How To Choose A Job

Before we can talk about a job, we need to talk about career.

So, what does career actually means?

You go to work, wait for your paycheck, and then spend it all on your self?

Is that what career supposed to mean?

Stick with the definition if you like. But actually, career is a lifestyle that you choose, that will benefit the society. And as a return, society will give you whatever it takes to satisfy your needs. To make things easier, they will usually just give out money. Or, as we know by its other name, salary.

So, when we are looking for a job, the question that we should ask, is not "How much money can I make out of this?"
But instead, you should ask, "How much can I benefit the society through this?"

Because you are not actually working for your boss. He/she may seems like he/she is the one who has the control over your money.
But actually you are working for society. The main point of job is to actually satisfy society's and people's needs. They are the ones who are actually giving you money.

One more thing.

Again, you might disagree with this definition, but career is actually a lifestyle.
This is because, how you live your life is mainly determined by your job.
Try to observe these by yourselves.

Jobless people have different lives than people with jobs.
Office-hour workers have different lives than freelancers
Night-shift workers have different lives than people working under the daylight.

Deciding, and even changing your job can be life-changing.

To me, in order to pick the best job, I need to ask myself this questions:

"What is the lifestyle that fits me, my passion and my interest the most? And how, through that lifestyle, can I contribute as much as I can to the society?"

Or, in a more simple way,

"Who I want to be? And what I want to do?"

Just answer these questions with what the real you want, and aim your goals as high as possible.

I hope this post gives you somewhat a guidance for you to choose your career. I hope you can choose the job that you love, so you won't be working for the rest of your lives.