How to choose a profession
If you have a childhood dream of becoming a doctor or an astronaut, and still do not doubt the correctness of his choice - you have no problems.
No matter what my mother and grandmother, you're a fanatic stubbornness shtudiruesh textbooks for chemistry or biology, or visit the club, "the young physicist" and well imagine, what will you do after school.
If so, then you - lucky. Because many kids have no idea, "someone to be" and to do and do it even when the bell long-awaited final school bell.
Well, when the problem is the profession concerned - it means your social and psychological maturity. Worse, if you still do not care: my mother will take the handle in the Institute of Law (because you "like like" story), and then find that you hate to touch boring papers and communicate with people.
Difficulties arise usually professional self in the two categories of children. The first is not found in this life is nothing interesting. It so happened that the teacher failed to create in them a love for some subjects, and talents are still buried in the ground. These guys can learn well, but they in no way addicted to pretty boring life, or just monotone. That can not decide what I would like to do - because of what surrounds them in the world, nothing implies in particular. Yes, and what to choose? As a rule, they do not know who runs their dad, who is an ichthyologist - and very little in the world of professions. The second category of children and is very active in school, and in various other forms of activity. They are interested in everything, they attend three circles at the same time, five and ten electives sports sections. Moreover, they are obtained. As the saying goes, if the person is talented - he is talented in everything. Why do not undertake to this miracle baby - all are successful. But ... he also can not determine what pleases him more than he wanted to connect to their lives.
How can understand yourself? Psychologists believe that when choosing a career is very important correspondence between the psychological characteristics of the person and the relevant characteristics of the profession. Profession should be interesting. If you like animals, plants, then you might be interested in their professional lives collide with the objects of nature. If you love technology - the interest in it will keep you in the activities of the design engineer or a theoretical physicist.
Any profession requires that the person attended the so-called "professionally important qualities' - for example, it is important to note proofreader, artist - creative thinking, etc. Therefore, choosing a profession, it is important to understand whether you have Abilities, the relevant professionally important qualities . In a situation of doubt choose the profession, where your talents will be best realized in this activity you will achieve the greatest success.
Finally, the type of professional activities implemented should match your personal, characterological type. For example, if you are sociable - you will approach a profession associated with numerous contacts, and if emotionally unstable - will not be able to perform routine activities that require concentration for a long time.
So, in order to choose a profession, we must first know yourself. You probably often ask yourself "What am I?", "Who am I in this world?", "Why do I live?". To help better understand themselves and partly to answer these questions (in full you will not answer them ever) helps simple exercise: look at yourself through the eyes of another person. Particular person, whom you know well - say, a friend or neighbor on the desk, my mother or girlfriend. Try to explain their actions as it would make the other person - not knowing the true motives. You will understand how other people see you, but, on the other hand, get rid of subjectivity, because in his eye, as we know, can not see and logs.
Your character still being formed, so do not stick yourself the same label and artist to abandon the profession only because you're supposedly "shy." Fight on, work on yourself, know yourself. And remember that the mental qualities of man (whether it's abilities, interests or personality traits) - extremely flexible, varying quality. There have been many cases where a person who has no talent for music, but keen to do it, it was possible to develop an ear for music. The main thing - interest, remember this: the ability to form in the activity. Get used to work, work. At some abilities will not get far. On the other hand, the interest - something is not quite stable. A lot of guys think like a school subject, but in fact they like the teacher. In addition, it is difficult to understand, whether you like it or psychology is the same economy - because you did not learn in school anything like that ... In order to avoid mistakes, we should expand their horizons to the world of professions. Ask adults questions about their professional activities - as a rule, people are happy to talk about his current work and the student's. Then you can consciously decide whether you are interested this area, or anything you know about the specialty for which a document - it's her name ...
Thus, to understand their abilities, interests and personality traits, you proceed to the election is not a profession - a university or faculty. Find out what degree of specialization and interest to match your activity. This is not always one correspondence (eg, to repair the computers, you need to get a specialty "Electronics"). The decision should be based on many factors not psychological in nature: the reputation of high school and competition, the opinion of friends, parents, and training costs. Do not be lazy and write on a separate sheet of paper the pros and cons of each option. Analyze data with friends and family. And always remember: only the final choice for you, for choosing a profession that you choose the future. Profession should be fun (you positive emotions) and maximize the realization of your abilities (to society).
Seven steps to a balanced decision
1. Make a list of eligible professions.
Make a list of professions that you enjoy interesting, which you would like to work, which are suitable for you.
