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Difficulties with the starting point of one's career
It is doubtless that receiving a degree is insufficient for a successful start of one's career. Present day employers are more interested in practical skills and professional experience than in theoretical knowledge and learning achievements. The world's financial crisis worsened the situation and it appears to be almost impossible to find a good job for an inexperienced worker. A lot of young specialists who are unable to solve the problem of the starting point of their career decide to continue their education.
Choosing a specialization for one's post-graduate studies, a person may enhance one's chances on labour market. This decision might be more conscious and deliberate than the choice of a college after graduation from high school. College graduates are expected to be more mature and to possess more self-knowledge than school leavers do. On the other hand, they might analyze the current situation at the labour market, which could change within the recent years. Whether the graduates are aimed at retraining or polishing up their professional skills, post graduate studies are praiseworthy. This decision will have positive impact on one's future career growth.
Choosing a specialization for one's post-graduate studies
Analysis of labour market and one's place on it is to become the first step for planning one's further actions. This will be helpful for improving one's motivation for the studies. It is preferable to choose a goal before planning some further actions. One may consult specialists and/or current reference literature for making the right choice this time. A college graduate is to make sure avoid wasting one's time and make the post graduate studies as effective as possible.
analyze the current labour market;
decide between retraining and enhancing one's proficiency;
analyze the positive consequences of one's post graduate studies for further career growth.
