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23 Jun, 2022

5 Ways to Start a Desired Career Outside Your Major

Starting a desired career that is not in line with your degree is common nowadays.
Numerous degree students stress approximately their future career prospects by picking the off-base major or likely do not have many self-evident career ways.
Most of them are struggling to enter their desired career without having a background or skills that are related.

Here are a few things that can you try to start your desired career path:

1. What Matter Most

If it is difficult to figure out, you can start with the question: what do you want to be at 30?
That question will help you to find what you want to be.
Since you figure it out will make it easy to move forward and focus on your desired career path.

2. Internship

The internship will gain your experience and give you a stage to try any field outside your major.
It makes you know more about yourself and what you love.
Moreover, an internship will open the opportunities for your desired career path.

3. Create a Related Project

Stop worrying and take action!
If you are a Chemistry student but would like to work in the marketing field, you can start by building your portfolio blog and business social media to practice representing a brand.
Becoming a volunteer to help local small businesses to help run their social media campaign for free will give you real experience in Marketing and make your CV stand out
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4. Go to Learn

In the digital era, you can learn anywhere, not from in the classroom only.
You can join a free workshop or online courses to improve your skill on your desired career path. 
Continue to learn to master the skill and expand the chance to get hired on your desired career path.

5. Find a Mentor

The people who are already on your desired career path are better resources than the internet.
They will help you to grow and support you when you are down.
Also, you can learn more about a particular role and gain exposure to what the people in that role are looking for in candidates from them.
More advantageous would be your bridge to the company or the person who will hire you.

Above all, the opportunity will come if you never give up and try to prepare well.

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