Your friend has decided to switch careers, but isn’t sure which to choose. What advice would you give them? Provide reasons and examples to support your response.

When children are young, they asked by adults what they want to be when they grow up.

This unfortunately

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This, unfortunately

, causes kids to think that they can only have one

job

for the rest of their life. But, in reality, it is perfectly normal for people to want a change. If my

friend

was thinking about switching her

career

, but she didn’t know what she wanted to do, I would give her the following two pieces of advice.

First

, if my

friend

was considering changing her

job

, I would suggest that she go back to the drawing board. The best

career

path is one that encompasses three values, each of which everyone gives different weight. The work must allow her to make enough money to live comfortably, it must be something that she is good at, and it must be something that she finds rewarding.

For instance

, when I was a lawyer, I was good at my

job

and I earned plenty of money, but I was not proud of the work I was doing. I decided to leave the legal field behind and pursued a

job

that I could actually enjoy while helping people.

That is

when I decided to become a teacher

instead

. In order to determine which new

career

will be best for her, my

friend

will need to do some soul-searching

first

and

then

look for a

job

that will include these three ideals.

Next

, if my

friend

wasn’t sure which new

career

to choose, but she had a few in mind, I would advise her to

job

shadow them. As they say, it is best to check the temperature of the water before diving in head

first

.

This

happened to my aunt when she wanted to quit her

job

and become a policewoman. Before signing up at the police academy, she

job

-shadowed. She sat in on some of the classes

first

, to see if she was interested. She interviewed police officers, to find out if the

job

would be what she expected, and she rode along with them while they were on duty, to learn what it would be like. Ultimately, she discovered that being a policewoman was not the right fit for her. It was better that she

job

-shadowed

first

before making the commitment.

This

is what I would advise my

friend

to do too. In summary, if my

friend

was thinking about leaving her

career

, but didn’t know which one to choose, I would

first

recommend to her to search for work that best fit her values.

Then

, I would suggest that

she

of a female

her

job

-shadows any potential jobs she is considering before she makes her choice.