5 steps to get your dream career

As human gradually needs change, it takes a dynamic career to fulfil many of these aspirations. Many young people think that getting a medical, engineering, or management degree is like a career. But this is a straightforward step towards making a career. Here are five steps that will guarantee you success and start way ahead of your fellow students.

STEP 1: RESEARCH YOUR CAREER OPTIONS 

How do you know that you want to study medicine or engineering or join the finance industry or become an HR manager to be successful?

Are you sure that company X is a better place to work than company Y? 

Is it better to start your own business straight after graduation or after a few years of corporate experience?

There is so much information for success you can get online on questions like the above. You can even ask relatives or family friends who have actual work experience that they can share on these issues. The key point is to make the effort to learn about a career goal before deciding that’s the one for you.

STEP 2: GET EXPOSURE TO THE CORPORATE WORLD

Often the media portrays an unrealistic view of the business world. Many business articles are either created by PR agencies or are high decibel exposures of corporate scams. You need to get balanced information about what it is like to work in a specific career or what is the environment inside a company you are aiming for. Nothing beats speaking to corporate managers who are doing the sort of work you aspire to do. With their experience, you can understand if the career you want is right for you. Find ways to connect to these people like going to conferences or networking online.

STEP 3: FIND A MENTOR (Career Counsellor)

Many business leaders like Steve Jobs and N.R. Narayan Murthy said that they would not have been as successful without the help of a mentor to guide them when they were young. Getting advice from an experienced older person who has already taken the path you want to follow is an invaluable career resource. Here career counselling plays a very important role. A career counsellor helps you choose the best career for you based on your strengths and weaknesses and guides you on how to go about it. We at CareerGuide have come up with a Psychometric test specifically designed and scientifically proven to provide you answers the question – “Which is the best career for me?”

This career test assesses your aptitude and personality to determine the most suitable stream for you after your class 10 or class 12. The test is meticulously designed by a panel of psychologists, academic counsellors and experienced psychiatrists help you in your first important decisions. Many older corporate professionals love to share advice and guide young students on how to reach their goals. Ask your parents or family friends if they know anyone whose success whom you could meet and get advice from.

STEP 4: GET GLOBAL EXPOSURE

Top companies worldwide and in India look for managers with global level skills and experience. Over the next four no decades of your career, you should be capable of working in any country to help you grow and excel in the career you chose. To do that, find ways that you can travel or work outside India. Also, research on how it is done in other countries. Try to make friends (online and offline) of other nationalities and learn from them.

STEP 5: INTERN IN YOUR CHOSEN INDUSTRY

Companies prefer to hire students with some work experience. An internship is a great way to get experiences that you would not get in the classroom. It’s also a low-risk way of discovering if the career you have chosen is the right fit for you. This also gives you an additional boost to your job prospects after you graduate, as many companies like to offer full-time jobs to interns who have performed well in their projects

Follow the steps above and you will have a huge career advantage over your classmates. We wish you great success for your future!