2. Make a list of requirements chosen profession.
Make a list of their demands:
- Choose a profession and future occupation;
- Choose a profession and life values;
- Choose a profession and life goals;
- Choose a profession and my today's hot issues;
- Choose a profession and a real employment in the specialty;
- Desired level of training;
- Choose a profession and my inclinations and abilities;
- The desired content, nature and conditions of work.
3. Determine the significance of each requirement
Find out how all of these requirements are significant. Perhaps equally important is the requirement that, by and large, and can not be ignored.
4. Assess their compliance with each of the appropriate professions
In addition to those requirements that you might have to the profession, there are requirements and the profession itself. Analyze whether you have developed professional skills, are responsible if your intellectual ability, psychological characteristics, health requirements of the profession.
5. Calculate and analyze the results
Analyze what kind of work from the entire list of other more suitable to you on all counts.
6. Check the results
To verify the correctness of your thoughts, discuss your decision with friends, parents, teachers, psychologists, profkonsultantom.
7. Identify key practical steps to success
So you have decided it is now important to determine: what school you can get professional training on how to develop a professionally important qualities as you can get practical experience in the profession, how to improve their competitiveness in the labor market.
Errors in choosing a career
1. Attitude to the choice of profession as a constant.
In any sphere of activity is a change of employment, positions with increasing skill of man. At the same time achieves the greatest success one who has passed the initial stage well.
Analyze the situation on the labor market. Pay attention to the fact that every year there are new profession. Be prepared that you have to regularly upgrade the skills and master the adjacent field. Do not be afraid of what career choices now in grade 11, fatally determines your entire future. Changes to the selection, development of new specialty will make you a valuable specialist, claimed in interdisciplinary areas. The first job, even if you then change your mind and find something more attractive, useful in unexpected situations. For example, the first art education can help a lawyer on his second education to understand the complex issues of inheritance antiquities ...
2. Prevailing views about the prestige of the profession.
With respect to the profession prejudices manifest in the fact that some important social professions, occupations considered indecent, obscene (eg scavenger).
Economist or psychologist is no more useful to society than a chemist or a locksmith. Prestige of the profession should be considered - but after taking into account your interests and abilities. Otherwise you will have (if you) "fashionable", but not enjoyable profession. Or, God forbid, will prove to be unfit to perform basic job functions ...
3. The choice of a profession under the influence of friends (for the company to keep up).
Profession we choose, at its "taste" and "size" as well as clothing and shoes.
A sense of group orientation to their peers - are very positive features of the guys your age. They need to develop norms of behavior in society, forming the image of the "I" and self-esteem. So look back at the other, by comparing (a friends), rather than blindly repeating. Try to see what makes you different from friends - and what you are similar. This will help you understand that if John is a firefighter in (and he - a risky person), you have this profession may not like (you're a very cautious and prudent.)
4. Transfer to a man representative of a profession, a profession in itself when choosing a career should be considered first of all features of this type of activity, not only to choose a profession because you like or dislike a person who is engaged in the activity.
Especially dangerous is the charm teacher (if you admire the sincerity physics - it does not mean that you like physics itself, outside the "kit"). In addition, children often make the mistake of trying to get a profession idol - an athlete, politician, journalist, actor. Athletes - they're not all like that.
5. Passion only foreign, or any private party professional.
For the ease with which the actor creates an image on the stage, is stressful, everyday work.
But journalists do not always act in television - often they shovel a lot of information, archives, and talking with dozens of people - before they will prepare a 10-minute message. Also, will announce the other (the announcer on TV).
6. The identification of the school academic subject to the profession or poor differentiation of these concepts. Is there such a thing as a foreign language, and professions that require a lot of power to the language - the translator, guide, telephonist international communications, etc. Therefore, when choosing a career should take into account what real occupation or profession of the subject are.
To do this, it is best to not just learn professiogram or dictionaries of professions. It is necessary to examine the newspaper to the vacancies at the Employment Service (there is usually indicated what kind of education needed for specific jobs). For example, a person with linguistic education ("Russian Language and Literature," "foreign language" in school) can work, and teacher, and translator, and editor, and secretaries. Especially bear in mind that there are professions more than school subjects. You can become a lawyer, marketer, apparatchik. Profession can usually be associated with several school subjects (usually associated with a university entrance exam when applying for this specialty.) For example, a future economist at the school may appeal to both mathematics and geography.
7. Outdated ideas about the nature of labor in material production
In all professions, especially in workers, introduced a complex and interesting technique, increases the work culture.
(A computer implemented absolutely all spheres of activity - up to the animal).
8. Inability / unwillingness to understand their personal qualities (inclinations, abilities).
Understand yourself you can help profkonsultanty, parents, teachers, friends.
