"What do you want to be when you grow up?" - Perhaps this issue is among the five most popular questions that adults love to ask very young children. But safely passed the years of school life, inexorably approaching the prom, the UNT on the nose, and the question "What to be?" Increasingly alarmed and graduate, and his parents. That's when the question arises, what profession to choose for themselves, and so has not to be mistaken with a choice.

First of all, think carefully about what you want from the profession. In what sphere of activity you would be interested to work, what kind of lifestyle do you plan to keep, how important to you high wages and much, much more. And, of course, necessarily mind you their abilities. It is not necessary to dream of becoming a programmer, having three in mathematics.

Another useful thing - tests for career guidance. What it is? Typically, this is a variety of allegations, c which you have to agree or disagree. In these tests have any questions about a variety of subjects - physics, chemistry, astronomy, literature and other; In addition, they will help you to assess your interests and personality traits, and sometimes the level of intelligence.

In addition, a good idea to consider what the profession is now enjoying great demand by employers and what the demand will grow in five years, when you're done studying at the university. In the first case, the best assistant - newspapers and websites on employment, and the second - predictions of sociologists, which can be found on the Internet, and your own common sense.

The main reasons for the choice of profession

First of all, let's divide the causes which impel choose a particular profession, external and internal.

External causes are related to the influence of the environment: the views of parents, friends, peers, the desire to achieve outer success or fear of condemnation.

For internal reasons you yourself are responsible - they determine your abilities, tendencies, habits and character, and they alone.
1. The leader of the list of motifs - the prestige of the profession. The motive, in principle, not bad, but there lies the trap. In our times, are popular all sorts of economic and legal profession. However, already in the labor market begins to be felt overabundance same accountants, especially without a higher education. And what will happen to the demand for lawyers and economists in the future - we can only guess. The conclusion is simple: when choosing a profession its prestige should not be the dominant factor; you need to remember about him, but to rely on him alone - it is hardly reasonable.

2. The second place in the choice of profession takes high earnings: whoever work, just to get well. Here lies the big trap, when guided only by this motive, often engaged in a hard-hitting and sometimes illegal activities.

3. The rate of wage growth depends on the growth of qualification. Professions same wage bracket where initially raised high, as a rule, do not provide for the growth of qualification. Five years later the waitress revenues and starts banker catch up, it will take a few years - and the income of a bank employee leave earnings waitress behind.

4. Interest in the content of the profession itself, then there is an internal reason for its choice, is only in fourth place, which is a pity. Those for whom the work will be a joy, it becomes a favorite thing, and work will be more productive and constantly improve themselves. And how it is inextricably linked to its success, followed by the promotion and respect of colleagues. So fanatically keen programming boy becomes, in the end, the inventor's own programming language and the owner of the enterprise software development. He is only to regret that the duties of the head left little time trying to fully surrender to the beloved.

5. Working conditions also play a role in choosing a profession. However, changing jobs, you can sometimes significantly change and working conditions - some profession permit. For example, a geologist in the field Party (tents, taiga, permanent missions) and geologist as an engineer-geologist in the oil-producing enterprise (the city office, no travel) - graduates of the same geological department.

6. Another reason - the availability of training. It is one thing - to get higher education in his native city, where you live, the other - to travel to distant lands. And if you live in a small town where all educational institutions -kolledzh? It is not difficult to realize that giving priority to the availability of training, you are essentially limited to the list of professions. Unfortunately, when it comes to the availability of training in cases where the grant the university failed to act, it is of great importance height tuition fee. Of course, here you can find a way out: to take out a bank loan, moonlighting, to the correspondence department, where the fee is lower - but still get the desired specialty.

It is easy to notice that many of the motives of choice of a profession, in the end, turn errors.

The most common mistakes in choosing a profession

1. Attitude to the choice of profession as unchanged.

In every field of activity is a change of employment, positions with increasing skill person. The greatest success is achieved one who was good initial step.

2. Prevailing opinion on the prestige of the profession.

With regard to trade prejudices manifested in the fact that certain important social professions, occupations deemed unworthy, indecent (eg scavenger). Economist or psychologist is no more useful to society than a chemist or a mechanic. Kudos to the profession should be considered, but after taking into account your interests and abilities. Otherwise, you will own "fashionable" but not pleasurable specialty. Or, God forbid, will prove to be unfit to perform basic job functions ...

