6 Different Ways To Identify Your Ideal Job.

Do you know that feeling of being stuck in your career? Employee anxiety and burn out can lead to a lot of dissatisfaction with your job. After all, you spend at your job some 8 hours a day or more which is 1/3 of your day if you don’t count sleep. That is a very long time to be dissatisfied.

If you feel stuck, here are 6 ideas which can help you to get the ideal job:

1. Brainstorm on a piece of paper – I’ve mentioned this before and it is a strategy I use every time. Get a piece of paper and write down at the top your goal in question form. Then, list out 10 answers to that question. Try to spend at least a half hour to an hour to come up with answers to that question. The key to this exercise is finding 10 answers – do not quit till you have 10 answers. You can repeat every day until you find the answer that you are looking for.

2. Ask 3 close people – Often our family and friends know us better than ourselves. During a meeting with one of your friends, mention that you are at a crossroads in your job. Ask what they think you would enjoy doing. You might be amazed at how easily they can point out your strengths and abilities and direct you to a perfect job area.

3. Ask your work colleagues – such as your friends in the above example, co-workers are likely to see you in a way you don’t see yourself. As a matter of fact, they probably know your strengths and disadvantages in the work environment the best. Compile all the answers you get from them to see if there are any common threads you can explore.

4. Call a job search professional – If you’re lacking in your job, it is likely you’ve got a resume. You might be able to catch a recruitment consultant during their slow times and discuss with them what you could possibly be good at. I’ve tried this at different times in my life and the consultants are open to offering help and advice. The ideas I get are mostly good.

5. Take a job review test – There are several online sites you can take one of these tests for a fee. However using my job search consultant tip above, many job advisors have this computer program and don’t mind you taking the test in their office. I’ve taken these once before and they normally take an hour or two, but they are thorough. You need to answer a series of questions about what you’re good at, what you like to do, the things you prefer doing over the one you don’t. If you take one, you may see a new interesting areas to explore in your life.

6. Keep a journal – Do you have a journal? If you do, read through, looking for common threads in your writing. Keep your eyes peeled for trends and activities you like as well as don’t like. As a matter of fact, acknowledging what you don’t like and what frustrates you is almost as important as finding what you do like. For example, in case you can’t stand an overwhelming boss, you’d probably like a self-directed job. If you hate nosy co-workers you would probably prefer a job with your own office.

Discovering the type of job that you really want for yourself is the most important choice you need to make. We spend 1/3 or even more of our lives at our job. So identifying the right job is crucial to keeping that 1/3 of our lives enjoyable and productive.
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