Spent so much time focusing on schoolwork that you haven’t even had the chance to decide what you want to do after the HSC as a career path?
威特劳托毕业于2020年，她有完全相同的问题。
“I had no idea what I wanted to do at the start of Year 12. I went from teacher to author, to screenwriter, until I finally settled on becoming a financial advisor.”
With help from the Pathfinder Program, Vai came to a final conclusion regarding university and her career. But how exactly did she get there? Find out in this article!
- Vaituloto attended St Agnus Catholic Highschool
- 在她的闲暇时间,她喜欢chess and writing.
Tip #1: Finding Your Passion
Tip #2: Realism (The Balancing Act)
Tip #3: Talking to Experts
Tip #1: Passion
According to Vai, the first thing you need to assess is what you’re passionate about. Since school doesn’t give you a lot of time to think about other concerns, this is easier said than done.
然而，对于vaitulto来说，它归结为看着自己的个人社区并与她关心的人交谈。
“Although being a teacher or author is also important work, the experiences I had talking to those around me helped me realise that being a financial advisor is the way to go.”
“I come from a family of 9 which makes it hard to save money. This means my parents have to raise a lot before they can retire. I also had a financial conversation with a teacher once where I realised that she wasn’t looking after her superannuation properly.I was able to give her some advice on how she could save effectively and retire and this felt awesome.
这些个人经历是帮助沃伊做出决定的。
“I want to help people who just brush off the importance of saving and superannuation.This is something that would greatly help people I know in my community.”
外卖的关键:
When you’re trying to find something that you’re passionate about,you don’t have to look at the wider world and its problems.
关键是starting small.您在您的直接环境中涉及什么？在您自己的社区或您的关系中可以将您兴奋地兴奋地进入职业道路？
与你的朋友和家人交谈，寻找任何激励你的东西。你不能强迫自己热情，所以深深地挖掘与日常生活相互交织的东西。
Tip #2: Realism
尽管you need to focus on what you’re passionate about, it’s a sad fact thatnot all university degrees have the same employment potential.
当然，如果你完全热衷于你应该去的某个事情，但对于很多人来说，最好选择有激情和实用性的东西。
这是一个关键research。
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You also need to keep your options open.
“我意识到做像教育程度的事情是非常线性的。与作为作者或屏幕作家相同。关于学习金融的事情是它给出了很多不同的途径from just one course alone.”
If you’re not totally sure about what you want to do, it can be better to pick a degree with more freedom and wiggle room. This way, you won’t have to switch halfway through your course because you realise it’s not right for you.
Tip #3: Talk to Experts
“Before you decide on a career path, you need to know what you’re getting into and what struggles you will face.”
听到在该领域工作的人是最好的做法！作为Pathfinder计划中的学生，Vai获得了常规Career Panels.
These are forums whereselected experts talk to students about the ins and outs of their respective fieldand answer any questions that may be relevant.
威特劳托从一个小组汲取了很多东西业务，会计，财务和创业。
“It was cool being able tosee what the industry’s really like。他们给我们的关键建议是contact people who work at places that you’re interested in.I didn’t realise the importance of sending emails and asking for advice or guidance.”
“The panelists also taught me that working within finance youneed to be capable of being independent.You have to be able to support yourself, this means constantly honing your skillset and working on your own initative to improve.”
此外，她的母亲是一名会计师，四年前搬到进一步的工作之前。vai也能在这里得到一些建议。
“She warned me thatfinance can be really boring work.You need to look at numbers all the time and practice maths skills every day so that your mind doesn’t waver. She asked me if this is the lifestyle I want, and I decided it was worth it!”
尽管passionandrealismare the two most important aspects when it comes to choosing a life path, you can’t work out either if you don’t talk to experts who have been there and done it.
无论是family, friends, people in the industry or students studying your desired course at uni,永远不会害怕伸出去！你会发现的most people are willing to lend a helping hand.
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