MYTH VS. FACT about CAREER
PLANNING
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MYTH
There's something wrong with me because I haven't decided what I want to
major in and what career I want for the rest of my life.
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FACT
Pushing yourself to make decisions without knowing what you
really need and want will waste your time in the long run. It's your life,
and choosing a career is a complex process that takes time.
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REALISTIC GOAL
Through listening to yourself and others, discover what your really want
and what you're really able to do. Don't worry about what others want for
you, or what you think you should want or should be able to do.
| MYTH
My degree is my ticket to the life I want.
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FACT
Your degree is nothing more than another label, like a major-a
certificate that you fulfilled a certain number of requirements. What you
can do with it depends on how good an education you've had-how much you've
learned about yourself, your options, and your world. |
REALISTIC GOAL
Learn how to effectively express and present yourself, your strengths, and
your abilities, so you can move from graduation to a successful career.
"In order that people may
be happy in their work,
these three things are needed. They must be fit for it.
They must not do too much of it.
And they must have a sense of success in it."
John Ruskin
| MYTH
My employer will give me
on-the-job training; all I need to worry about are my
courses and grades. |
FACT
College offers you many chances to learn what it's like to work and
do a job in your career field. Although some employers do give new
employees on-the-job training, many companies do not give such training.
These companies want their new employees to be able to do the job, to know
what they want and how to fit in, and that you've tested yourself - that
you aren't just book learned and bluster. |
REALISTIC GOAL
Use every opportunity the college and
community offers to gain experience that will test your interests and
preparation, help you impress a prospective employer, and give you a head start
on a satisfying career.
Adapted from D.
Crockett, Advising Skills, Techniques, and Resources.
"Blessed is he
who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness."
Thomas Carlyle
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