From a very early age we are forced in to thinking about what sort of job we would like to have. At the ages of 14 you are expected to choose your GCSE subjects and this can have an impact on choices you need to make later on such as A Levels, apprenticeships and College. If you have not got the right GCSE’s to do a certain A Level, you may find that you have to take that first before you can progress.

Once you have done your GCSE’s you may decide you want to go to university so will need to look at what A Levels are required for the course you are considering. If once you have completed you’re a Levels, you  are not accepted on to your chosen course you may need to rethink your career path.

It may be that you decide to leave school after your GCSE’s and go straight in to work. If you then have a number of jobs over a short space of time, you may find that further on down the line, when you come to apply for other jobs this may be questions and you may need to explain why you did not stick at the jobs you were in.

So yes, early career choices can have an effect on your later working life but that doesn’t mean that you cannot change your career path if you need to years down the line.