Occupations and future ambitions

"We can’t be interested in something we know nothing about."

By being curious, by daring to try new things, by reaching out, and by making new liaisons, we may discover things we didn’t know existed.

Things to consider: What’s important to me? What do I need to thrive? What am I passionate about ?

How do I find out more about potential occupations?

Things to consider: What businesses/organisations/authorities work with the things I’m interested in? What roles do they comprise? What do these roles entail?

Check out job ads, trade magazines, etc. Contacting someone who works in the area you’re interested in is also a good idea – for networking purposes as well as to find out more about the job, and what you need to do to get there. Book a short meeting – no more than ten minutes or so – to find out more about the job as such, as well as its wider context. Examples of questions you may want to ask include the following: What different roles do you have within the company/organisation/authority? What do these roles entail? What education do you and your co-workers have? What kinds of competence and experience are you looking for? What strategies did you use  to get this job? What does a normal workday look like? Who would you recommend me to contact for more information?

You can read more about different kinds of job on the Swedish Public Employment Service’s website or the website for Saco. On the latter, you can also compare wages and check prospects for different kinds of job.

If you want to discuss any queries about the future and potential occupations, you are very welcome to book a meeting with your guidance counsellor. You can also book a meeting with a career counsellor – for contact and more information, visit the webpages for the career counselling service and the Career Centre respectively .