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116 A CHIE VING PO TENTIAL

Types of career SEE ALSO
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‹ 112–113 Goals and ambitions
114–115 Careers advice
With so many potential career options available, deciding what Alternatives to university 120–121 ›
steps to take next can be confusing. Finding out what jobs link Getting a job 122–123 ›
to the subjects that interest them can help teens decide.

Making decisions
Choosing a future career path is a big decision. Talking “Find out what you like doing best,
to career advisers, teachers, and family, and doing online and get someone to pay you for it.”
research are all great ways to learn more about what
different jobs entail, but, ultimately, it’s up to the teen to Katharine Whitehorn, journalist
think about their goals, interests, and skills and how they
could one day fit in to the world of work.

Arts Arts subjects
Artistic people tend to be very creative and • Fine art
imaginative. They are “ideas people”, and • Graphic and
like to use their talents to create new sounds, product design
images, designs, and messages. Jobs • Media studies
in the arts include being actors, musicians,
costume designers, and events managers. • Drama
• Dance
• Music △ Actor
Portraying other people in films, TV
shows, and in theatre, actors need
to be interested in literature, be able
to memorize lines, and “inhabit” the
roles they play.

Humanities Humanities subjects
People who study human culture, • History
a set of disciplines that are known as • Geography
the humanities, tend to enjoy reading, • Philosophy
analyzing material, and debating
arguments. Careers in the humanities • Classics
include becoming teachers, historians, • Languages
translators, and journalists. • Literature
• Religious studies
△ Teacher
A good teacher seeks to inform
and inspire students, to help
them to reach their full potential
in the world.

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