Thursday, July 5, 2007 @ 2:43 AM

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The PERSEF session today affirmed to me my beliefs in career, interests and personality. In “career”, I strongly agree with number 3 of the “Career Planning Questionnaire”. It is true that in finding a career, interests, skills, values and needs of oneself should be judged carefully in order for one to be happy with his career. It does not mean that when you like a job and have skill in it will you be happy with it, because more than interests, skills and values, one has to also pay attention to his needs. It is not wrong to be idealistic, but you also need to be aware of reality and what it awaits you. There are people who say that you should choose a job because you love it, but often times they fail to consider the “needs” aspect. In the world we live in, we need to know how to survive. Yes, we must choose a job that fits our personality and interests, but we should balance reality and idealism so that we will be content with our work. You might need to sometimes sacrifice a bit of one aspect for another, because that is reality, and you have to face it as it is.

Given a career I want to pursue, I will still choose this course (Manufacturing Engineering and Management with Specialization in Biomedical Engineering) because it fits me and the society we have today. I cannot imagine myself being purely in science, business, math or arts, rather, I prefer the mix of all. I also like working on long-term projects like research because it gives me a sense of fulfillment to be able to contribute to something that helps mankind. Aside from this course, I also want to be a part-time church person. I do not know if I was largely influenced by my father, but I want to see people inspired and growing with God. For me, choosing a career does not necessarily mean having only one “job”, because not all of one’s needs can be satisfied by one (“job”).

I understand that choosing a career is like love, you need to use both your heart (passion) and mind (reason) so that you will be happy. Also, you should never forget that aside from choosing a career yourself, you should also let God guide you in your path. We exist on earth because of Him, so I believe that I should give glory to the Lord in everything I do.

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