Many of graduating high school students here in the Philippines are having problems in choosing the appropriate college course for them. This is one of the reasons why they tend to choose the trending course. Like what happened 4-6 years ago, when NURSES were in demand. Not in the Philippines but in the other country where they can earn a high salary. Many of them didn't choose BS NURSING because they want to serve or they were good at science-related subjects when they were in high school level (which must be the real reason of choosing the course). When you ask most of them regarding their reasons of choosing the course, they will say that they were forced by their parents, don't know what is appropriate for them, don't know what the other courses were aside from the trending course, and many more.
The parents should play an important role in assisting their children when they are in the stage of deciding the career they want 5-10 years from that time. The parents should assess the strengths of their child and from it, they may suggest different courses to choose from. This may lead to a much better decision that will have a big impact on the young teen-ager's future because they can excel more and can improve their strengths well.
Planning for the course to be taken is not easy. It should take not just 2-3 months before graduating but must be atleast 2-3 years ahead. Choosing a course is not a joke because your future will suffer if the wrong one will be chosen.
Many of nursing graduates are already suffering for sacrificing many things, not having a job even they're board passer, chose a different path (most of them entered the bpo industry "call center"), and not passing the local board exam because they don't like the course since the beginning (worst case). I hope we already learned from it and think many times before taking hrm and accountancy courses.
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