Career Path Preparation

1. CAREER PATH
PREPARATION
A GUIDE TO CHOOSING A CAREER PATH FOR YOUR FUTURE
ENDEAVOR

2. CAREER PATH PREPARATION
Introduction

3. CAREER PATH PREPARATION
Over the past years,
different types of careers
have been expanded
greatly at the international
level. Choosing a right
career for you have been a
challenged for individuals.

4. CAREER PATH PREPARATION
You need to consider a lot
of things in order to fit to
your likings and personality
as well as what are the
career in todays trends as
will as in the future that will
assure you of a stable job.

5. CAREER PATH PREPARATION
But in the vast pool of
careers, choosing the right
career path is like finding a
needle in the haystack.

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The galore of career options
may have opened doors to
some new and springing fields
but it has also left us in a
conundrum about which one
to choose and why.

7. CAREER PATH PREPARATION
To all those people,
especially students like me,
facing similar struggles, this
discussion will be about a
guide on how to choose a
career path.

8. MAIN POINTS OF THE DISCUSSION
1. What is a Career Path?
2. Frame Your Career Goals
3. Gauge Your Interests
4. Unravel Your Personality
5. Explore Career Options
6. Get the Right Degree

9. 1. WHAT IS A CAREER PATH?
A career path is defined as
the journey in your career
that you want to take.

10. 1. WHAT IS A CAREER PATH?
This includes the different
types of positions you want to
be employed in.

11. 1. WHAT IS A CAREER PATH?
This also includes the
different types of jobs you
want to be worked with.

12. 1. WHAT IS A CAREER PATH?
Your background such as
education and your first job will
start on this career path.

13. 1. WHAT IS A CAREER PATH?
With the acquirement of various
skills and knowledge, you can
move further in the path of your
career.

14. 1. WHAT IS A CAREER PATH?
Successful career has
every steps you must do
in order to achieve them.
It’s
hard
I am
scared
Hmm..
Let me
try
This first
step is
difficult..
Hmm.. I
think I
can do
this..
One
more
step..
I did it..
Whoo-
hoo..
Yeah!! I’m
invincible.. I
knew I can
do it.

15. FORMULATING A CAREER PATH.
• What will be the steps you will take?
• How are you going to select the right education for you?
• How to know your personality that will suit on your chosen career?
Let’s continue our discussion……

16. 2. FRAME YOUR CAREER GOALS
• While choosing a career path, one must
begin by introspecting.
• Contemplating your wants will help you get
certain with some thoughts.
• One of the most helpful answers for
how to choose a career path is by
answering some questions while
introspecting.
Can I be a
banker??
Can I be
a doctor?
Can I be
an
Engineer?
Or
maybe a
teacher
I am
really
confused
Do I like counting
Money??
Can I handle blood
in the hospital??
My father is an
Engineer. Maybe
I can do this…
Or I can follow
my grandmother
as a teacher…

17. 2. FRAME YOUR CAREER GOALS
You must answer the questions like;
• What are my expectations from my
career?
• What are my interests?
• What are the activities I enjoy doing the
most and can make out a career from?
etc.
Do I work in an office? Or in a
field? How much salary will I be
receiving?
Is there a life-work balance in
that type of work?
Do I like Arts or drawings?
Do i like caring sick people?
Do I like teaching to people
Do I enjoy making drawings?
Do I like children?
Do I like writing reports?
Do I like leading people?
Do I like sports?

18. 2. FRAME YOUR CAREER GOALS
After answering such questions you
will definitely reach out to some
options worth pondering.

19. 3. GAUGE YOUR INTERESTS
Before you hop on to a particular career path, it is
essential that you must know yourself thoroughly. It
is always preferred to have a hold of your likes and
dislikes.
In order to achieve so, you have to evaluate your interests
and skills.
As you will be directing your life towards one single path,
it is important that you enjoy doing it.
With a strong grip over your strengths and weaknesses,
you will easily be able to target the perplexing question;
“How to choose a career path”

20. 4. UNRAVEL YOUR PERSONALITY
Personality traits should be considered while opting a career
path for the future.
Often, due to decisions taken in rush, individuals tend to enter
a job profile or industry wherein they find it difficult to adjust.
For example, If you are more driven towards an artistic job or
career, then it would be difficult for you to adjust to the
corporate sector job.
Thus, it is mandatory to do a personality check and know
about the Do’s and Don’ts.
You can take various personality tests online and get to know
yourself better.
Which personality type are
you??

21. 4. EXPLORE CAREER OPTIONS
While looking out for your ideal job, an effective step
would be searching for more and more career
options. In today’s scenario, there are a plenty of
options available.
Intricate research in the field of interest will help you
find an answer to how to choose a career path as
well as you will be enabled with the profiles that are
declining or expanding in the industry.
Trending career paths these days to explore are Career in:
1. Artificial Intelligence
2. Architectural and Engineering Constructions
3. Medical Field
4. Semi-conductors technology

22. 5. GET THE RIGHT DEGREE
Once you have narrowed down your career option,
predominantly you should work upon attaining the
appropriate education required to pursue a career in
the desired field.
There are some specific pathways that would
demand certain degrees or certification like Medicine,
Law, Architecture Engineering and etc. from the ones
who aspire to enter whereas some fields are open to
all.

23. 5. GET THE RIGHT DEGREE
Gaining core knowledge of the domain will help you
cater to a better impression.
Hence, you must dig out the appropriate Undergrad
or Postgrad level course which can lead you to
your career aspirations.

24. APART FROM THESE TIPS ABOUT HOW TO
CHOOSE A CAREER PATH, YOU CAN TRY THE
BELOW MENTIONED
• I am open to exploring what it feels like working as _________ because of _______________.
• If I were given a chance, I would trade my job with Ram who is a ___________
because______________.
• If given an opportunity, I would like to go back to my school or college and would get a degree
in ________ because of ________.
• Whenever I will retire, I would like to be known for__________.