A teenager is one of the life stages when you face hormonal changes in your body. It happens at the age of about 14-18 years. You feel a lot of mixed emotions and mixed thoughts. You can’t decide which is the right career path for you. Don’t worry, this is a common and genuine issue that can be resolved with proper planning and guidance. So don’t create chaos in your mind, instead follow this article to know about this and what to do in such a case.
Discussion with Other teenagers
Many teenagers feel shy to talk about their problems with their parents or elders. However, this should not be this way, you should share a lot of things with them, as they understand you better than anyone can. Just in case, you try to involve yourself in many discussions with your other teenage friends. Ask them about their career decision and, you will get some ideas.
Book As Your Friend
Explore by reading. Next is to spend your time reading. Books are the best friends and, they offer more knowledge than anyone. So, try to build a reading habit. Reading novels, biographies, knowledge books will surely help in developing some good skills and ultimately a broad level of thinking. By thinking in the right direction, you will know what interests you and which career will suit you best.
Take mentors Advice
Pieces of Advice are a must. You can not decide everything on your own. You should seek help and suggestions from the ones who had already been there. They can explain it in a better way about the scenario.
Interns and Experience
You will get to know many things when you experience them on your own. One famous saying is People learn by applying what they think. What seems to be true may not be true, or what seems to be easy can be difficult and, what seems to be difficult can be a cakewalk. So, try to intern in the respective field to gain experience.
College vs School
Many things are changed when you enter college from school. You get to know new things, meet new friends with different domains. So, you should talk to as many people there. Take the advice of the professors for achieving heights in your domain.
Research it
It is advised not to trust anyone blindly or to follow something without researching because this may land you on the wrong paths or it can even mess your life. So, always research whatever you are doing. Find whether that will benefit you or not and, act wisely.
Read Case Studies
Explore the various career domains. For instance, if you want to pursue engineering, then seek the articles available on the internet, read them, and find out what they are conveying to you. Once you get the essence, you can surely excel. Case Studies and surveys are always helpful, as they provide a clear and better picture of the scenario so you can follow them.
Lastly the most important
Seek For a Counsellor
Counselors are the ones who know the journey and path for the domains and career choices. They have a proper roadmap that can guide your way. You can have a counselor either offline through institutes or even a better approach is to find online. There are plenty of experienced counselors available in the online world. So, find, compare and approach them. It will surely benefit you.
I hope this will benefit you in choosing your career wisely and in an efficient manner. Try reading other articles and get more ideas. Thank you.
:By – Shashwat Agrawal.
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