Choosing a Career After HSC

During your period of study, a good accreditedto be an accountant, or get into finance (work in
university and course selection plays a very vitala bank) or marketing (work in advertising). The
role. Choosing the right university course forpay for these types of jobs is great and there is
yourself is very important as it most likelyan endless variety of jobs to suit all tastes and
determines what you will be doing for your entireinterests.
professional life. In fact investment on theActuarial studies
selection of course can be termed as anActuarial Studies is ideal for those who are good
investment you made on yourself and career. Aat mathematics. Actuaries are people who work
proper course and a degree can help you grabat big insurance companies, who use complex
better job opportunities and demand higher salarymathematical methods to calculate insurance
from employers.premiums. However, there is a very
Choosing a particular course to study atmisconception people have about this course is
University stead for your future life and canthat they will become actuaries at the end of
seem a bit daunting process. Today there aretheir degree. This is totally false statement, as
number of colleges and universities that offer aactuarial jobs are in low supply, and most
wide number of course programs. Thus, itgraduates work in finance, in the field of financial
becomes important to choose not only somethingengineering designing new financial products etc.
that you believe will help you on your futureThis can be very lucrative field, especially if part
career path, but also to choose a subject thatof a quantitative team in an investment bank.
you enjoy. This is because, you may earn a veryLaw
good salary but the fact remains that you will doLaw is yet another course that can lead to a
well only if you choose a subject you are good at.very lucrative career. Law graduates tend to
For example- there is no point in choosingmake the most money out of all degrees in the
Commerce/Law or other highly demandedlong run. Students who want to make lots of
courses, just because your UAI was 99+.money in their future careers are advised to aim
Generally those who do this tend to regret theirfor Law, even if they won’t want to
choices after a year or two. On other hand thoseeventually be a lawyer. The reason is because
who choose a course program and degree basedemployers of large commercial companies tend to
on their interests are generally more fulfilled andseek out the Law graduates to fill their higher
do better in their career.paying graduate positions. Law graduates tend to
A career and course choice which you havebe high quality, intelligent, social, well-spoken and
found interesting actually makes your life moredynamic people, and employers know this.
enjoyable and content. Here are few courses thatOn the face of it, you all must understand that
have pulled several students’ attentionproper education along with good accredited
according to their interest.course selection allows you to meet the standard
Commercefor much-desired promotions.
Commerce is one of the most common coursesBesides this, every degree you gain after
students choose. It is a good choice, and possiblycompleting the course program duration generally
has the greatest number of career options. Theinvolves a large commitment in terms of time,
most common commerce majors at themoney and energy. So, you need to be more
reputable universities are: accounting, finance,proactive and must take your course selection
actuary studies (UNSW) and marketing.plan very sincerely.
Commerce is the degree to choose if you want