BENGALURU: Sessions of counselling where your parents encourage and inspire you to be a top notch journalist or successful MBA might bore you. But have you ever asked them what used to be there target professions?

Well, the idea of motivating the young genaration to opt for the best professions is pretty old. Your grand parents had done this to your parents and may be, you will carry on to the next.

To get a break from this everyday career counselling, just ask your parents once what used to be there aim in life in the then days. The answers you will get will interest you as those professions might not be a part of your dream job.

With MarketWatch, here are top five professions that was first choice in case of our previous genarations but have lost its glam over time.

Lawyer

Have you ever thought about wearing the black cloak early in the morning and having several brainstorming sessions with baristers and judges? Some consider this job to be monotonous yelling, where the end result is uncertain. But at a point of time a lawyer in the family was an achievement for that genaration. Prestige, dignity and good money were perks that used to make this one of the top choices. Its not that, the new generation is not successful in courts and civil issues. But the number has lessened.

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