What credentials do you need for the dream jobs out there? Here are ten ways to discover the credentials you need for the jobs you want, even if you’ve already had a career and are finally admitting that it wasn’t the best choice for you. There’s time to make a change.
想得到你梦想中的工作，你需要哪些资格证书呢？即使你现在是在职，并渐渐发现这项工作并不适合你，以下十个方法也可以为帮你得到理想工作的资格证书。而做出改变需要时间。

1.Start With a Few Lists
从清单开始

The first step in deciding on a degree is to choose the jobs you think you might want. Make a list of the jobs that sound interesting to you, but stay open to the possibilities you didn’t even know existed. For each job, make another list of the questions you have about it. Be sure to include what kind of degree or certificate you’ll need to land those jobs.
首先迈出的第一步应该是弄清楚你想要找什么样的工作。将你感兴趣的工作列出一张清单，但是也要为那些你还不知道的工作留下空间。将你对每份工作的疑问另列一张清单。要确保列出得到这些工作所必须的学位证书。

2.Take Some Assessments
做一些评估

There are talent, skill, and interest tests you can take that will help you identify what you’re good at. Take a few of them. You might be surprised by the results.
你可以通过做智力测试，能力测试以及兴趣测试来找到你擅长的领域。不过你可能会对结果感到不解。

The Strong Interest Inventory is available online now. This test matches your answers with people who answered like you, and tells you which career they chose.
网上有很多很强大的兴趣调查表。与你答案相同的也大有人在，所以测试结果可以让你知道他们的选择。

Most of the online career tests are free, but you have to provide an email address and often a phone number, and you know what that means. You’ll be getting some spam.
网上大部分的测试都是免费的，但是你必须要提供邮件地址，电话号码，你知道公布这些意味着什么了。你会收到垃圾邮件。

3.Volunteer
志愿者

One of the best ways to find the right job is to volunteer. Not every job is conducive to volunteering, but many are, especially in the health field. Call the main switchboard of the business you’re interested in, or stop by, and ask about volunteering. You might discover immediately that you don’t belong there, or you might find a rewarding way to give of yourself that lasts a lifetime.
找到合适工作的最佳途径是当志愿者。虽然不是每个志愿者工作都能从中获益。但是，很多是可以获益的，特别是在健康领域。要么就努力找到你感兴趣的工作，要么就停下来去找找志愿者的工作。做志愿者工作的话，你就会马上发现这份工作适合不适合，也有可能找到持续一生的工作。

4.Be an Apprentice
当学徒

Many industries that require specific technical skills offer apprenticeships. Health care is only one of these. The Career Voyages website describes a health care apprenticeship:
The Registered Apprenticeship model is well suited to many occupations in health care. The model helps participants attain high performance through a cohesive process which links formal instruction in the form of a degree or certification with on-the-job learning (OJL), guided by a mentor. The apprentice goes through a structured program established by the employer that includes incremental wage increases until he or she completes the course of training.
很多对专门的技术有要求的行业都会提供学徒机会。医疗行业是其中之一。在职业生涯的网站上有个关于医疗学徒的描述：注册学徒模式很适合医疗行业的很多职位。该模式提供一位导师指导培训或在职培训，获得相应的正式学位及证书，可让求职者从中学到很多。学徒是完成由雇主建立的组织计划的课程培训后才会加工资的。