A number of questions haunt students throughout their
academic tenure, and more intensely in their jobs. While jumping to the
foremost consideration that comes at the time of choosing the college or
university for your education there comes a simple, yet critical question: why
did you choose that particular course or field? For example, if you want to
acquire a specialization in mathematics, it will open the door for a career in
a number of industries including manufacturing, business and management,
engineering, and more.
Unfortunately, the modern era has complexed in such a way
that learners are finding it increasingly difficult to acquire education that
would promise them a lucrative career. Agreeably, there are a number of reasons
that force students in making a choice to choose the school, as the fundamental
platform for his/her professional success.
As for this article, we are going to discuss the major
reasons that force the learners to think illogically, and end up making wrong
career choices.
1. Peer pressure
Most of us have gone through the concept of peer pressure a
number of times. Even the most experienced and intelligent of individuals
sometimes buckle under peer pressure. In most cases the peer pressures ends up
with student making a decision in which he/she may have little preference, or
not at all. For example, pursuing pre-engineering in high school, knowingly
that physics and mathematics have never been your most commanding subject. It
may not seem critical at the beginning. You may clear all your subjects with
acceptable grades either by hook or crook, but the consequences will begin to
arise once you start applying for various job in the industry. Let’s suppose
you end up for the interview, and land a nice job too, but your inner voice and
passion will never affirm the job responsibilities you are doing. You may
progress in the career to some point, but won’t go any further, and the root
cause stems all the way back to your high school years in listening to unwanted
peer pressures.
2. Need to satisfy parent’s desires
Undoubtedly, our parents have always been the most shining
star in our lives, jumping at every other opportunity to guide us for the best.
Therefore, making our academic decisions based on parents’ wishes is no
different. However at the same time, what students need to understand is listening
to parents doesn’t ask you to compromise your own wishes, only to bear stepping
into a field with no interest and enthusiasm to work in. Sitting and obtaining advice
from parents is a good thing, but falling for each word could also prove
disastrous in making a totally inappropriate career choice.
3. Market boom
Another one of the most common, yet delusional reason where
students tend to get impressed by the market boom of a particular trend, and
acquire the degree program in the field. Simply speaking, whatever the trend is
running high currently, you’ll see a number of students excitingly opting for
the related education. For example, the boom of desktop apps is a thing of the
past, today, mobile app development is on the rise tempting a large number of
developers in learning Swift and other coding languages to dive headfirst in
the trend.
On the down side, students fail to realize that by the time
they’ll complete their 4-year degree program, the trend in that particular
field will be long gone. So how do we get over this? Simply, go for the careers
that carry your interests, preferences and passion. In doing so, you won’t
become market-dependent and will always have an ample work to do by utilizing
your skillset and interests.
4. Huge confusions
Today many disciplines can be seen giving birth to a large
number of sub-disciplines. And the ever-increasing alternate choices tend to
create a plethora of confusions for the students. You may not experience peer or
family pressure, neither get fooled by the seemingly market boom in a
particular field, but the confusion factor is a big problem in itself. It often
ends up frustrating the students without providing them a clear idea as to
which field should be most appropriate, eventually leading to bad career
choices.
What is the takeaway?
Besides the above four, there are other reasons responsible as
well for students in making bad career choices including lack of proper
knowledge, mentally immature and unprepared to step in the practical world, and
even not having the required finances. Therefore, several professionals in the
field advice to make patient and intelligent choices, especially in a situation
as critical as selecting the right career.
Author Bio
Lucy Brown is an accomplished eLearning professional having
worked in the industry for the last 5 years. Besides her regular job, she is
also an experienced dissertation help provider working with the aim of helping students acquire top grades
in order to excel in their respective careers.
