Young people have a lot of life’s choices to make. Even a career choice, their major and primary choice, is a career choice. A career choice is potentially a life-long choice and should be made carefully. Unfortunately many children make their choices with little or no input from adults. Careers can be the results of training or happenstance and exposure.
Individuals may choose two or more career choices in a lifetime, or they may end up in a career that chose them by happenstance. A happenstance career is one where you are chosen rather than you choosing it. As an example you are a student looking for a job and an opportunity to become a salesperson opens up for you, you take the job for the summer and it’s offered to you full-time. You are now a salesperson and you see a future as a manager with good pay, good insurance, vacation and other benefits you never thought about. Your response is, why not? Another way to end up in a career is to pick one and train for it. There are thousands of trades in different fi elds of endeavor such as: • medical field, • construction, • builder, inspector, • automotive diagnostic, • automotive mechanic, • auto body repair, • Real Estate sales, • Real Estate broker, • architect, draftsman, • mechanical draftsman, • business computer, • graphic arts design, • property management, • hospitality guest services, • human resources offi cer, • medical technologist, • medical technician, • pharmacy technician, • medical biller, • surgical technologist, • vocational or • registered nurse, • Insurance claims processor, • Insurance claims specialist. adjuster or Insurance coder, Bookkeeper, • office manager, • payroll assistant, • administrative assistant, • cost estimator, • manufacturer’s • representative, data entry specialist, • outside/ inside sales representative, home inspector, • offi ce staff person, • receptionist or clerk, • antique appraiser, • Real Estate appraiser, • mold and allergens inspector, food handlers, • tractor and heavy • equipment operator, • computer technician, • dental assistant, • paralegal , and many others. Training Schools for various careers are endless. You must be careful for the school you choose and the career you choose. I suggest you walk into a hospital, a large law offi ce or a retail establishment and tell them you are looking for work and you’re interested in their business. Sell yourself. Offer to work as an intern for the summer or spring break, and, if necessary, volunteer to do so at no charge. Personal contact always is a way into a door, Once you’re in, work at staying. Remember, a job is a temporary solution to a lifetime problem. If you know someone at a place you want to work, you have a foot in the door. Squeeze the rest of you in it. Once there, work hard and do extra work to help the staff. Show up, on time, properly dressed and ready to work. Don’t take off unless you have an emergency. Be responsible and do the work assigned to you. Do not abuse your break time. Be diligent and stay within the time limit they give you. Volunteer to stay late to help out if they need it. Always leave them with a positive, lasting impression of you. A smile and a good attitude go a long way. If they know they can count on you, they will call you back and offer you a salary |
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