Wandering In The Wrong Direction?

Here's another excellent article by our guest blogger, Arnab Datta. Preparation is the key to success when it comes to choosing and applying for careers. You need to carry out considerable research about the company to understand its main service lines and also see what it is like to work there. Usually students are given careers advice by others who have specialised in that area or those who have worked in the positions themselves.

A recent study by a company has shown that graduates are not receiving enough careers advice or information about the options available. This lack of advice stems from when they were at school and university. Difficulties for graduates will arise if they have not been informed about the various careers on offer earlier on in their lifetime. For example, choosing a certain degree means that it is not always so easy to change your mind later on and embark on a different career path, although this is still possible.

It is important that you look for relevant careers advice from a range of sources. The best place to start is probably specialist graduate recruitment agencies such as GRB, which will help with your CV and improve your performance at interviews. Universities have careers services and they have the latest information available, especially for the careers that are most popular among graduates, like those in the financial sector. Also, when visiting the agencies and careers services you will meet other people with whom you can share information about careers and thus increase your pool of knowledge.

Alternatively, you can gain a more informal view from your family and friends who currently work in that particular industry or profession. In a way there is nobody better than someone who actually does the job, to tell you more about the skills required. From that, you will be able to decide whether you will enjoy doing the job. It is important to gather different types of views from a variety of sources, since this will give you enough information from which to make an appropriate career choice.

Overall, you don’t want to be going in the wrong direction when thinking about which career path to follow. Therefore, you need to be pro-active in your search for information and consult a wide range of sources, as early as possible. If you do, then there is no reason why you won’t choose a career that you will find interesting and enjoy for many years to come.