By iCVCC Office of China
If you don't know where you want to go, you won't get there. In other words, if you don't have a clear idea of what your goal is, your actions will have no direction, and you will be less likely to achieve it. That's why at any point in your career, even early in your career, you need to have goals. Therefore, as ordinary people, we should formulate practical goals according to our own personal circumstances, so as to harvest their own fruits in the step by step. Career direction is the career choice in the process of career development, this direction is determined according to the individual's personality, interests, values, skills, etc., with the direction can have the goal determination and action plan behind, otherwise the plan behind is empty talk.
Determining a career direction is the most important step in career planning, so try to be as accurate as possible when looking for a career direction. Let's take a look at what else to look out for:
1. You can't be directionless
No direction is like sailing without a lighthouse, although it seems to be moving forward, but many times it is in place.
Think about it. In the past, have you ever felt like walking in circles? If you've gone around for a few years, do you want to go around again? Remember: A new life begins with a chosen direction.
Some people ask: Do I have to do this for the rest of my life when I choose this career? Not necessarily. A person may change more than three careers in his lifetime. However, once you decide which occupation to engage in in a certain few years, you should improve your specialized knowledge and skills according to this occupation to improve your professional level.
2. You can't have more than one direction at once
A magnifying glass in the sun, focusing the sunlight on a piece of newspaper, in a moment can set a newspaper on fire. This is the power of focus, and if you move half-heartedly, now to this side, now to that side, you will never light up the newspaper. Drifting in more than one direction equals no direction.
Different careers require different skills, and if there are many career directions at the same time, it is like an unfocused article, which looks like a large article, but actually has no meaning. So just find the right direction, practice in that direction, fill in the skills you lack, so that you can stand out in the job search.
3. Don't change directions at will
We may change careers several times during our lifetime, but it is not easy to be successful in all of them. Therefore, we must be particularly careful when determining the career direction and modifying the career direction. Can not because a certain direction is the current hot industry to follow the trend, so frequently change the direction, a few years later, in each industry direction there is no certain accumulation, then of course it is difficult to succeed.
