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CAREER ORIENTATION
What is my professional mission?

What career should I pursue later? This is a question we often ask ourselves.

Nowadays, career orientation has an increasingly broad horizon. The question that arises so often should be asked differently, as? What is my professional mission?? Why so? Because a career is a specific way of pursuing a professional mission. Our main task is to know more about our essential purpose in life, our mission. Is it to discover nature, to create or dream up new ideas, to manage a company, or to help people? Do we want to educate people, find solutions to technical, human, computer or mechanical problems?

Indeed, it is difficult at times to choose a career. Sometimes it helps to go back to childhood. We should think of happy moments, things or hobbies that we liked. If this process is too hard, we can ask our parents or the people around us to help; they can probably cast light on our past because they are sure to remember highlights from it. In the same way, you can make a list of all these memories on a sheet of paper, with details of those precious moments. Why do I consider them important? What do I remember of this moment? This will make it easier to determine the most important factors on the list, and these factors should help us define our mission in life.

When we find our purpose in life, we have to look at the sectors we would like to be part of: Design? Fashion? Music? Travel? Construction? Politics?

Here is a list of Web sites that can help in our search, as being well informed is important. Does my chosen career suit my personality and my talents? Is it me? Am I comfortable with this career?

Job Futures Quebec For more information about prospects for a career or profession in Quebec. Contains statistics about workforce demand for many careers and professions.

Information about the labour market in Canada The information service about the labour market provides general and specific data on local labour markets all over Canada. This information is useful to people seeking jobs and can help them take decisions about jobs, training or even careers.

Career Directions "What do I do after high school?" This directory introduces and describes a series of professions and careers, classified according to sector, that do not require a university education.

When it comes to choosing a school, this site (in French only) is very interesting: http://fc.monemploi.com/

Finally, it can happen that our mission choice no longer suits us. If so, we have to think again about our next mission. This method can also help us develop our objective. There are many people who have no regrets about reorienting their careers; they were able to use their past experience to start off on a new path.

Happy Hunting! And get the right information...