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It's Never Too Late to opt For the Career of Your Choice

Source: careervision.org The Education System forces teenagers who are barely 16 years of age to make a life-changing decision, a decision to choose their career fields, future career prospects. It is ironic how 16-year olds are considered “too young” to drink , date  and even  drive  in a lot of countries (including India) but are deemed old enough to choose their careers. Additionally, in countries like India where parents consider themselves to be in- charge of their children’s lives, the career choice is often made by the parents and sometimes against the wishes of the child. Even if the child has full freedom and makes the choice himself or herself this choice is often a primary cause of stress and anxiety.   In such a scenario, being happy with our career choices later in life appears to be an uncertainty. There is no guarantee that the choice made when the individual was still getting to know himself would be desirable 20- 30 years down the line. On...