Is it time for a Career change?

Is it time for a Career change?

Is it time for a Career change?

But what career is right for you? What should you be doing with your life?

Your experience to date will have given you some idea of what you like and dislike, though if you are considering a change it's probably taught you more about what you don't like.

What people normally do is sit and look at what they can do. Most of the advice would go as follows;

1) Take a blank sheet of paper and a pen.

2) Make a list of your qualifications

3) Make a list of your work experiences

4) Make a list of your strengths

However this is not going to help you.

It's a bit like going into the same room again and again to look for your keys. The chances are that if your car keys weren't in that room the first time you looked, it's unlikely they will be in there the third or fourth time either. It's probably best if you look in another room.

So when you are looking a job change then you should embrace the word "change". After all you are not looking for a "career similar" you are looking at a career change.

And this is where your personality comes into play. Depending on your personality type you could either be quite comfortable with a job change or you could become very anxious.

Many people hold their careers back because of this simple personality trait. Other succeeds beyond their capabilities because they do not.

Knowing your personality and how to manage it so that it works for you and not against, no matter what your personality type, is the trick to not only knowing what career is right for you but also how to make the change?

So here is the important thing to remember when considering a job change. It's all about personality. Your decisions should be based around your personality not your skills. This is is why we have so many unhappy accountants. They picked a career based on a skill they were good at in school; maths.

How many people are in jobs because they happened to like a specific teacher? When you are thinking about what career you should be doing you need to make the decisions with a deep understanding of your personality type and what's right for it.

Do not look to your skills or your qualifications or your previous experience for a true description of your ideal job. You have to ensure it is compatible with your personality type otherwise it will be unsustainable and you will soon become fed up with it.

This may be inconvenient but remember the lost car keys analogy. It may be inconvenient but it is the right thing to do. #

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