Analysing Forces from Environment

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:

  • Will your family agree with such arrangement
  • Are there any family members who need you to look after
  • Will such arrangement cause financial hardship to your family
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

  • Before concluding on your career decision, you have to discuss with your family
  • When the family factor and your career goal are in conflict, weigh the pros and cons of each option, see if there is any way to solve the conflict, or else, make sacrifice

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?


What will be the hurdles in my career path?




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