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114 A CHIE VING PO TENTIAL

Careers advice SEE ALSO
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112–113 Goals and ambitions
Going to university 118–119 ›
A career is a job a person does for a significant amount of time that Alternatives to university 120–121 ›
involves opportunities to progress and learn new skills. Building a Getting a job 122–123 ›
career begins when teens start to dream about what their future
might look like, and to explore how to turn their ideas into reality.

Thinking about the future
A career is a journey, with many lessons,
opportunities, and challenges to be experienced
along the way. Some people have a good idea of
what they want to do from an early age, but for
many, it’s a process of exploring the options
available, and trying things out to see what fits
best for them. It’s okay for teens not to know what
career they might like to pursue, and there is no
rush to decide.

▷ Different options
With an enormous number of jobs to
choose from, deciding on a potential
career can be challenging for some.

Understanding yourself What are
your interests?
Each person has a unique combination of Do you want to
skills, talents, interests, values, and goals. work outdoors?
Reflecting on these attributes, as well as
what motivates them, can give teens insight How much do
into the roles and industries that might you want to earn?
appeal to them.

What would you
like to achieve? Who inspires you?
▷ Questions to ask
Thinking about these
questions can help teens to
make decisions about the
direction of their future career.

What skills do you
want to develop?

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