The first question high school students are asked when preparing college applications is, “What do you want to major in when you attend college?” For many of these students, the answer given is, “I don’t know, maybe I’ll just start with my general education courses. That way, I’ll have more time to figure it out.”
But what happens if they never figure it out? Will they settle for a career in a profession they hate? Or will they find themselves back in college, twenty years later, trying to complete a degree they wished they would’ve completed during their younger years?
If choosing the right career is hard for you, and you’ve toyed with working in the medical profession, our series on “Choosing A New Career” may help you make an informed and educated decision.
Step One: What Keeps Your Interest?
When most people think about their interests, they think of things that keep them occupied for long periods of time or things that hold their interests over many months or years. Others think of things they like to do when they’re not working. Things like their favorite movie or book genre, their favorite sports, an arts and crafts project, listening to a specific type of music or playing a certain instrument, and so on and so forth.
And while those “interests” have their place in your life, we’d like you to take a moment to think about what keeps your interests in terms of how your interests apply to a full-time career.
You see, if you choose a career you don’t enjoy, any work outside your career of choice—such as studying for an exam to keep your license current, reading medical journals, or returning to school to advance your career—will become a burden. That burden can then grow into resentment which can inadvertly hurt your chances of advancement, your personal relationships and even your patients.
Come back on Wednesday as we discuss step two in our “Choosing A New Career” series.
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