{"id":3654,"date":"2008-08-25T01:23:04","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T06:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/25\/career-choice-there-are-many-options\/"},"modified":"2008-08-25T01:23:04","modified_gmt":"2008-08-25T06:23:04","slug":"career-choice-there-are-many-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=3654","title":{"rendered":"Career Choice: There Are Many Options!"},"content":{"rendered":"
by George Purdy<\/div>\n

Old concepts about how we spend our working life no longer apply. It’s no longer common for people to spend their entire career with the same company, and then retire with a pension and a gold watch. As our own choices expand and the world economy changes, career choice is not as simple as it used to be.<\/p>\n

The idea of one’s career choice has completely changed from the landscape of fifty years ago. There are a much greater number of influences to be considered- your career environment, flexible schedules, and the need to challenge yourself in your chosen career- and these have caused a shift from the common idea of the nine to five job to something more evolved. Companies are constantly changing, and they need employees who can shift gears as quickly as they can change their entire business structure.<\/p>\n

In today’s fluid, ever-changing economy, studies indicate that it is no longer unusual to change jobs every few years. Workers must be prepared to change both position and field of employment as required. This fluidity can be challenging at times, as the concept of “stable employment” disappears, and limited time in any one position makes it more difficult to reach career salary goals.<\/p>\n

None of this should make you afraid of making the wrong decision or of the change brought about by navigating between different positions and companies. At the least, this constantly changing world makes it easier for you to make yourself happy at work. Flexibility can be a benefit, freeing you from a bad boss or an inefficient company, as long as you are confident enough to guide your career choice yourself.<\/p>\n

What is it that you like to do? What are you good at? How do like to work? Think about the answers to these questions first. It isn’t the traditional method of making a career choice — examining your degrees, previous employment and qualifications and then deciding “I could be a counselor” or “I’m qualified for this administrative position at my competitor”. But by considering the basic qualities in your current career, for instance, working well in groups, leadership or problem solving, you’ll open yourself up to more career opportunities — and make the thought of making the switch a little less scary.<\/p>\n

Finding a job is frustrating with so many choices out there; career counseling is a great way to narrow down endless job possibilities. A career counselor is able to watch the job market for you and help make the best career choice for you.<\/p>\n

Our contemporary ideas about working are numbered. Today, career choice is no longer as clear as it used to be. In today’s fluid, ever-changing economy, studies indicate that it is no longer unusual to change jobs every few years. Workers must be prepared to change both position and field of employment as required. This fluidity can be challenging at times, as the concept of “stable employment” disappears, and limited time in any one position makes it more difficult to reach career salary goals. Finding a job is frustrating with so many choices out there; career counseling is a great way to narrow down endless job possibilities.<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
George Purdy is a well-known public speaker on career choice and has written several articles<\/a> on this subject. You’ll find great resources, tips and tricks on career choice<\/a> and on career coaches<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Old concepts about how we spend our working life no longer apply. It’s no longer common for people to spend their entire career with the same company, and then retire with a pension and a gold watch. As our own choices expand and the world economy changes, career choice is not as simple as it used to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-3654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-careers","tag-careers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3654\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}