Planning your future career is a tough job

Gearing up for the workforce is a bittersweet sensation for any young adult. After years of academic hothousing and competing for a coveted degree, picking from the current smorgasbord of opportunities comes with some sense of grief.Okay, so you have fantastic grades which qualify you for an entry-level position - just slightly above that of an intern, but still at the bottom of the corporate food chain - but it seems the battle has only begun. What awaits us is a matter of clocking overtime, spending weekends in the office to prove our commitment, in a job that we picked not because we were driven by passion, but because it made practical, financial sense... AsiaOne