Benefit may also be psychological tests, as well as articles and publications on popular psychology. However, bear in mind that many of them lay, so that is critical of both the test results, and to what they say in psychology books. The task of the popular tests - Enhancement of self-knowledge (self-observation, self-awareness), rather than giving you a ready answer to the question of whom to be, or labeling of what you do.
9. Ignorance / underestimation of their physical features, defects, essential when choosing a career.
There are occupations that you may be contraindicated, because they can worsen your health.
Professions such little and they include mainly those that require long-term stress of various physiological systems. Computer scientists strongly straining eyes, and the pilots - the heart of ...
10. Ignorance of basic actions, operations, and their order in the solution, thinking about the problem in choosing a profession.
When you solve the problem in mathematics, then carry out certain actions in a certain sequence. It would be wise to do the same and the choice of profession.
Our site is just created in order to send you, to show the main stages rescheniya problem. But do not perceive the instructions literally, even better, if you are creative you approach to business and to develop for itself its own plan - a list of required for the profession of action. This may include: analysis of the proposals on the education market, the demand for the labor market, an objective assessment of their abilities, aptitudes, knowledge (by means of tests or anything else), etc.
How to become a freelancer
Not so long ago the Russians in the dictionary, a new word - "Freelance", but now many are called a freelancer. Who are freelancers?
The very word freelance (freelance) translates to English as a free lance bearer. In the Middle Ages called freelancers civilian soldiers who were on the side of one party or another for a fee. At present, all are called freelancers freelancers. Freelancing can be a constant source of income, and can act as a part-time work, they can do, either continuously or from time to time.
The main plus freelancers - freedom. Freelancer who decides when it will work. He did not have to get up at 6am to get to 8 to work, do not sit in a stuffy office all day when you want to go tanning. Another definite plus freelancers - a variety of works. Freelancers do not need every day to engage in boring monotonous routine, he chooses that he is interested. But, as usual, there is a downside. Freelancers can be a person with high self-discipline, because the work needed to pass in time, and sometimes so hard to force myself to work.
By the way, is only just to show their best side, and no reputation is lost and to restore it would be very difficult. A reputation in the world of freelancing is very important, nobody wants to rely on the person who does not meet its obligations. On the downside of freelancing should also include the lack of stability, lack of health insurance and other benefits of permanent employment. Freelancer risk of being left without payment for work performed
If you are still determined to do freelancing, your first point is to determine the desired field of activity. Freelance is available to all - from the authors of the articles to rukodelnichat fans. It is desirable to match the interests of the possibilities. For example, if you want to become an author in any publication, but for you all my life in the Russian language was a strong two-plus, it is unlikely you will get many offers from employers.
Decided on the field of activity? Then forward to the job search. Look for work in two ways: seek suggestions from employers or, conversely, most offer their services to everyone. In any case, in search of help very specialized sites for freelancers. It is desirable to first study the rates for similar services, not to engage in dumping or, conversely, do not install the "space" fees for their services.
When looking for a job well-written resume can help with portfolio. Professional freelancers generally give birth to himself with a description of the individual sites and services linked to the work performed.
Before agreeing to perform the work necessary to study the "black" lists of employers to avoid unpleasant surprises after the date of the results.
How to raise wages
How much do you stand? - This question is for many a protest and indignation: "How is it possible to speak about the people?". In the meantime, this issue has great meaning, knowing that you are able to radically change his life.
I offer you a "soft option" for this issue:
You go to work?
You work from 9:00 to 18:00, and, sometimes, over and above that?
You get money for their work?
You have volunteered to give their time, their labor and their energy in exchange for a wage?
For how much money you can donate signs lion's part of your life?
How much are your skills, effort and your time?
All these questions are designed to open your mind to understand one very important point: you (as an employee), your knowledge, your time and your work - the goods for which the buyer (employer) is willing to pay money. In other words, settling for a job, you enter into a commodity-money relations with his employer, where the product supports you as a worker, and the more attractive the goods - the more expensive it is worth the labor market. Therefore, to increase the value of the goods (R / P) to make it more attractive (more expensive) for the employer.
These rules will make you an expensive employee.
The rules are simple and clear. By accepting and carrying out these rules, you will become an indispensable and highly-paid employee in the eyes of your superiors. Employees of this type is always appreciated in any team, in any workplace. These workers have always promoted through the ranks in the first place.
Rule 1. At work - to work.
While at work - think about work!
Japan has long been talk of a personal nature are prohibited in the workplace. Such conversations distract from the work performed and reduce the efficiency of the employee. The effect of such measures is known around the world - Japan is famous for its level of efficiency of its citizens.
