Choosing a career

Greetings!  I'm Scott Savoy, editor at http://www.sterlingcreations.ca and today I am delighted to be back with you after a brief absence.  I thank all of you who sent in your emails of support to us re our president's charter challenge and I am sure that Donna will be writing more on this in the weeks to come.
In the meantime, I have an editorial to share with you that Donna has so kindly agreed to share.
I wish you a great end of September weekend.

 

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Choosing a career
 
When I was a kid looking for a career, there were certain factors that governed what I and my peers adhered to when choosing.  If you belonged to a family that owned and ran their own company, then it was almost expected that you would choose a career path that coincided and related to the type of business in question.  Or, if not, you would choose a career that enabled you to earn a living; one where demand for your services was real and tangent. 
 
Career choices in those days were extremely limited and consequently we did not have to spend too much time wondering what to pursue and where to go in order to obtain the necessary skills.  Things have changed drastically over the decades and as I watch today, I see youngsters having much more difficulty than we did when it comes to the choosing of a career.
 
The choices are much wider today and the choice of which university or college to attend  is also a lot more varied and widespread.  The youngsters of today may have more choices but it is also more difficult for them to make decisions and stick to them.  There are many more potential employers to choose from.  Options for working for someone else or one's self is more clearly defined.  The option to work from home or work at the office is there for the taking; unheard of in days gone by.
 
Working for companies of all sizes and choosing to work in one's homeland or abroad are also new and exciting options for the youngsters of today.  Career jumping or company hopping are also more prevalent today than in days gone by.
 
Despite the recent downturn, financial resources to help youngsters of today are also much better than in years gone by but for all of this, there is one major factor that stands between being able to choose a career in days gone by versus today.  This factor is what I like to refer to as the struggle syndrome.  The youngsters of today seem to struggle more when it comes to being able to choose a career.
 
The personal and financial satisfaction factors are present for both periods in time but the struggle syndrome can be attributed to the youngsters of today being overwhelmed with many more choices than the youngsters of say 10 to 20 years ago.  The youngsters of today are facing a magnitude of choices spawned from the Internet as well as from an increase in global trade and commerce; not so for those of one and two decades ago.  All in the name of evolving technology and an expanding world.  So, which era would you prefer if you had a choice?  I personally would have a very hard time choosing.
 
I'm Donna J. Jodhan wishing you a terrific day and weekend.
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