What Graduates Should Do When They Don't Know Their Career Path
Not knowing your career path does not mean you have no career potential. It means the next step needs to be investigated.
What am I naturally inclined toward?
Look for recurring patterns rather than one isolated achievement.
What can I actually do?
List skills demonstrated through university, projects, volunteering, work, leadership, and personal activities.
What matters to me?
Identify values that influence the kind of work and environment you want.
What evidence do I have?
Turn assignments, projects, internships, research, leadership, volunteering, and other experiences into evidence of capability.
What careers could use these capabilities?
Only after examining yourself should you broaden the investigation into occupations and industries. A useful position: "These are the three directions I am investigating, this is why they fit my current evidence, and these are the experiences I need to test them."
Graduation gives you a qualification. Your next step is understanding what you can contribute with it.
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