Make it a rule, occupying a workplace distraction from their everyday affairs and domestic concerns. Let from 9.00 to 18.00 for you, there is only work. Devote himself to the most effective work. Be careful how you use your work time. Resist the temptation to digress into an argument, idle chatter or coffee with a friend on ICQ, all this "kills" your time.
Getting to anyone, even if not significant, the instructions do it responsibly. Perform each task as if to perform this work depends a great deal. Invest in your work, do it well.
"When you wash your dishes - think of the pot, when you rule the country - think of the state." (Lao Tzu)
Rule 2. Learn, learn, learn!
We live in an information age, which means that you can not operate successfully without receiving new information and learning something new. Continuous improvement of knowledge and skills - is the secret of a successful career.
Why then should learn to get the best results.
For a good start to learn to communicate with people who attended a course on communication skills. Visit the course of rhetoric and oratory skills. Read the relevant literature. Well hung language will always help in dealing with superiors, colleagues and clients. Communication skills have always been the most highly paid.
But his main focus in my training place to raise their professional level. Seminars, lectures, experiences of other colleagues, all the specialized literature that will help you in your professional growth. You should always progress, ahead of its position on the skills and knowledge.
Rule 3. Actively use their solo part.
Each of us has strengths and weaknesses. Let me tell you a little secret: there is neither strong nor weak points of your personality. There are talents and abilities that are more effective or less effective in that sphere of life where you apply them. Highlight the benefits yourself as an employee to help you in your work and try to maximize their use. Build your work so that you show and have only used their strengths. Think about what tasks you will be easy to perform. Do your best to show your leadership abilities and your potential. Earn you trusted the difficult tasks.
PSEsli you think that you have no strengths - it is not.
Make a list of his weaknesses. Next to each item write by 3-5 options to apply your "weak" hand in their work. Write how these capabilities can help you in life. Use your imagination. Make it a habit to find the positive in all aspects of your character.
Rule 4. Do the job done quickly.
Getting any job, do it as soon as possible, never hesitate to "for later". Do it quickly, but without too much fuss. Earn yourself an image of man running quickly and efficiently. Let your boss know that in difficult times you can be trusted with the most important and urgent.
This rule has an additional benefit: when you are working as quickly as possible, you will appear a lot of free time you can devote to their training or communication of business issues.
Rule 5. Be prepared for surprises.
Ever forget the word "justice." For you it's not. Be prepared that your boss will not always do as you think fair to you. Such an "injustice" would occur quite often. Accept it as fact. Treat cases and irony and a healthy indifference.
Life - it's a game. And there are prizes in the game, and there are losers. From this it is not necessary to stop the game, because the more you play - so you win the cup.
Think about how to avoid injustice in relation to you. Learn how to negotiate with the authorities before starting to work.
Rule 6. Increase your self-esteem.
Working in the HR-manager positions, I've seen a lot of different people looking for a different job. People with a wide range of knowledge, experience and ambitions. Singled out a pattern - the wages of man by 75-80% depending on his self-esteem. There have been cases: An experienced professional will not even passed the first interview. The reason is simple - low self-esteem and lack of minimal ambition. That's it!
Term loans of their self-esteem and self-esteem - this is your life, career and money. That will help you to improve your self-esteem:
a good job, especially complex;
professionalism, increase it;
experience it every day brings ever;
ability to communicate and negotiate;
diary of success.
"Diary of Success"
A separate thick book in which you, every day, bring at least 3 successful moments in the past day. At first, it may be difficult to determine what exactly the chronicle and find successful moments in their work. Over time, it will be easy to do and your mind begins to take root image of your own success.
ALWAYS Get your "The Diary of SUCCESS!"
Rule 7. Radiate good mood.
Become a human positive.
Greet others happy and kind words.
Keep a positive outlook.
Write thank you letters.
Tell the person that you appreciate it.
Sing, read poetry, tell jokes and funny stories.
Follow the rule of the ancient Toltecs, "Do not criticize, do not condemn, do not complain"
Be sure the authorities must assess your ability to improve mood - good mood improves productivity. Become a soul band. Help your colleagues and clients. To provide various activities for himself and his colleagues. Learn to be the ringleader in the group.
Remember, you will never be assigned to a leadership position, if you do not know how to organize and manage people.
Rule 8. Take responsibility.
This is probably one of the key rules.
The employee is able to take on the job and be accountable for their results - a godsend for any organization. Become that person. Believe me, it is not difficult, even interesting. Your motto is "I am responsible for what I'm doing. Can or can not, but should do well. " Only the weak in spirit will be looking for excuses and justify their failures. Look no excuses and ways to achieve it.
