The Effect Of A Good Career Choice On Young People
The interest in writing this article on vocational guidance for choosing a career arose when I saw in my consultations how some young people who had already completed a profession developed problems of anxiety, fear, insecurity, and feelings of not being able to achieve job success because they gave themselves They realize that the chosen profession was not one they like or one that fits their concerns.
In this sense, It is important for younger students to feel self-fulfillment also through their career choice since they are in a formative stage of their personal development.
Here we will review several key ideas that can be taken advantage of by those who find themselves in a situation in which they have already graduated in some profession or vocation and have discovered that it was not the choice that they are passionate about, and by young people who are in the period of their school lives in which it is good to make a decision about the career they want to study.
The earlier it is, the better its effects will be on the formation of adolescents But, in addition, we must be clear that the process of discovering a vocation is not something that is carried out only individually, but is a phenomenon based on social interactions.
Thus, within the course “How to develop your professional identity through self-knowledge” that I have taught for several years, there were groups of first-year high school and high school students who, at the end of the course, were able to notice how they were more capable to discover and reaffirm talents, interests and motivations; They expressed more clearly their personal arguments as to why they wanted such a profession.
Furthermore, in the workshop meetings with parents and students, it was noted a great enthusiasm to share that information with the family Letting others know the type of vocation for which he felt most inclined allowed him to develop a great sense of achievement.
The students who participated in this workshop when they were in their first or second year of high school showed satisfaction at finding a job position in their future plans. They experienced greater confidence and security in their talents and challenges presented by their first work experience.
The phases of the process
What is the necessary process to prepare personal development in adolescents and young people for career choice? Its stages are the following.
1. Evaluation of Aptitudes, Personal Interests, Intelligence, Personality
These psychological characteristics are part of the most relevant variables to choose professional opportunities that, due to their characteristics, frustrate the person.
2. Know and analyze the results obtained in each area
This task is carried out with the counselor, and the objective is Identify and reaffirm the talents that the person is already manifesting at every opportunity they have had within their academic, social, family, recreational, and sports experience.
3. Identify your areas of opportunity
This allows you to develop other talents that will be necessary for the interests you have already discovered.
4. Focus information about yourself for self-knowledge
That is, being aware of his or her experiences that have allowed him or her to develop mentally, emotionally and physically.
5. Identify how you have developed motivation
In this phase The topic of why the interests you have towards some areas have arisen is explored to see clearly what your motivations are that incline you to feel the desire to know or learn something new.
6. Carry out actions and reflections to develop a sense of achievement
This allows you to generate feelings of security, self-confidence and positive self-esteem so that you can take opinions from friends, family, or parents to help you evaluate your decision and those ideas do not generate doubt or confusion.
7. Information integration
Review the areas of interest as many times as necessary to structure your decision
8. Advise parents or legal guardians
The objective here is to guide parents to who can accompany and support their child in this process
The Process of Preparation and Setting Expectations
Going through this process prepares the student to be more responsible for themselves, develop self-management regarding their goals and interests, and strengthen their self-esteem and self-knowledge. They are important resources for your training in your personal development.
From here you will be shown the real possibilities that exist in the academic and professional field to that you can make a free decision based on your inner exploration and self-knowledge All this while providing advice to parents so that they collaborate and participate in the orientation process, being duly informed about the educational reality so that they trust in the choice of their children.
For the development of young people at this stage, it is considered that an appropriate process for each young person in choosing a career will ensure satisfaction with their decision. allowing you to achieve feelings of achievement and self-actualization
But… What happens to young people who could not go through this process and find themselves at a crucial moment in their lives, seeing that they cannot have a productive life because they made a mistake in their career choice and develop feelings of dissatisfaction? , demotivation, worry, fears, insecurities, anxiety and sadness, without being able to find a new meaning in their lives?
In these cases it is recommended that you go to psychotherapy to find meaning in their lives again. This happens through:
Change your understanding of fears, anxieties, insecurities that prevent you from acting and realizing any desire that arises in the person.
Find what prevented you from discovering yourself and being able to choose a future that offers personal and work satisfaction so that you can rebuild your present.
Build the experiences that have generated this emotional crisis, so that there is learning from what is no longer functional and you can develop your sense of achievement through new academic or professional opportunities.
Disengage from feelings of frustration to manage your creativity towards new interests.
Develop your self-esteem.
Have references, stories of achievement and support networks with people who nourish your sense of achievement.
Start little by little doing activities that you really like.
With these actions, which can be carried out in sessions with an expert or with self-management, you can begin a change based on discovering that you have everything within your reach to find new ways of getting along in life.
Concluding
We can conclude from this that Not all young people manage to develop good self-knowledge, with a sense of achievement that feeds their self-esteem and security that allow them to make a decision without feeling influenced by their parents’ desires or interests that distance them from their true being. However, there are resources to redirect these situations.
