How To Make Good Career Choices

When making a new career choice people often fail to consider things such as transportation, schedule, and job duties which often account for job dissatisfaction.

When making a new career choice people often fail to consider things such as transportation, schedule, and job duties which often account for job dissatisfaction.

When looking to make a career change you may be nervous about making a bad choice. You probably know wh

at type of job you are looking for and how much you'd li

ke to get paid, b

ut you may not have considered other important issues that could make or break your decision. Besides the industry and type of career you are looking for other factors help in determining if you will succeed or fail in your new position. Many times jobs are lost due to people b

eing unhappy with three things: travel time, schedule, and dislike of certain job duties. In order to ensure that your new career is something you will stick with you should first take into consi

d

eration these three important issues.

With ga

s p

rices soaring and transportation becoming harder to find you should have an idea of how far you are willing to travel for

your new job. If you live in a larger city where public transportation is an option you may also want to think about how far you will have to walk from the bus or subway stop to your new job. If you are driving yourself consider the roads you must take, rush hour traffic jams and even weather issues. Also look at how much transportation will cost you. Is the cost wor

th the salary or are you going to be better off taking something that pays less, but is closer t

o home? For some people this may not seem big issue, but the worst thing that could happen is getting your d

ream job only to find o

ut you can't tolerate the twenty minute walk from the bus stop to the office or the expense of bi-weekly fill ups at the pump.

Are you a night owl or an early bird? it helps to know the answer when looking for a new job. Many companies offer a wide variety of schedule choices. Besides the normal first, second or third shifts you may also find split-shifts, varied hours or jobs where you work three 12 hour days then have four days off. Having a clear idea of what will work best for you will ensure you won't end up hating that your new job cuts into your social plans or worse that you end up getting fired because you can't seem to get the hang of third shift life.