Finding a path in the new trend
From the perspective of a student standing at the threshold of choosing a career, Dinh Thuy Ha - a student of Le Quy Don High School (Hanoi) expressed a lot of concern about the rapid fluctuations of the current labor market.
I find choosing a major now much more difficult than before, because in just a few years, social needs may have changed sharply. There are majors that are considered stable today, but in the next few years there may not be many job opportunities left. That makes me worried whether my decision is really appropriate," Thuy Ha shared.
According to the female student, the pressure comes not only from the rush of information about hot industries, but also from family expectations and comparisons between friends. “I often hear people advise me to choose a new industry, easy to find jobs, high salary, but I don't really understand which field I am suitable for. Sometimes I feel very vague, both afraid of choosing wrongly and afraid of missing opportunities if I don't follow trends,” Thuy Ha said.
Sharing the same worry, Nguyen Gia Binh - a student at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU-Hanoi) admitted that he is facing many concerns about changes and increasingly strict requirements of the job market.
The emergence of new job models and the impact of digital transformation make my career choices less clear. I see many students choosing freelance jobs, doing short-term projects or switching to other fields than my major. That makes me wonder whether I should pursue a stable job for a long time or flexibly change to adapt to new trends," Gia Binh said.
Need to understand yourself before understanding the profession
According to Ms. Tran Thi Tho - a teacher at Hoang Mai High School (Hanoi), in recent years, career counseling at high schools and universities has been given more attention, with many career introduction sessions, training programs and experience activities to help students have more information before making decisions. However, the most important factor is still the self-understanding of each student.
First of all, students need to clearly define their interests and passions, but at the same time, they also need to look directly at their actual abilities. A major is only really suitable when it is a field that students have strengths in, capable of pursuing for a long time," Ms. Tho emphasized.
From there, Ms. Tho advised students to base on academic ability and strengths in each subject to choose a combination of admission, major and school suitable for their abilities, instead of chasing trends or pressure from outside.
Sharing about this issue, Dr. Vu Thu Huong - former lecturer at Hanoi National University of Education - said that the core of career orientation is that students must understand themselves before understanding the profession. Students need to clearly identify strengths and weaknesses, what they love and frankly look at their own limitations, from health, personality to ability to withstand pressure.
Faced with the strong shift of the labor market, Dr. Huong advises students to equip themselves with skills in the direction of adapting to all conditions, instead of just stopping at the level of knowing how to work. Skills must be flexible enough to cope with different situations, from the learning environment to the real working environment.
Predicting the employment trend in the next 5-10 years, this expert believes that fields related to personal development orientation, career counseling, professional experience and skills training for young people will increasingly develop strongly. In addition, industries associated with technology, building the digital world, virtual space and modernizing traditional fields will also attract more young human resources.
