Learn About Pinpointing Your Ideal Job
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Are you satisfied with your day-to-day job? Stress at work can account for a lot of dissatisfaction in your life. Just think for a minute, you spend a good part of your day getting ready for and being at your job. That is something that could take a toll on you over time.
If you genuinely feel stuck, here are 6 great ways to find your ideal career:
Brainstorm on a sheet of paper – Start with a pad of paper and write down at the top what you want in the form of a question. And then next, list as many answers. As an example, you could write “What do I want most in life?” And then stay seated for a half hour to an hour compiling a list of answers to the question . You can do over and over again till you get a satisfactory answer.
Ask 3 close friends – From time to time our friends understand or know us in ways we’re not able to for ourselves. While socializing with a friend or a relative, let them know that you’re in a crossroad in your life or career. Ask them for what they think you’d love to be doing. More often than not they can narrow down the skill sets that you like using over and over and come up with a good suggestion.
Sit down with close coworkers – Not always obvious but your coworkers have a unique view of you. Think about this for a second, people at work know your abilities as a professional. Compile all the answers you get from them and see if there are any common threads you can explore.
Work with a job placement recruiter – Professional men and women have a resume. From time to time you can catch a headhunter during their slow times and meet with them to pick through what you might be good at. I’ve done this at different times in my life and the people seem open to talking with people. After all, if you don’t g et paid, they don’t either. The ideas I get are usually good.
Take a skills assessment evaluation – Let’s get this straight: each professional discipline have its requirement. Easy to illustrate, personal nursing career goals have a different set of skills from a firefighter. There are online sites where these tests are available to you at your convenience. Also keep in mind that, from above, most recruiters and headhunters have this software and don’t mind you taking the test in their office. I’ve taken these tests two times in my life and they usually take an hour or two, but they are thorough. They ask you to answer a series of questions regarding your professional expertise and goals. It’s a good evaluation to receive hints of what you want to do.
Jot down ideas, like in a journal – It’s always good to browse for past observation of what you did right or made you smile. Look out for trends and activities you like as well as don’t like. Also, what you don’t like is just as important as things you don’t like. For example, if you disdain a micromanaging boss, then you’re most likely fitted for an independent field work.
Learning who you are professionally can be puzzling, yet very critical to you. After all, we spend a big portion of our lives earning a living for ourselves and family. Hence, its worthwhile to figure it out.