Confused About Your Career?
by Tony Jacowski
Confusion simply means a mental
state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior. Under
confusion, you feel the difficulty to pay attention and you suffer a lack of
ability to think and act correctly and make decisions. But your career is no
pushover matter that you can leave to destiny.
Consequences Of Confusion Over Career Matters
To many in their late teens and for those in the age of 25 to 34 years, career
options begin to look like a jigsaw puzzle, but of course for different reasons.
If the confusion is not resolved in time and appropriately, teenagers and fresh
grads will end up in the wrong jobs for their aptitude, or worse, may fail in
getting a job altogether. But those who are already working may feel like they
are not moving anywhere and their careers have arrived at their ends. They
develop frustrations which, as a consequence, lead to job losses.
What You Can Do To Come Out Of The Confusion
The best way to face up to career confusion is to identify your passion. This is
something that truly excites you and you feel you already are conversant with
the subject. Creating a career involves a thought process that broadly follows
somewhat this path:
1. Hash Out The Negative Thoughts: The defeatist attitudes like "I can't face
strangers" or "I may not face up to the challenge in the new job" are shackles
that tie you down to a place. These are just your fears, either genuinely due to
lack of skill or because of a false inferiority complex.
2. Take Stock Of Your Virtues: Confusion also comes about because of
expectations of your parents, relatives or spouses. Take stock of your
interests, strengths and weaknesses. Give instincts their due credit but have a
matter-of-fact assessment of what you can realistically do.
3. Every Dog Has His Day: It could be disturbing to see your less-than-qualified
friends or coworkers bagging plum jobs while you still languish. Have faith that
you are worth your salt. You can't change what will or what has already
happened; sometimes, you will simply have to just wait for your turn.
4. Negotiating Through Your Career Options: Choosing a career from a handful of
options is like choosing a shirt from hundreds of them. Follow a similar
sequence of thought process using logic.
5. Try Counseling: A professional counselor can systematically talk you through
your confusion through counseling and career guidance sessions. Career
counselors are professionals who understand your problems and can provide the
right direction. A visit to career websites can give you some direction to
pursue.
6. Get Some Experience: Getting experience in the career of your choice not just
brings you closer to your dream job but improves your confidence level. Take up
an internship, work hard and pay your dues. This helps build the skills which
you need the most.
About the Author:
Tony Jacowski is a quality
analyst for The MBA Journal. Aveta Solution's Six Sigma Online offers online
six sigma training
and certification classes for lean six sigma, black belts, green belts, and
yellow belts
Source of article:
www.goarticles.com
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