POndering A POssible Career Change, Here Are What YOu ShOuld COnsider
When Thinking ThrOugh This ImpOrtant DecisiOn: WHAT ARE YOUR NATURAL
TALENTS?
We All Have Natural Talents, Certain Tasks That COme Easy To Us. When
We Use Our Natural Talents, Time MOves Fast And We Tend To Receive
COmliements FOr Our Abilities. KnOwing Where YOur Natural Talents Lie
Is Key To Choosing The Right Career. Of COurse We're Capable Of DOing
Other Things, But ThOse Other Tasks Usually Feel MOre Like WORK. What
Do YOu Always EnjOy DOing, And HOw Can ThOse Skills Be Applied To A
JOb?
#1• WHAT'S YOUR WORK STYLE?
Each Of Us Has A Preferred WOrk Style, Even If We DOn't Realize It.
That Style Can SOmetime COnflict With A Career ChOice. FOr Example, A
Flexible WOrk EnvirOnment Might AllOw YOu To Deliver PrOjects On
VariOus Dates, While A Structured EnvirOnment WOuld Require Specific
Deadlines And Strict Guidelines. What WOrks Better FOr YOu? In Which
EnvirOnment Do YOu Tend To Thrive?
#2• WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO WORK?
What's YOur Preferred work LOcatiOn? Your Preference COuld Vary FrOm A
Small RegiOnal Office To COrpOrate Headquarters To A HOme Office, An
AirpOrt HOtel In Buffalo Or A Beach Suite. HOw Often Do YOu Like To
WOrk Away FrOm HOme? Do YOu Mind Traveling FOr YOur JOb? If Living Out
Of A Suitcase Makes YOu Cringe And YOu Need COnsistency In YOur
WOrkplace, AvOid Careers That Require A LOt Of MOving ArOund.
#3• DO YOU ENJOY SOCIAL INTERACTION?
Do YOu Like WOrking With Others Or As Part Of A TEAM? Are YOu
MOtivated By The Needs Of Others And YOur Ability To PrOvide A
SOlutiOn? This Is Critical Because SOme PeOple Shy Away FrOm That
COnnectiOn And WOuld Rather Deliver Value Behind The Scenes- WithOut
The COmplicatiOns Of InteractiNG With COlleagues And Clients. KnOw
YOur SOcial Needs So YOu Can Choose A Career That Matches Them.
#4• HOW IMPORTANT TO YOU IS WORK-LIFE BALANCE?
Do YOu Value A ShOrt COmmute And A HOme-Cooked Meal Every Night? Do
YOu Live FOr Weekends Out At The SOccer Field Watching YOur Kids Play?
If YOu Need ThOse Creature COmfOrts On A Regular Basis, Pick A Career
That Will Give YOu Time To EnjOy Them. Look FOr JObs With Regular
HOurs And Little Or No Requirements To WOrk Overtime Or On Weekends.
#5• ARE YOU LOOKING TO GIVE BACK?
SOme Careers HAVE A COmpOnent Of Giving Back, Where The Beneficiary Of
YOur Hard WOrk Is NOt A COrpOratiOn's BOttOm Line But Rather A Sick
Child, An Endangered Species Or The Planet's Air Quality. If It's
ImpOrtant To KnOw That YOur Hard WOrk Makes A Difference In The WOrld,
This COuld Be A Significant Driver In YOur Career CHOICE.
#6• ARE YOU COMFORTABLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE?
Certain Careers EncOurage Or Even Require Employees To Have A Public
PersOna. YOu May BecOme KnOwn In YOur LOcal COmmunity. If YOu're A
SpOkespersOn, That RecOgnitiOn COuld Extend To A NatiOnal Level. Or If
YOu Serve As YOur COmpany's Representative At Trade ShOws Or Special
Events, YOu May BecOme KnOwn In That Niche COmmunity. HOw DOes This
Strike YOu- As An OppOrtunity Or An ObligatiOn? If YOu Thrive On
RecOgnitiOn And The Chance To Build A PersOnal Brand While PrOmOting
YOur COmpany's WOrk, Look FOr Careers That AllOw YOu To Stand Out
FRONT.
#7• DO YOU DEAL WELL WITH STRESS?
SOme Of Us Thrive On Big Deadlines, Or Being On The Hook FOr ImpOrtant
PrOjects. We Like Being The Glue That HOlds Everything TOgether. In
This ROle, PeOple Trust YOu And Expect That YOu'll Suck It Up And Deal
Well With The Pressure. Ofcourse, We All Have Different Stress
Thresholds. If YOu Thrive Under The Gun, YOu May Do Well In A
High-Stress Career. But If Stress Makes YOu Want To Run The Other Way,
Look FOr JObs That Are MOre Laid-Back.
#8• HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU WANT TO MAKE?
As YOu Look FOrward In Life, What Are YOur ExpectatiOns FOr MOney? YOu
Might Be Single NOw, But Maybe YOu HOpe To BecOme YOur Future Family's
Breadwinner. Or Maybe YOu're Part Of A Successful Two-IncOme Family
And Need To Decide Whether YOu're COmfOrtable Living On Less Or
COmprOmising On Other Career Aspects, Like WOrk-Life Balance, To Earn
A Better IncOme. If MOney Is The Reward YOu Seek, There Are Careers To
Match.
If Choosing A Career Feels Like Too Much Pressure, Here's AnOther
OptiOn: Pick A Path That Feels Right Today By Making The Best DecisiOn
YOu Can, And KnOw That YOu Can Change YOur Mind In The Future. In
TOday's WOrkPLACE, Choosing A Career DOesn't Necessarily Mean YOu Have
To Stick With That Line Of WOrk FOr YOur Entire Life. Make A Smart
DecisiOn, And Plan To Re-Evaluate DOwn The Line Based On YOur
LOng-Term Objectives.
RecOgnize That YOu'll Change As Time ROlls On. YOur Needs FOr MOney,
FreedOm, Balance, And RecOgnitiOn Will Change With YOu. But FOr NOw,
Think ThrOugh Each Of These Ideas, And YOu'll Be Well On YOur Way To
Choosing A Career That's Best FOr YOu.
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