For average working people, they normally change their careers five to seven times throughout their whole lives.
It happens that you neglect thinking about your career when you are busy, but you must spend time considering your current situation and your ideal career path to develop a specific career plan.
Now that you have understood what you want and had your goals set and written down, it’s time to make career decisions. First, list pros and cons of different decisions.
So how do you feel when talking about your career? Do you want to stay where you are or are you ready to make a change to take steps to achieve success?
| A．The next step is to figure out how to get there. |
| B．Consider your long-term and short-term objectives. |
| C．Reflecting on yourself and your needs is also necessary. |
| D．And then think about how each path lines up with your values. |
| E．The best way to be prepared for a career change is to make a plan. |
| F．Reflect, set goals, and make your decision, and you’ll be on the right track. |
| G．After you’ve obtained an understanding of the job, next comes the evaluation part. |
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【推荐1】Tips for choosing a career
Choosing a career isn’t always easy. Here are our tips to help you make up your mind.
Don’t let other people tell you what to do! There are always people who want you to become a lawyer, or be a teacher. Listen to them, but remember it’s your life and it’s your decision.
Consider what you think you’re good at. It’s true that things like salary (工资) are important, but don’t let financial considerations lead you down the wrong path.
Your first decision isn’t forever.
| A．Do something of value. |
| B．Consider your past experiences. |
| C．It doesn’t have to be charity work. |
| D．Follow your heart and your personality. |
| E．Some lucky people get it right first time. |
| F．Be sure that you’re the one who makes that decision. |
| G．The more you learn, the more you’ll realize just how much you don’t know. |
【推荐2】More and more men are taking up occupations traditionally dominated by females. Searching for more meaningful work or simply desperate for a check in a sluggish economy, they are applying in increasing numbers for jobs or training in nursing, child care and housekeeping. The jobs are often crying out for more applicants and offer solid pay. There’s downside, though, including nicknames like “murses” for male nurses and “mannies” for nannies. The pop-culture stereotyping is hard to shake.
There may be strength in the shifting numbers. Men account for 5.4% of registered nurses, up from 2.7% in 1980—still a small number, but they represent 9% of nursing school students, and schools say applications have been allowed. In public schools, just 26% of teachers are men. But males account for about a third of students in training courses for teachers in New York City and Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, 43% of applicants for those courses are men. In Washington, a rush of men is hitting employment agencies like Help Unlimited, which says males account for half its placements in secretarial and administrative temporary jobs. Maria Raimo of Elite Nannies in New York City says, “Male applications are way up in the past year. I have people who used to work at IBM and other companies registering as housemen, companions for the elderly”.
For women, the trend is a mixed blessing. Some advocates have long argued that pay in fields like childcare and teaching would not rise much until men moved into them. But in today’s high unemployment, some women are worried that men are muscling into the last reliable sources of jobs for females. With men around, for women “it’s like being an apprentice who never becomes a skilled worker,” says Tina Abbott, secretary-treasurer in Michigan. Certainly the job market remains inactive. Overall unemployment rose again in April and half of all job seekers have switched industries over the past year. Given that the industries with the most openings include nursing and teaching, notes CEO John Challenger, “artificial barriers like gender begin to break down when people have to make ends meet”.
1. The underlined word “sluggish” most probably means ________.| A．modern | B．old | C．weak | D．growing |
| A．easy | B．highly paid | C．steady paying | D．comfortable |
| A．Women will lose their traditional jobs. |
| B．Men will not be skillful in women’s jobs. |
| C．Men will find it hard to do women’s jobs. |
| D．Women will have less advantage in their jobs. |
| A．Women’s Worries | B．Male-to-Female-Job Trend |
| C．Men Posing Threat to Women | D．Fast-growing Job Market |
【推荐3】You will be leaving this school at the end of this year and the unavoidable question many people will ask you is, “So, what do you want to be?”
First, choose a career that interests you. Some people might think this is unimportant, but if you are truly passionate about your job then-going to work every day won’t seem a chore. It’s also likely that you will stay and grow in this career.
Second, does the career you are considering have staying power? Will it be in demand in 20 years? Rapid technological change is disruptive (破坏性的).
Third, of course you will want to consider your chosen profession’s earning power! Although high pay plays a part, you should know that a job with a big salary will likely require more time to get to the top, much more effort and a higher level of stress.
| A．We need to be forward-looking at our future prospects. |
| B．Some of you may have, already decided on a career path. |
| C．Trying different work can help you choose your favorite profession. |
| D．People’s wages are lower in industries with slow technological change. |
| E．Only the truly motivated people will likely be able to face these challenges. |
| F．Before making a choice, you should examine your values, skills and personality type. |
| G．It can’t be denied that thinking about a life-long career at this stage in your life is challenging. |
