This life, each stage has things to do and distances that can be calculated.
Your time is priced for the first time, and you don't decide the price.
It's not about "which one to choose," but "I don't know what I can do, but I must choose now."
Verification Signals (count as valid if two or more are met):
· Never done any internships or practices
· No knowledge of the target industry
· The main basis for choice is "stability" or "parents say"
Career Assets
This stage, your career assets are three things:
① Right to Try——you can try again if you fail, this right will disappear with age
② Transferable Skills——useful in another industry (communication, writing, analysis, execution)
③ Real Information——what the industry is really like, not just hearsay
So the most inappropriate thing to do in this stage is to "choose a path you don't know for stability." First use low-cost information, then talk about choice.
Find a path to follow
Don't fall into a pit in the first job
Know what you are suitable for
Definition
Number of attempts to try · Number of transferable skills · Amount of real information
How to calculate
How many things have you tried in the past year; have you really gone to understand the target industry
Healthy Range
≥3 real attempts · ≥1 transferable skill · talked to 3 practitioners
Choose an industry you don't know for stability——stability is income, not ability
Only listen to parents/elders' advice——their experience comes from another era
Change jobs frequently but don't summarize——you jump companies, not accumulate
Postgraduate studies to avoid employment——the problem is still there two years later
Wait until "I'm clear in my mind before acting"——you will never be clear
Talk to 3 practitioners in target industries once (real information is the most valuable)
Do an internship or project, even if it doesn't make money
List your transferable skills (communication/writing/analysis/execution)
Choose a path that "accumulates" rather than "looks stable"
Remember: this stage is about direction, not lifelong