(Analytics) Caution! Don't be so quick to Choose/Change Careers

4 Cautions about Choosing/Changing Careers

1. Go for any career that seems fascinating or even interesting to you. However, make sure that you first talk to people within this line of work. Ask them questions about that career and try to probe into their minds on their true attitudes and motives for working in that field. Of course almost every person will feel a little different about a career; therefore, you must know that your calling to a career may be a little different then theirs. Also, you don't have to feel the way that they do about a career, so if you are interested, don't get too discouraged by their viewpoints.
2. Realize that just because you change careers doesn't mean that you have to completely change who you are. Bring you uniqueness to your field of work because that is most likely what will get you hired. Having a firm stance on your life as you are moving it around will help you maintain these unique attributes about you: your character, your faith, your values and your gifts.
3. Do what you want to do, not just what's hot in the job-market at the time. Because this will change over time and you will eventually be stuck with a career that you really don't want. You want to make sure that your passionate about what you do, employers love that! I understand that sometimes when choosing a career you gotta do what you gotta do; however, if you can afford to go for the career you want...then go for it!
4. The best work or career for you will be the one that uses all of your transferable skills in your favorite subjects and fields of knowledge. This will be the job that offers you your preferred people environments and working conditions. However to first find this, you must truly know yourself.