The five Ps to consider when making career choices after school

Top view of a woman sitting on the floor and using a laptop to search for a job. [Getty Images]

Over 800,000 candidates who sat for last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam walked out of the exam rooms heads held high, beaming with excitement and ambition as they step into what they believe will be a bright future. Well, the prospects of that future will be determined, largely, by one question: What career path to take? 

While some may have already had the advantage of receiving career guidance, a possible majority of others will face that question much later. Ideally, that process should begin in the early years of post-primary education, but it is never too late to identify a career that one is suited for. 

There are as many careers to choose from as there are the disciplines available in tertiary institutions. Individual preferences are even more varied. So how does one go about identifying and choosing how they will spend the rest- or most of- their active adult life?