Choosing a Career

“The most important consideration in choosing a career is whether the career a fast growing career.” This is how many people go about choosing their occupation. There are many problems that can come from job searching with this mentality. The best way to choose a job is by doing what you are good at.

Not everybody tries to go with the fastest growing career. There are certain problems with doing this. The career may have an attractive salary, but it is always best to look in depth at the occupation before you set your heart on it. This job could fast growing because of high demand, but maybe it is in demand because the work leading up to profession is very strenuous. It is important to look up and read about schooling needed for the career. If it requires taking classes and learning about things you do not like it could cause a lot of problems down the road.

Everybody is good at something. Everyone hears this, and they hear it all the time when they are little. Because it is heard so often it must be true. Everyone is good at something. Some people may not know what they are good at, but they just have to work harder to find out what their talent is. People may say that what they are good at does not make enough money. But if you do that one thing better than everyone else, you can make a higher salary. Some people just think money is not the most important thing. They go to work, and they do it because they love it.

The best way to choose a job is by your skills and interests. Do what you like and what your good at. Do not try a profession simply for money. There is too much that can go wrong, and if it is not what you like you will be miserable every day. When you follow your skills you can be happy and proud.