Jun 21, 2017
Understanding who you are, the way you work, and your beliefs are all key to finding the right career for you. Core competencies and skills are important, but truly understanding what lights you up, and what you love doing, can propel you into your next career. Career coach Kylie Butler says it can also be helpful to look into your limiting beliefs and what may be holding you back.
Practical Steps to Understanding Yourself
Take the time to ask yourself these personal profiling questions.
- What do I enjoy?
- When am I in ‘flow’?
- What were my unique gifts as a child?
Do personality assessment tests.
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
- DiSC profile assessment.
- Review your CV or resume with someone you respect
- Consider what excuses you have been making around reaching your goals.
But before you leap onto the job boards you should create and develop a success mindset. It can mean the difference in finding the right job for you and finding it quickly.
Key Tools to Help You Mentally Prepare for Success
Take time to get a handle on your thinking. Is your mindset focused on success?
- Visualization — Imagine a situation in which you are successful.
- Affirmations — Daily mantras can help to keep you motivated.
- Meditation — To keep yourself calm and composed.
- Socialize — Hang out with people who inspire and energize you.
Once you have captured a good understanding of who you are, and feel mentally prepared for success, you need to do research about the industry you want to work in, using niche industry websites and LinkedIn.
This Week’s Guest: Kylie Butler
Kylie Butler is a career coach, speaker and the owner of Inspired Careers. Her
company helps people with smart job searching strategies, LinkedIn profiles, and career planning. Before starting Inspired Careers, Kylie worked in leadership positions in human resources for companies in Rome, London, and Dublin.
Kylie has created online programs to help people get themselves ready for a job or a career change, and she has a LinkedIn profile writing site. For free job searching resources sign up with your email at Inspired Careers.
Ben’s Job Search Resource: Virtual Job Shadow
Ben’s resource this week is JobShadow.com. The creator of the site has put together over 500+ interviews from people in different careers. The interviewees talk about the likes and dislikes of their job, their salary, etc., to give job seekers an inside perspective of what it might be like to hold that position. Think of it as a try before you buy option.
Find Your Dream Job Listener Question: Personal & Professional Beliefs
Becky, Ben, Jessica and Mac offer advice to Marissa Noland Lane from Tigard, Ore. Marissa wants to know: “What are the best ways to find where a company and its leadership stand on issues important to me?”
These segments are sponsored by Mac’s new book, Land Your Dream Job Anywhere. The book offers practical, actionable, and proven tools to help you get clear about your career goals, find hidden jobs, and ace your next interview. Get the first chapter of this useful resource free.
These segments are sponsored by Mac’s new book, Land Your Dream Job Anywhere. The book offers practical, actionable, and proven tools to help you get clear about your career goals, find hidden jobs, and ace your next interview. Get the first chapter of this useful resource free.
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Opening and closing music for Find Your Dream Job provided by Freddy Trujillo, www.freddytrujillo.com.