Should I be worried???

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Should I be worried at the fact that I have No Clue as to what id like to do as a profession at the age of 22?

Been thinking about this a lot lately...
 
in truth then yes I think you should , as you get older it will become more and more difficult to get a decent start in what you finally decide on , employers will look at the years you wasted and make judgements as to the type of person you are
 
That's right, some people work to live and they really aren't too bothered what they do as long as they can go home and enjoy their life outside work.

I know a lot of people like this and there's nothing wrong with it.

Others though, like myself, definately want to do a job they are interested in and enjoy and wont be happy until they are there. Even if they get paid well in their current position, if it isnt what "floats their boat" then they wont be happy and will seek to move on ASAP.
I wont be happy until Im in the job/career I want, but now Im getting very close (at 26) due to a lot of extra work and studying etc in my spare time.

Best thing is to work out what type of person you are and what you are going to do about it :)
At 22 I was just "drifting" in my job without an aim, but since then Ive really got career minded and got round to changing things.
 
D4VE said:
That's right, some people work to live and they really aren't too bothered what they do as long as they can go home and enjoy their life outside work.

I know a lot of people like this and there's nothing wrong with it.

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agree , if he only wants "jobs" for the rest of his life then all is fine , if he wanst a career he needs to start making decisions
 
Rotty said:
in truth then yes I think you should , as you get older it will become more and more difficult to get a decent start in what you finally decide on , employers will look at the years you wasted and make judgements as to the type of person you are
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your kidding right???
 
N3M said:
Should I be worried at the fact that I have No Clue as to what id like to do as a profession at the age of 22?

Been thinking about this a lot lately...
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umm - let me think... YEAH!!


where have you been since you made your options at school? :confused:

Rotty is right, employers are going to want to know what you have been upto?

So what have you been upto?
 
I'm 24, have a degree in accounting, did my ACCA exams, and have two years experience. I don't have any interest in accounting and it feels like I've been flogging a dead horse.

It's a bit ridiculous saying you have "no clue" as to what you want to do. What did you do in college? What do you have experience in? What would you like to do?

It might be that you want to do something, but don't have enough experience or aren't willing to take a paycut while you gain the experience.
 
Haly said:
It depends.....are you happy right now?
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i disagree... happiness has nothing to do with it :p

you need to think long and hard where you want your life to go as your career (i.e. the job you do) will play a big role in it.

what are your qualifications?
what are you interested in?
do you have any aspirations?
 
Admiral Huddy said:
umm - let me think... YEAH!!


where have you been since you made your options at school? :confused:
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22 is around the age people are leaving uni, most of whom will be unsure of the exact career they want, i would say 25 is about the time you should be thinking about what field or career you want to stick with.
 
Admiral Huddy said:
Rotty is right, employers are going to want to know what you have been upto?

So what have you been upto?
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yes , if he has been in full time education then fine , employes will also often ignore a "year out travelling" , if you have a 3 or 4 year hole in your career history where it lloks like you have been doing nothing useful then a lot of assuptions ( rightly or wrongly ) will be made about the type of person theyb are looking at

of course the are always exceptions to this but not that often
 
Replicant said:
22 is around the age people are leaving uni, most of whom will be unsure of the exact career they want, i would say 25 is about the time you should be thinking about what field or career you want to stick with.
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And 26 is when you get hit by a bus, in the last moments of your life wondering did you really make the right choices ;)
 
Replicant said:
22 is around the age people are leaving uni, most of whom will be unsure of the exact career they want, i would say 25 is about the time you should be thinking about what field or career you want to stick with.
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I would say that you should have a good idea at the point where you select what to take at uni
 
Nope you shouldn't be worried at all. I know some people who still don't know what they want to do. They're working and so on, but they don't know what they want career wise. Heck all throughout school I had no idea - I don't think many people honestly know what they want to do - bar a few who become doctors or something like that. To be honest I'm still not sure what I want - and unfortunately am just plodding along - then again I could change careers easily as I have quite a broad skillset owing to my work.

There are 2 different things, having a career, or just working. Personally I'm a work to live sort of person, I don't see myself living to work - ever. Yes you might get rich doing it, but to be honest I'd rather not have my life dictated by my work.

Go and seek some career advice, and be pro-active. Don't do "nothing" as that won't come across well for you when you have decided a path. Don't plod along being miserable either, if you don't enjoy what you are doing, find something you do enjoy.

Don't panic and don't get stressed - it's perfectly normal. Besides, I know some 40+ year olds who never really knew what they wanted to do, but they own a house a car, have a family and can afford to go on holidays - so a career or 1 path is not all that's open to you. However you are young enough to make useful/important decisions as to which path you want to head down.
 
Rotty said:
I would say that you should have a good idea at the point where you select what to take at uni
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The problem these days is that there is no such thing as a job for life, unless you go for the standard 'safe' options such as Police, firefighter etc, the best you can do is apply yourself 110% to everything you do, deciding you want to be a CAD technician at 19 is pointless, the OP should not be worried.
 
Replicant said:
The problem these days is that there is no such thing as a job for life, unless you go for the standard 'safe' options such as Police, firefighter etc, the best you can do is apply yourself 110% to everything you do, deciding you want to be a CAD technician at 19 is pointless, the OP should not be worried.
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true there aren't jobs for life but many people follow a career for life and by the time you apply for uni you should at least have some idea of the direction you want to take otherwise how do you know what courses to apply for
 
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