By this moment, you should have an understanding about yourself in the aspects of interests, abilities, personality and values. However, there are still some more factors other than your personal characteristics and preferences that you must consider before you can make your career choice.
Forces from the environment may facilitate your career development. However, they can also cause hindrance to your choice of occupations. Expectations of your family and employment market situation are two of the most prominent influences that you have to take into account.
Influence from Family
Example I: Before accepting a job that requires you to receive overseas training for a long period of time, consider the following questions: |
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Example II: Your ideal occupation is working as a teacher. Your parents, however, would prefer you to take up the family business. How would you choose |
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Employment Market Situation
Making the Choice
Before making the decision, evaluate your situation and consider all factors that may fall within or outside your control:
What factors are favourable to me?
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