Career Coaching : How to Identify Your Dream Job
By Ebru Ulufer
A national consumer employment survey conducted by Harris
Interactive reveals 84% of U.S. workers are still searching for
their dream jobs, announced by CareerBuilder, the well known
recruitment and career-advancement website, on January 25, 2007.
"What defines a dream job is surprisingly reminiscent of
childhood wishes for many workers. Workers said they want to
enjoy their work experience, apply their talents and feel like
they're making an impact. Having fun at work was the most
important attribute of a dream job for 39% of workers, which
heavily outweighed the 12% who said salary was most important."
said Richard Castellini, Vice President of Consumer Marketing at
CareerBuilder.
What is your dream
job ?
We have all been born with unique gifts and talents, but most of
us have not been encouraged to find, explore, develop or express
those qualities. Consequently most of us have found ourselves in
jobs which do not allow us express who we really are.
The first step to take in starting to find your dream job involves
identifying your unique strengths, gifts and talents, what you
are passionate about and where you can make a difference.
If you're tired all the time, you don't want to get out of bed
in the morning, you are not interested in what you are doing,
you can't concentrate at work anymore, you might need to
consider a job or career change.
Start by answering the following "self-analysis" questions to
provoke thinking and to begin your journey towards purpose,
fulfillment and meaning.
Find a quiet place where you won't be disturbed. Relax your body
and mind. Take as much time as you need to write down your
answers. Remove all limits and allow yourself to dream about the
career you were born to do.
1. What work would you love to do if you had all the money, time
and resources you needed already, or if all jobs paid the same?
2. What inspires you ? What do you most enjoy about life ?
3. What are your values ? Which values do you want to express
through your work ?
4. What comes natural and easy to you? What do you do without
struggle ?
5. What are your strengths, talents and gifts? What are your
natural abilities? Write them down and spend some time
reflecting on your answer. Then ask your friends and family
members to answer this question for you. What is their
perception of your skills and abilities? What do they think you
are good at? Ask them what they see is a gift that you bring to
the world. Sometimes others can help us see what we may not see.
6. What is missing from your work now ? What was missing from
your previous jobs ? Is there anything you wanted to do, but
have held back for some reason?
Take as much time as you need to evaluate yourself using these
questions until you are satisfied with your answers which will
give you some valuable information about your career direction.
Confucius said, "Find a job you enjoy, and you'll never work a
day in your life."
Don't wait until tomorrow to identify your dream job. Take
action today !
Ebru Ulufer is a professional life coach who specialises in
career coaching. She holds a BA in Political Science &
International Relations and she is a qualified personal
performance coach with The Coaching Academy.
For more information, visit Career Coaching
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