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Definition - career
What is a career?
The term "career" has in the past been thought of as a single occupation, working for one employer and possibly with a formal qualification.
However in today's world a career is everything you do in your life, including:
- Paid employment
- Unpaid work (including volunteer work and work experience)
- Learning - this includes all learning throughout your life (formal education, up-skilling, vocational education and training, etc)
- Community activities (including service clubs)
- Family roles
- Interests
- Sport
- Leisure activities
- Social activities.
In all of these activities you learn skills and develop networks that will help you to accept and meet future challenges.
