If I Were a Student Again: My Next Choice

At the beginning of my career, a senior colleague advised me that a carefully thoughtout and up-to-date plan of one's career path is necessary for successful lifelong employment from graduation to retirement. Maybe this was a generalizable fact, maybe not, because the changing world as well as...

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Published in:IEEE potentials 2018-05, Vol.37 (3), p.41-42
Main Author: Ovaska, Seppo J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career development
Employment
Engineering profession
Retirement
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Summary:At the beginning of my career, a senior colleague advised me that a carefully thoughtout and up-to-date plan of one's career path is necessary for successful lifelong employment from graduation to retirement. Maybe this was a generalizable fact, maybe not, because the changing world as well as evolving employment opportunities and other conditions do create obvious uncertainties to any plan. Nevertheless, it is certainly useful to brainstorm, analyze, and prioritize potential career steps-or even career leaps- every now and then.
ISSN:0278-6648
1558-1772
DOI:10.1109/MPOT.2017.2734941