When we think about our career choices, a lot of things come to our mind that can influence it – the kind of job, education qualification, career growth, and most importantly, salary. But there are also other factors that may influence your decisions. Let us explore what are some of these factors that affect us or decide our career path. These factors are in no way mentioned to demean or offend anyone but just to analyze how we choose what we choose. We always can take the route to override challenges and decide what we want for ourselves.
Interest
It’s really important to understand what your interest lies in. For the same, you can watch some explainer videos on YouTube where you can find out what each career path holds for you in the future. Sometimes people might think that their interest lies in creating content for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube and they get attracted to it for the glamour quotient but believe me the journey isn’t the same for everyone. One of the options is to talk to your college seniors who you trust, who can help you figure out your real interest.
Gender
When we make professional decisions, how we see ourselves as individuals affect the opportunities and obstacles we see. Men and women have different choices since the beginning and it also can depend a lot on the conditioning you’ve had in your family. Thankfully, over the years, the lines have been blurring for men and women. We see a lot of men choosing unconventional careers and so is the case with women.
Skills and talent
Considering your skills, abilities, and talents, and how they fit into a particular career, this is one of the first areas of professional development, You can determine your favorite activities and activities with some skill through a formal evaluation. If you’re lacking ambition and you often wonder whether you really have it in you to accomplish your goals, to win over obstacles, and to succeed in life, I suggest you read this book- YOU CAN by George Matthew Adams. There are many books that can help you with your journey but I read this one and I would recommend this to you.
Socio-economic condition
All of our career choices are made in the context of society and the economy. Among the factors that affect our career choices, sometimes we are limited in terms of what we can choose, which college we can go to or what courses can we take. Events in our lives can affect our choices and even determine our choices to some degree. Economic changes and the resulting job market can also affect our professional development.
Personality type
Knowing your personality type can help your career development in-
- It can help you choose a career field that suits your personality.
- You can improve your knowledge of your learning style so that you can better benefit from relevant education in your career.
- Knowing your personality preferences can help you better cope with job challenges, which inevitably appear in our careers.
- Knowing your personality type, especially the specific details of your personality type will help you find a job, whether it is marketing yourself or evaluating opportunities that arise.
If you do not want any of these factors to come in your way and want to choose a career path that can reap you immense benefits, start acting towards it.
For eg. If you are looking to do some personality development, you should definitely read this- Personality Development & Soft Skills by Barun Mitra
If you want to feel inspired by what great leaders changed their lives, you should read this bestseller by Simon Sinek- Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action.
