Are you satisfied with your career? Employee stress and burn out can cause unhappiness. Just think for a minute, you spend a good part of your day getting ready for and being at your job. In my opinion, that’s something that could take a toll on you over time.
If you genuinely feel you’re trapped at your current job, here are great tips to find a new one:
Write on a sheet of paper – Take a pad of paper and write down at the top your objective in the form of a question. After that, list as many answers. For example, you may choose to writing “What should I be doing with my time and life?” And then spend the next 30 minutes coming up with answers to that question . The key to this exercise is coming up with 20 answers – don’t quit until you have 20 answers. You can easily do over and over again till you get a satisfactory answer.
Talk to people who know you – Quite often our friends and relatives know us as compared to ourselves. When hanging out with a close friend, mention you are at a crossroads in your life and career. Ask their advice on what they think you enjoy doing. There’s a good chance that they can zero in to what gives you pleasure and suggest a direction.
Talk to people at work – Much like your friends in the example above, people you work with see you in a different light. In fact, they have seen what you’re good at in a professional sense. 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 – If you are searching in your career, it’s likely you have resumes handy. Sometimes you’ll be able to catch up with a recruiter during downtimes and meet with them to pick through what you might be good at. These have happened to me before and some, not all, have been open to talk. After all, if you don’t g et paid, they don’t either. The ideas I get are useful.
Take a skills assessment exam – Let’s get this straight: to succeed in a profession, you’ll need to go through its own training and/or education process. For example, benefits of nursing career have a different training process from a video game designer. There are several sites on the Internet that these tests are available to you at your convenience. From the previous tip, many headhunters have this software and will most likely let you complete the test in their facility. These tests tend to be thorough requiring you to answer a series of questions regarding your professional expertise and goals. If you take one, you will likely get an objective point of view of your goals.
Jot down ideas, like in a journal – It’s always good to browse for what you liked doing or what made your day. Keep your eyes peeled for common themes. Keep in mind that finding things you don’t like is just as important as things you don’t like. As an example, if you hate an overwhelming boss, you’d probably like a self-directed position.
Understanding your career goals might be distressing at times, but you can get help. We spend 1/3 or more of our lives at work. Hence, its worthwhile to figure it out.