Think of the project and take hold of its implementation. Move. Move yourself.
Rule 9. Be careful what you say.
You, when neither be noticed that as you say. What are the words you drink in his speech. Namely, according to which a person uses can be judged on his character and attitude. Words or underline your image, either reduce the "no" to all your efforts. Build your vocabulary words everyday confidence. For example:
I'm sure.
Do.
It is quite true.
In advance.
Break through.
Excellent.
Make your lexicon "shock"! Never use words such as:
I do not know.
I am not guilty.
Think about it.
Could be.
Emphasize in your own words the image of a good employee.
A secondary benefit from the use of "shock" the lexicon, is that you gradually begin to think of other more effective categories. Words used by man, form his ego. Applying the word success - we become more successful.
Rule 10. Does not conflict with his superiors.
You had to experience moments when you criticize the head and, thus, completely in vain. Resentment and thirst for justice, like a grenade to explode in your mind. Do not rush to confront and challenge! Ask yourself: "I want justice or success?". Remember that the boss does not like when he openly contradict, and for all. Proceed smarter ...
If you're offended, do not try to prove his innocence, and making excuses. First, it will aggravate your situation. Second, do not help to solve the problem. The best variant in this case - all to recognize and neutralize the negative consequences of your mistakes. If you did everything right, and your boss criticizes you in vain - that open confrontation, it is wiser to do the following. Listen to all charges to your address, check with which you disagree. Wait about two hours. During this time, prepare to talk with your supervisor, prepare their defenses and try to think over the course of the conversation. Talk to the boss in his office with no outsiders. At the beginning of the conversation, it will be useful to express the words to his chief of respect and report how well the work under his leadership. Further, he calmly Express, with which you disagree and provide arguments in its favor. Find a common compromise.
In this act you will show:
do not give the victim;
able to solve conflicts.
Rule 11. Behave like a top manager.
The Americans say: "Want to become a top manager - dressed as a top manager, behave as a top manager, think as a top manager."
In this proverb the meaning of this rule laid down.
Councils future leader:
behave as if you already have the head;
Think how you would have done if you were the head;
dress as worn head;
take on responsibilities and work of the head;
solve problems independently;
help colleagues;
do your best for the prosperity of the company;
never be late for work!
Create a mind of his superiors image of a man ready for a promotion. When the head of a vacancy, there will be no doubt about whom to appoint. Appoint someone who will be ready to act morally and physically - nominate YOU.
Rule 12. Ask for salary increase!
Under the rolling stone gathers no moss.
Do not wait until the boss will notice your progress and voluntarily increase your s / n. That will not happen EVER! You will have to take care of themselves.
Make an appointment with your manager. Prepare for an interview and think about options for compromise.
Begin a conversation with some good words about the head, and underline the success of its organization as a whole. Tell us about your successes and achievements. Mark your contribution to the common cause, and how your work is good for development and prosperity of your organization. Make a list of successfully completed projects with your participation.
In this talk, useful to your communication skills and negotiation skills.
Attention! Few who manage to raise his salary after one conversation. Managers are reluctant to go to such measures, and this is understandable. Look for a compromise and negotiate in the course of the conversation. Be persistent!
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Stick to the "money rules" and you, to ensure you reach the desired. Begin to follow the rules today. Start with the simple, in your opinion. The key to success - Your desire and determination. Take Action!
Money to YOU!
How to make an icon from any picture
What do you think how long it takes to any of the pictures you like to make Windows-icons for each format? A minute, two, three? You are wrong - just a few seconds, and without any knowledge of graphic arts and related software such as mastodons Adobe Photoshop. Suffice it to get a miniature (of 357 kb) utility called Easy Picture2Icon, which allows to convert digital BMP-, GIF-, JPEG-and PNG-image file format ICO.
The scheme of work with the program easier as dirt:
* Load the Easy Picture2Icon.
* By clicking on the button Open picture, open the original full image
* Determined by the characteristics of the icon displaying the desired size (16 x 16 32 x 32 or 48 x 48 pixels), and transparency. If you prefer, you can activate the trim on the edges of images to fit the image to a square shape without distortion, as well as select multiple sizes of icons that will write the utility of a ICO-file
* Gently press Save icon and save icon freshly baked in a suitable location on your hard drive
Of course, the quality of image compression is lame and obviously not up to "fotoshopnyh" standards, but for so little, and most importantly, a free program that is quite forgivable flaw. It only remains to add that the utility runs on all versions of Windows (except for "devyanostopyatoy") and requires a package of libraries Microsoft. NET Framework in the operating system. In general, use of health.