January

Finding my career path.....AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!

Which upper secondary school student hasn't been asked about their goal for the future? Or rather who hasn't asked themselves what would they be after all the effort put into their studies all these decades?

I'm no different. But that's not a problem when we were younger, about age 7 or 8... where we would proudly and loudly profess our ambitions to become 'the best doctor in the world', to our friends teachers and parents, happy to see enthusiastic smiles thrown back. "I'm going to be a doctor." Little did I know then how much harder it would be to repeat those words confidently again, at this point of adolescence simply because we have come to realisation that surviving this competitive world is the real deal. Therefore, we know that making the right decision in our field of study is critical to clear a pathway to a successful career.

Fast forward to this present time, I would say only 35% of us have a clear career goal to take pride in and sad to say I'm not one of them. Kids these days are quite different from those 70s in respect to expressiveness, in this case, they are more honest to themselves. From what I've heard, the then generation made their 'big decision' based on opportunities, careers that will elevate their family's quality of living. Now, the question is if our choice matches with our personal interests whether it is leaning towards medicine, engineering, arts and so on. Other factors like one's strength in a particular subject, job relevance in our country, parents' expectations and their list of limited career choice to pick from and of course, the wages.

Considering these elements, surely we would have been decided with the job most suited to us right? It depends. So, after a long long time fussing about this matter with my friends, hopping through the whole range of occupations and with some guidance, I think I have finally found a potential career for myself. Now I can boldly say, "I want to be a ........."

Yippee!! :-)