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It is the individual who can make a difference to influence his/ her destiny
over time, and can adjust in ways that would help them to increase or enhance
the potential for his own career development. A person’s career is shaped by
many factors i.e. Family and Culture, Age level, Work Experience etc. Career
decisions dramatically impact one's lifestyle. The career path one chooses will
determine where and how the individual will live.
No person wishes to be unsuccessful. Everybody wants to be successful,
ambitious, happy and grow in life and wants to experience & enjoy every walk of
life. All religions, great personalities, philosophers, scientists give only one
message – satisfaction, pleasure and Happiness is the Ultimate Aim of one’s
life. The reason behind this is that if you are not happy with what you are
doing you shall leave it sooner or later. A career is traditionally seen as a
course of successive situations that make up a person's work life. One can have
a sporting career or a musical career, but most frequently "career" referenced
the series of jobs or positions by which one earned one's money.
As the idea of personal choice and self direction picks up in the 21st
century, aided by the power of the Internet and the increased acceptance of
people having multiple kinds of work, the idea of a career is shifting from a
closed set of achievements, like a chronological résumé of past jobs, to a
defined set of pursuits looking forward. In its broadest sense, career refers to
an individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan. |