A career decision must be based on one's interest. A career is something we have to do life long. And if it to be done life long, we must be vary careful in deciding are career. A believe we must identify our interest first. And experiment with to find the best combination of interest and future prospect. This cannot be done by the candidate itself though. A proper guidance by parents and a mentor is required
Take for example driving by with a cake in your hand, then dropping it while going 30 mph. It will not drop directly down, it will gradually go in the direction you were driving while falling. This is true I believe, if I'm interpreting correctly.