3. Choosing a profession under the influence of friends (for the company to keep up).

The profession we choose for their "taste" and "size" as well as clothing and footwear. The feeling of the group orientation to their peers - are very positive features of guys your age. They need to develop norms of behavior in society, forming the image of "I" and self-esteem. Therefore, look back on the other, comparing (yourself with friends), rather than blindly repeating. Try to see what you are different from his comrades - and what you are similar. It helps to understand that if John is a fireman (he - risky people), this profession you may not like (you're very careful and thoughtful).

4. Transfer the relationship to the person, the representative of a particular profession, the profession itself.

When choosing a profession we must remember, first of all, especially of the activity, rather than to choose a profession just because you like or dislike the person who engaged in the activity. Especially dangerous is the charm of the teacher (if you admire sincerity physics - that does not mean that you like physics itself, is "set"). In addition, children often make the mistake of trying to get a profession idol - athletes, politicians, journalists, artists. Athletes - they are not all like that.

5. Passion is only the external, or any private party profession.

The ease with which the actor creates on stage image is stressful everyday work. But journalists do not always appear on television - often they shovel a lot of information, archives, talk to dozens of people - before preparing the 10-minute message, which, moreover, will announce the other (the announcer on television).

6. The identification of the subject with the school or the profession a bad distinction of these concepts.

There is such a thing as a foreign language, and professions that require a lot of capacity for language - translator, guide, telephonist international communications and others. Therefore, when choosing a profession, we must remember what real employment and occupation are the subject of this. To do this it is best to not just explore professiogram dictionaries or professions. It is necessary to analyze the newspaper with vacancies at labor exchange (it is usually indicated what kind of education is required for a particular job). For example, a person with linguistic education ("Russian language and literature", "foreign language" at school) can work a teacher and translator, and editor, and the secretary-referent. Moreover, bear in mind that there are more jobs than school subjects. You can be a lawyer, marketer, apparatchik. The profession can normally be associated with several school subjects (usually correspond to the university entrance exams for admission to this profession). For example, future economists school can like both math and geography.

7. Outdated ideas about the nature of work in the sphere of material production.

In all professions, especially in the workers implemented a complex and interesting appliances, increases the work culture (and the computer implemented absolutely all spheres of activity - up to the livestock).

8. The inability (unwillingness) to understand their personal qualities (inclinations, abilities).

Understand yourself you will help to professional counselors, parents, teachers, comrades. Useful may also be psychological tests, as well as articles and publications on popular psychology.

9. Lack of knowledge (underestimation) of its physical characteristics, weaknesses, essential when choosing a profession.

There are professions that you may be contraindicated because They can worsen your health. Such professions bit and include primarily those that require long-term stress of various physiological systems. Computer scientists strongly straining his eyes, and the pilots - the heart of ...

10. Ignorance of the main action, and the order of operations when solving, thinking about the problem in choosing a profession.

When you decide to math problems, then perform specific actions in a specific sequence. It would be wise to do the same when choosing a profession.

Seven steps to a balanced decision

1. Create a list of matching occupations

Make a list of professions that you enjoy, interest on which you want to work that suits you.

2. Create a list of requirements chosen profession

Make a list of their demands:

1. choose a profession and a future occupation;

2. choose a profession and values;

3. The choice of profession and life goals;

4. The choice of profession and my today's hot issues;

5. choose a profession and a real employment in the specialty;

6. The desired level of training;

7. choose a profession and my inclinations and abilities;

8. desirable content, nature and conditions of work.

3. To determine the importance of each requirement

Determine how much all these requirements are significant. Maybe there is a less important requirements which, by and large, can not be taken into account.

4. assess their compliance with each of the appropriate professions

In addition to those requirements that you have for the profession, there are requirements of the profession. Consider, if you have developed professional quality, responsible if your intellectual ability, psychological characteristics, health status requirements of the profession.

5. Calculate and analyze the results

Analyze what kind of work from the entire list of other longer suits you on all counts.

6. Check results

To verify your thoughts, discuss your decision with your friends, parents, teachers, psychologists, professional counselors.

7. Identify the main practical steps to success

So, you have decided it is now important to determine: what school you can receive vocational education, how to develop a professional qualities, as much as possible to gain practical experience in the profession, how to improve their competitiveness in the labor market.