Image from Pixabay Asking a child what they want to be when they grow up can be a great conversation opener. They will be very honest with you about their aspirations, and tell you how they are going to become a police officer, train driver, nurse or scientist. But as they grow older, and they learn more about the world around them and their potential role within it, children may become a little more circumspect. When they eventually leave school, many children simply don't know where they are headed, because they know very little about the job market. When I was 16, I was asked by my careers guidance tutor what I would do when I left school. I told him quite frankly that I wanted to be an astronaut . It wasn't an aspiration that was treated seriously, because there weren't many astronaut jobs going in 1972. And yet, as I developed my career around research, teaching and innovation, I did become an 'astronaut' of sorts - an explorer of learning and technolog...
LiketoBe is a network of professional people and organisations committed to developing the analogue world of careers advice. Using our unique platform and content, LiketoBe connects teachers and students with professionals to provide impartial, real world careers advice. Join our network of professionals, connect to teachers and schools and help LiketoBe create a grassroots approach to career guidance on a global scale.