What influences one’s field of study or How do you decide what to study?
Do you sometimes wonder whether the degree you have chosen is the right one for you. Have you ever felt like you should change your field of study to something more suited to your skills / personality.
Many students regard their first year as the infamous ‘Gap Year’
Your first choice is generally the most difficult course and very few students study more difficult courses at their second attempt.
Your first step would be to
· Identify your skills – ask advice from people who know you
· Ask yourself what you are good at – you may have great quantitative skills but will you be able sit behind a desk all day. A good orator does not necessarily qualify you as a budding lawyer
· What you enjoy
· Find out what the job market is like- ‘engineers don’t build bridges anymore’
· What you ideally want to achieve
· Your parents or family are not studying, you are!
· Even with all this you will need to ‘LEARN , UNLEARN AND RE-LEARN’
Think carefully before making the choice. Initiative and knowing what you want is important. Completing your degree displays your capacity to learn, to stick with something until the end and the ability to grasp basic theoretical and practical concepts of a specific field. Your completed degree is only the beginning in “managing your career”.
To be SUCCESSFUL you must have the SKILL to do the job, be reasonably REWARDED and LOVE what you do.
Should you need any advice email us on blogresponse@talenttrader.co.za |