AUT - Explore your Career options
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Explore your Career options
Your career is a journey full of opportunities, adventures, and occasional dead-ends. Indeed, you may well end up at a destination that you never imagined possible when you first started studying at AUT.
Looking back you’ll see it is clear where you’ve come from. However the journey ahead may feel less certain. Planning your career is not as simple as deciding on a job and heading directly towards it. Sometimes you’ll have a choice of routes and deciding which one is best will require thoughtful decision making. Just don’t forget that many roads can lead to the same destination.
Your career journey is a lifelong process. You’ll find change and growth are an expected part of the 21st century world of work. Participating in training on the job and further formal education is essential and will keep you ready to take advantage of opportunities, both planned and unexpected.
- What do you want for your future?
- What influences your career decisions?
- What resources do you have to help you?
What do you want for your future?
Can you imagine your preferred future? What are your dreams, hopes, plans and goals? Other features to consider are your needs, values, interests and preferences. Some people are very clear about what they want to do in the future, but many are not. It’s a good investment to spend some time examining what’s important to you. Talking with a friend, parent or Career Consultant can help.
What influences your career decisions?
Many things influence your decisions. Some are obvious, like advice given to you by parents, teachers and friends, while other influences are more hidden. Influences can be both positive and negative. Being aware of these can help you choose the influences ones you allow to affect the choices you make. Some influences to consider:
- Family/friends/teachers
- Mentors/coaches/community leaders
- Role models and people in the media
- Films, TV, music, blogs, online discussions
- Experiences you have - work, hobbies, family life
- The society and culture in which you live
- Your self-perception - your view of yourself
What resources do you have to help you?
You may be feeling worried or frustrated about having to make a career decision. However you have many resources available to you. These include:
- Your personal qualities such as curiosity and perseverance
- Your skills and talents, such as organisation and ability to talk to people you don’t know
- Your experiences and what you have learned about your likes and dislikes
- Family/friends/teachers
- Your networks such as classmates, sport team members, neighbours
- Online resources - there is an abundance of information and interactive guidance on the internet - much of it is for free; there are also interest groups on social networking sites such as Facebook
- Professionals in the career industry
University Career Services has several online resources including tools such as “FutureSelves” and “Career Voyage” that you can use if you are an AUT student or thinking about studying at AUT. We also offer workshops and individual career counselling to help you explore your career options and make decisions. Contact University Career Services.
Careers New Zealand has some great interactive tools that you can use