With so many careers to select from, it's no wonder that our choice of careers is one of our dominant life themes, right from our earliest years. Children as young as two can often be found playing around the theme of careers. At this tender age, career selection is one of the many ways to demonstrate our human need to participatemeaningfully in our community. Of course, awareness of careers at this time is limited and so favourites - like fireman, ballerina, cowboy, police officer and pop star - outstrip other careers. For most, these early choices represent just one of many careers considered over a lifetime. However, some are so passionate in their early choice of careers that the decision remains firm well into adulthood.

Earning potential begins to play a bigger role in the preference of careers during high school, particularly when children enter career guidance and are required to choose subjects to focus on in their last three years of school. Indeed, it's not rare to hear teenagers debating the earning potential of a variety of careers, careers that were unimaginable in toddler years.

This period is unfortunately the only time that the majority of us spend on investigating careers, selecting a career path and planning towards its fruition.

During this time, we receive focused career advice, as we embark on a career search that could hopefully bring us adult satisfaction. The advent of the Internet has eased this process, with a wealth of information available on careers online, providing greater insight into the many careers that exist.

As adults, focus on careers and career planning is commonly relegated to rare moments of contemplation. And many consider job selection to be the same as assessing career opportunities. However, the stepping from one job to another is rarely a considered career move. Rather it is frequently the pursuit of immediate status, environmental and/or financial improvements. Those concentrating on their careers, focus on the long term advances the move brings to their career plan. So are you following a career plan? Ask yourself that standard interview question: "Where do you see yourself in five years time?" A vague response could indicate that you are neglecting your career plan or in need of one! Sit down, start investigating careers, weigh benefits and suitability, and plan your career to be the best of all the careers for you.

Luckily, it's never too late to start the careers game and plotting your career path. After all, most will have around three careers in their lifetime.

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