Harvey Specter is possibly a reason thousands of matriculants flocked to apply to study an LLB law degree. Imagine their horror when they discoverlife as a lawyer isn’t all witty dialogue, intense cases, and sharpdesigner attire.
Television shows like Law and Order, The Good Wife and the more recent The Good Fight portray fantasised careers where the real life jobs are nothing like their TV-interpretation.
It is sentiment highlighted in a Career 24 article “6 real life jobs that are anything like real life.
Instead of the glamour, students should expect to be busy with paperwork and contracts in an office space. The only time a lawyer represents a client in a courtroom is when a case is assigned to the high court, and even those procedures are completely different as to what is seen on television.
Other careers that are misrepresented are car salesman, teachers, journalists, advertisers and IT specialists.
The Department of Higher Educationsaysit is importantthat you have the right information about the careers in whichyou are interested.
This iseven more important if you are planningto go into a field where there is a shortage of skills, it explains.
And part of this right information is making sure you are aware of all the post-school options available to you so that you make the right choice. If not, it could turn out to be an expensive mistake.
A handy resource for checking out what careers are demand is the 2016 Department of Higher Education and Training’s top occupations in demand.
The top 15 artisan skills were announced earlier this year. These are:
- Millwrights
- Toolmakers
- Boilermakers
- Fitters and turners
- Carpenters and joiners
- Welders
- Plumbers
- Motor (petrol) mechanics
- Diesel mechanics
- .Instrument technicians
- Metal fabricators/sheet metalworkers
- Air conditioning and refrigeration technicians
- Auto electricians
- Riggers
For more career advice, get the Khetha post-school guide.
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