Choosing a career

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1. Let’s talk about your future career. What would you like to become?

The problem of choosing the future profession has always been very important. The profession a person chooses in many ways determines his future life. This is a universal problem of our epoch. Every generation in this or that way comes across it. For most people choosing a career is not an easy task. It is one of the most important decisions one makes in life. The properly chosen career makes a person happy and successful for the rest of his life.

There are several factors that influence the decision of making the choice. They concern material and spiritual aspects of the future profession. It is generally believed that professions should be both prestigious and interesting. Everybody wants to benefit from the social privileges provided by the profession. At the same time other factors are important. Much depends on the inclinations and interests of the person. Although it is wonderful when one’s hobby becomes one’s profession. Another important factor is social environment. The profession of the parents often in this or that way influences the future profession of their children.

It is impossible to forget about the material aspect of the future profession. It indicates the level of the society’s values. Today all professions can be classified as prestigious and not prestigious. The problem of prestige is subjective. Nobody can explain the meaning of this notion. “Prestigious” jobs give a chance to an individual to enter the upper circles of the society. When the job is prestigious money is of secondary importance. The future profession should be interesting and meet the demands of a person.

To avoid mistakes, it is necessary to start thinking about the future profession as soon as possible. Some of us want to become physicians, others teachers, economists, historians, historians of art, mathematicians, biologists, and computer operators. All the professions are very useful.

1) I think I have an aptitude for working with figures and solving financial problems and I am interested in knowing how money is made. So I think I can work as an economist in the financial field. I think that it is more in demand now especially in banks where a really good specialist can have a lot of money. The success of this profession depends on mainly my education. So I want to enter the University.

2) Today the most popular professions are lawyers and economists. These professions are prestigious. After graduating from Law and Economics Faculties it is possible to find good jobs. Law and Economics students are better motivated to do their best because they have clearly set goals. Their competence and knowledge, required by the developing business economy, are well paid.

3) To be a designer is rather attractive. This profession can fit creative people who know how to make things around them look nice.

4) For those young adults who choose the profession of a chemist, a mathematician or a physicist the determinant factor is not prestige but interest and inclination.

5) To be a biologist is very prestigious and interesting today, because the biologists are at the forefront of cloning. They are on the threshold of great discoveries.

6) I think that to be a sociologist or a psychologist is very interesting and useful. Psychologists try to help people to cope with their spiritual problems. Sociologists study the health of the society.

7) I think that to be a historian is also very important today. People think that it is possible to live without looking back at the historical past. But it is a mistaken view. We cannot live without history because it is around us. By analyzing the past we can avoid the mistakes in the future. If people do not use the experience of the past they will inevitably make mistake in the present. Historians have always tried to understand past human lives and societies. History helps to understand the global historical process. Historians interpret the processes of the past to explain the processes of the present and foresee the processes of the future.

8) One of the most fashionable and prestigious professions of today is that of a computer operator. Today our life is entirely connected with computers. With the help of computers people can do a lot of wonderful things from controlling spaceship up to buying books and participating in virtual conferences. New programs are needed all the time to meet the increasing demands of our time. The roots of computer science lie primarily in the related fields of electrical engineering and mathematics. Electrical engineering physics and mathematics became the source of the development of computers. I have to study hard to pass my tests successfully so as to make my dream come true in future.

9) As for me I want to be a physician. Physicians help people to be healthy and live a long life. They save the lives of their patients. This profession requires well-educated people. Mistakes are impossible in this profession. Physicians should be very patient and attentive with their patients. In spite of all difficulties I think this profession is very interesting and useful. I’ll do my best so as to make my dream come true in future.

10) As for me I’ve got a wide range of interests. I like History, I’m interested in Literature, and I read periodicals regularly. I know something about economics and politics. I have read a lot of books about famous politicians from different countries and I’ve decided to try to explore international relationships. It may seem too ambitious but the thing is that the people of this profession should be determined, brave and hard-working. They should be good orators, understand other people and know foreign languages. But first of all they should love their Motherland and be ready to devote much of their personal time for the benefit of their country, their city or town. Now I’m going to study hard to pass my tests successfully so as to make my dream come true in future.

11) Generally it’s not easy for a school-leaver to decide on his future career. There are some frivolous people who enter an institute thinking whether they like the profession they had chosen or not. But occupation you want to devote your life has to bring you satisfaction. So it should be something you can do and you really want to.

I decided to enter the department of sociology and qualify as a sociologist. And I think it is very interesting. Sociologists are supposed to work with people, to render them real help in difficult situations.

12) This year I’m leaving school. I have already decided what career to choose. I would like to be a psychologist. I want to help people to solve their problems. I want to help them to understand their inside world, to help them to be confident. I love working with people and children.

I think it’s a difficult job, because one should love people, take care of them, support them.

This profession is rather new and hence very interesting. Psychologists work with people from different layers of society. I realize that my dream can come true only if I work hard.

2. Does a person need to possess special qualities to become a good specialist in this or that particular field? Why?

Planning one’s career involves three definite steps: self assessment, using labour market information and making decisions. The first step – self assessment – is most important. Only by knowing yourself you will be able to make the right decisions about your career. It means learning about your interests, values, goals, aptitudes, skills and special qualities. Having these special qualities means you’ve got a talent for this or that profession. Every person needs to realize his or her talent. This realization will bring emotional, mental, physical and spiritual well-being. People who work from a sense of passion are usually the happiest people and they can make other people happier and bring benefits for them.

Self-assessment is difficult on your own. Career counselors in schools can offer assistance to students, they can help to make a list of the skills and abilities they think you possess.

3. What questions will you ask your future employer at a job interview?

- What is a timetable for me?

- Have you got any special rules to regulate a working day?

- Is there any dress-code in your office?

- What is the period of holidays?

- Are there any additional financial rewards for the job?

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