Choosing work
The following list occupations will help you decide what sort of work is right for you. Assume that you have the necessary qualifications and training and can do the work. Take pairs of occupations and decide which one you would prefer. Make a note of why you have chosen it. Continue for as many pairs as you wish. When you have finished examine the reasons you have given to discover what is important for you in choosing work.
A brief example should make this clear.
|
Occupations |
Choice |
Reason(s) |
Comment |
|
Bookmaker or Bricklayer |
Bricklayer |
Adding real value |
|
|
Politician or Post person |
Politician |
Challenge, variety |
|
|
Shopkeeper or Singer |
Singer |
Able to move people, get applause |
|
|
A random list of occupations |
|||
|
Occupation |
Choice |
Reason |
Comments |
|
Actor/Actress |
|
|
|
|
Baker |
|
|
|
|
Bookmaker |
|
|
|
|
Bricklayer |
|
|
|
|
Burglar |
|
|
|
|
Bus driver |
|
|
|
|
Butcher |
|
|
|
|
Candle stick maker |
|
|
|
|
Car salesperson |
|
|
|
|
Clerk |
|
|
|
|
Computer programmer |
|
|
|
|
Croupier |
|
|
|
|
Dentist |
|
|
|
|
Doctor |
|
|
|
|
Doctors receptionist |
|
|
|
|
Farmer |
|
|
|
|
Electrician |
|
|
|
|
Fashion buyer |
|
|
|
|
Fighter pilot |
|
|
|
|
Film Producer |
|
|
|
|
Financial Analyst |
|
|
|
|
Footballer |
|
|
|
|
Forester |
|
|
|
|
Gardener |
|
|
|
|
Graphic artist |
|
|
|
|
Grave Digger |
|
|
|
|
Hairdresser |
|
|
|
|
Holiday Rep |
|
|
|
|
Journalist |
|
|
|
|
Lecturer |
|
|
|
|
Machine tool operator |
|
|
|
|
Management consultant |
|
|
|
|
Market Gardener |
|
|
|
|
Marketing manager |
|
|
|
|
Mechanic |
|
|
|
|
Member of Parliament |
|
|
|
|
Model |
|
|
|
|
Nurse |
|
|
|
|
Painter |
|
|
|
|
Plumber |
|
|
|
|
Police Officer |
|
|
|
|
Politician |
|
|
|
|
Post person |
|
|
|
|
Priest |
|
|
|
|
Publican |
|
|
|
|
Publisher |
|
|
|
|
Racing car driver |
|
|
|
|
Refuse Collector |
|
|
|
|
Restaurant Owner |
|
|
|
|
Sailing instructor |
|
|
|
|
Sales representative |
|
|
|
|
Schoolteacher |
|
|
|
|
Shop Assistant |
|
|
|
|
Shopkeeper |
|
|
|
|
Singer |
|
|
|
|
Soldier |
|
|
|
|
Spy |
|
|
|
|
Stockbroker |
|
|
|
|
Surgeon |
|
|
|
|
Taxi Driver |
|
|
|
|
Thatcher |
|
|
|
|
Trapeze Artist |
|
|
|
|
Undertaker |
|
|
|
|
Vet |
|
|
|
|
Welder |
|
|
|
|
Wrestler |
|
|
|
|
Writer |
|
|
|
Using these materials
I am entirely happy for you to use
or draw on any these materials in any way you think will be helpful. I am keen
to have my work, and the work of the people I have learned from, used.
Please will you say where you found them? One way might be to give a link back to www.nickheap.co.uk or to info@nickheap.co.uk. This will help these positive ideas to spread, and help my business, too.
If
you would like to discuss any of this further, or meet, please call Nick Heap on
+44 (0)1707 886553 or email info@nickheap.co.uk
Thank you