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Halimah Madeline Bellows
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Champion Your Career
Self-Help
Author Insight
Decision Making Strategies
Finding a career that’s right for you is a process. As you know, we all change during our lifetime. What’s right for us today may not be right for us in five years. People change careers in America generally between five and seven times in a lifetime. This is just something to bear in mind so you don’t get caught up in the dead-end thinking of, “This is my choice and I have to stick with it for the rest of my life.” You don’t because you grow and as you grow you may change and you may find what was rewarding to you once may not be rewarding at a later time.
Book Excerpt
Champion Your Career
You have to embrace the change. But the career development process remains the same each time you make a change. The first question you need to answer is, “Who am I?” That’s the bottom line. Then you have to know what your interests are and what you are passionate about. You need to explore your values and assess your skills, your strengths, and your talents.Strategy for Decision-MakingThere are action steps you can take to gather information about the world of work. You can do research in the library, you can attend workshops, or you can talk to people. Through books, the internet, and talking with people, you can find a description of the job you’re interested in, how much it pays, and how the labor market is in that field.It’s very important to talk to people who are actually doing a job you’re considering and to find out what the job is really like. We call these informational interviews. Most people are willing to be helpful if you say, “Hey, I’m going through a career change,” or “I’m a student and I’m interested in this field. Could I meet with you for twenty minutes and ask you some questions?” Go to that person’s office to see what it’s like.. Find out as much as you can about the concrete details of the job before you make a decision to enter that career path.Once you have gathered information about possible careers that align with your passions, your purpose, your values, your strengths and your skills, you will need to have an effective strategy for choosing among the alternatives.
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