How to choose your career right?
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The document provides guidance on choosing a career by considering what you love, your talents, and how to generate income. It advises to pick a career that matches your skills and interests, is challenging but provides a work-life balance, and allows you to earn enough money. The ideal career is one you love that utilizes your talents and generates revenue. It cautions against choosing jobs solely for short-term gains or those that require unethical behavior and encourages being willing to change careers if needed.
How to choose your career right?
- 1. How to choose your career right ? By Nalaka Gamage Aurora Computer Studies (auoracs.lk) 1
- 2. Why do you need a career? • Earn for needs • Serve the society • Follow your passion • Unleash your potential Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 2
- 3. Important points • A long-term (life-time) choice • Your main income generator • Where you spend your time most • Most careers need upfront investing of time, money & effort to acquire required knowledge & skills Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 3
- 4. Life is a choice, which path do you prefer? Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 4
- 5. Pick your choice - I • (A) I want to solve problems o I need self satisfaction by genuinely serve others o Willing to work hard • (B) I want to exploit others problems for my benefit o Show off simple things as big tasks o Exploit through deliberate delaying o Willing to lie and cheat others Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 5
- 6. Pick your choice - II • (A) I am conscious of ethics o I take only genuinely offered compensation/salary & benefits o I proceed genuine path of career advancement o I value open and competitive culture • (B) I value no ethics o Can shamelessly lie others o I can steal, bribe & involve corruption o I do not mind adapt to closed, feudal system for my personal success Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 6
- 7. Pick your choice - III • (A) I believe in my own genuine capabilities and genuine paths o Willing to study and acquire genuine skills o Excel in exams and show my colors o Willing to face interviews and win jobs • (B) I want shortcuts o Willing to lick balls of superiors to get their support o Willing to wash dirty linen of politicians who provide me job under hand (If you live in feudal under developed society) Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 7
- 8. Which category are you? • Now rest of the content is for those who selected (A) as your choice in all three choices. • Others may consult alternative resources for their success Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 8
- 9. How to select your career? Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 9
- 10. Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 10 What you love to do What utilize your talent What generate revenue The ideal career
- 11. "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." - Confucius Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 11 Love 1
- 12. Make sure that the career you choose matching with your skills Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 12 Talent 2
- 13. Make sure that your career generate enough revenue for your life Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 13 Money 3
- 14. Features of a good career • Earn enough for you • Interesting & challenging • You do not have to do evil • Not boring repetitive work • Your value grow with experience Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 14
- 15. Features of a good career (con.) • You have a work-life balance • You need not locked into one organization to be successful • You can go anywhere in the world and practice your profession Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 15
- 16. What do the winners do? • Think long term • Take own decisions • Pick open & competitive careers as much as possible • Look for genuine income • Look for jobs that you can serve others resulting high job satisfaction • Look for jobs that are interesting and challenging Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 16
- 17. What do the losers do ? • Think only short term • Blindly pick what others do • Select merely what your parents ask you to do • look for jobs where you shamelessly earn by bribes and corruption • Look for jobs that give you only earning and nothing else • Look for jobs where you have hardly anything to do o No room for serve, not interesting or challenging Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 17
- 18. The final word.. • There are no perfect careers, just you need to pick the best possible. • If you make a wrong choice, be brave enough to change it in a controlled manner (rather than suffering rest of your life) Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 18
- 19. Thank You ! Presented by Aurora Computer Studies (auoracs.lk) Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 19
- 20. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." ~ Aristotle. Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 20
- 21. You may also interested in “How to be a real professional” http://www.slideshare.net/auroracslk/how-to- be-a-real-professional Aurora Computer Studies (www.auroracs.lk) 21
- 22. Contact Information Premier Study Center Aurora Computer Studies, Summerset College, # 135, 3rd Floor, DFCC Building, High Level Road, Maharagama. 0115 690 290 City Study Center Aurora Computer Studies, Summerset College, # 88/2, 2nd Floor, BOC Building, High Level Road, Kirulapone, Colombo 06 0703 001 010 For further details and enquiries : Call - 0719 842030 E-mail – info@auroracs.lk Web - www.auroracs.lk Aurora Computer Studies www.auroracs.lk 22