At some point or the other on our way to a golden professional future, we all simply goof up.Here's what most professionals would caution you about the mistakes you can make when you scout around for a suitable career
1. Going by scores
This is the most common and biggest mistake one can make.
Many factors determine one's choice of career -- aptitude, personality, interests and skills -- apart from scoring high marks in one subject or the other.
You may score good marks in a particular subject like Math. But can you visualise yourself crunching numbers for the next 20 to 30 years?You cannot let your one-time marks decide your whole future.
2. Succumbing to parental/ peer pressure
Your best friend has decided to study engineering and you blindly follow suit without taking into account your interest or aptitude for such a technical stream.
Or your parents are doctors so you want to become one as well.
But that is no reason to choose your career.a wrong career move based on peer pressure may lead to disastrous results
3. Lack of focus or back-up plans
You must have clarity of vision or a fixed goal when it comes to pursuing career plans.one can singlemindedly aspire to pursue medicine if one so wishes. But if you don't get an admission into a course of your choice, you should have alternate plans and not drift aimlessly into something or the other.
Planning -- be it for the future or a viable back-up plan -- is the key factor in planning your career in today's job market
4. Resistance to change/ non-flexibility
Change is a constant factor in your career; you must be prepared for it.Several factors determine one's decision to change -- the need for a bigger creative/ challenging field, monetary incentives or the sheer necessity to survive. When you plan to take the plunge, you must have the answers to the following questions:
1. Will this lead to a greater professional/ personal growth?
2. Am I good at learning new skills and delivering fast
5. You need not work before you specialise
Gaining some work experience before enrolling in a specialised course might not be extremely popular in India, what with the current scramble to enroll in management, computer and other institutes catering to specialised streams.
1. Going by scores
This is the most common and biggest mistake one can make.
Many factors determine one's choice of career -- aptitude, personality, interests and skills -- apart from scoring high marks in one subject or the other.
You may score good marks in a particular subject like Math. But can you visualise yourself crunching numbers for the next 20 to 30 years?You cannot let your one-time marks decide your whole future.
2. Succumbing to parental/ peer pressure
Your best friend has decided to study engineering and you blindly follow suit without taking into account your interest or aptitude for such a technical stream.
Or your parents are doctors so you want to become one as well.
But that is no reason to choose your career.a wrong career move based on peer pressure may lead to disastrous results
3. Lack of focus or back-up plans
You must have clarity of vision or a fixed goal when it comes to pursuing career plans.one can singlemindedly aspire to pursue medicine if one so wishes. But if you don't get an admission into a course of your choice, you should have alternate plans and not drift aimlessly into something or the other.
Planning -- be it for the future or a viable back-up plan -- is the key factor in planning your career in today's job market
4. Resistance to change/ non-flexibility
Change is a constant factor in your career; you must be prepared for it.Several factors determine one's decision to change -- the need for a bigger creative/ challenging field, monetary incentives or the sheer necessity to survive. When you plan to take the plunge, you must have the answers to the following questions:
1. Will this lead to a greater professional/ personal growth?
2. Am I good at learning new skills and delivering fast
5. You need not work before you specialise
Gaining some work experience before enrolling in a specialised course might not be extremely popular in India, what with the current scramble to enroll in management, computer and other institutes catering to specialised streams.