How to Discover your Realm in the Career World
Posted on Wed, Jul 22, 2009 @ 11:56 PM
A guest post by Caitlin Smith:
Figuring out what your future career will be can seem like a daunting task, but it can also be very fulfilling at the same time. Once you hone into the particular field which you want to pursue, even if it’s more than one, you can devote more time and energy towards building up your expertise as are related to this industry. However, you can only truly discover your place in a career field through experience, so finding the perfect entrance level position can be hard and requires a great amount of patience, even taking a job that is not as closely related as you would have liked.
Deciding on a field of business is not easy but relates back to what you enjoy doing. Many career-building sites serve to help you by clumping together many job postings for individual fields. However, if you have completely no idea what you want to do with your life, you may want to focus on what makes you happy in life, because that is the way to discover a job that you will enjoy. If you like writing, then look for something in that field, even if it something like writing proposals or grants. If you enjoy sports, keep an eye out for internships in the sports world that offer you the opportunity to move up within the company. Relating your job back to your degree is also important in determining what you will be best suited for. Obviously you knew what you wanted to do in college, so this should help in tightening the sphere which you have created.
However, many in the business world did not base their decisions on college degrees, but took an internship in college that they thought they would enjoy and ended up staying within that field. Gaining experience through internships is a good way to get your foot in the door at a specific company and can help boost your resume. If you are past the time of internships or cannot afford to not get paid for work, then you should try to take a small internship which only requires a few hours a week and get a job in the customer service field temporarily. The more jobs you experience early on, the more well rounded your resume will be, which will allow you the flexibility to try a myriad of positions and businesses. However, in the end, it really comes down to what it is that you enjoy doing, and as long as you can see yourself enjoying a specific job 20 years in the future, you will be able to enjoy your time there.
This post was contributed by Caitlin Smith, who writes about the accredited online colleges. She welcomes your feedback at CaitlinSmith1117 at gmail.com