Choosing a career

When looking to go to college or university, one may be at cross roads on what they want to do. This is an important decision to make since you will be stuck with that job for the rest of your life. Some people choose a career based on the market demand as of that moment. Every time in history a career comes in to fashion. Some of these careers are only there because the government or politicians at that time priorities them. However, the next government stops funding them because they want to accomplish their own goals and projects. When you decide to base your career on such trends, you need to be at the right place at the right time. Otherwise you will get to the market when the job is no longer in demand.
Teacher shortage in America in the 1980s witnessed many people go to school to get education degrees and find jobs. However, at some point the teachers flooded their market and no one needed teachers any more. Those who were still in school hoping to get a job instantly after their college met a very cold market for them. In the same way, at the beginning of the technology era, anyone who understood the operations of a computer was hot stuff. Everyone wanted to hire them. As time went by, those with degrees came into the market and phased out the pretenders. After the Internet and telecommunications growth, the price for the computer experts dropped. Nowadays everyone wants to hear about green energy and saving the world from global warming. It is impossible to keep going back to school for the degree that is in fashion as of that moment.
Therefore you need to know that choosing a career is not necessarily based on the trend. The best way to choose a career and avoid finding yourself in a market that does not appreciate you anymore is by finding your abilities. Your abilities and interests should be the main guideline to choosing your career. This should be followed by market and employer research to see where you could fit and who could hire you. Instead of just undertaking a degree in education consider if you love to work with children. If not stop pursuing education and find something else. The conditions under which you like to work should also be considered. Would you rather work indoors or out door? Would you be better of working with your hands like engineers and mechanics or with pens and papers like lawyers? By understanding your interest you will be able to choose a suitable career. For example if you love cooking, you can be a chef. People never stop eating. All you need is new recipes to suit their seasonal changes.