Tony Shavers III • November 10, 2021
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Knowing how to find a job that makes you happy can be a game-changer for young professionals. It can prevent job-hopping and chronic dissatisfaction with a job or career you lack the passion for. Here, you'll find practical steps for pursuing a satisfying career and how an
online life coach can make a difference.
How to Find a Better Job
The
job search and application process
is a job itself. It's time-consuming. You may even find yourself applying for jobs you're not genuinely interested in. You can redirect that time toward evaluating your education, skills, experience, and passion for positioning yourself in a job that's right for you. Those are necessary and fundamental steps, although a lot more groundwork is required for finding a better job.
The list below is a good starting point.
- Focus on developing or improving valuable skills.
- Make a list of at least 3-5 jobs you want.
- Shortlist employers/jobs that fit your skillset.
- Create a resume tailored to match the job posting requirements.
- Add an attention-grabbing cover letter that conveys you're an ideal candidate.
- Market yourself as a problem-solver with the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience.
- Post your resume on reputable job platforms such as LinkedIn.
- Create an online portfolio to showcase samples of your skills and projects.
- Connect with people who have the job you like.
Steps to Find a Career that Makes You Happy
If you're seeking career bliss, not even a better job may provide that inner sense of satisfaction you crave. Whereas a job is a short-term position based on earning money, a career is a long-term endeavor or field of employment. However, you can transfer valuable job skills to a suitable career. A career is a long-term pursuit allowing you to develop your skills in a specific area.
It can provide opportunities and benefits, including:
- Greater job security
- More opportunities for advancement
- Ability to negotiate suitable salary and benefits
- Higher earning potential
- Greater career satisfaction because you're doing what you love
- Opportunities to build a professional network
- Favorable health insurance and retirement benefits
All of these benefits contribute to a career that has meaning, inspires, and motivates. But how do you get there, especially as a young professional now finding your way? Hopefully, these practical steps can help catapult you into your dream career or a new career opportunity.
Decide on one career.
Lacking a sense of direction is like being on a ship without a sail. Some individuals frequently change jobs or professions because they are unsure of what they want to do. Others spend too many years in a career they resent.
The consequences of job resentment
include dissatisfaction, chronic stress, and poor performance.
Pick a career and ask yourself whether it provides your vocational needs. Will it provide the salary, reputation, or connection you want? Or would you have to sacrifice those ideals for a career that brings joy or positively impacts your community? Once you decide, follow the pathway and dedicate yourself to it.
Be passionate about it.
Figuring out where your passion lies will help you cut to the chase and directly pursue a career you'll be happy with. People tend to appreciate their profession when it involves doing things they love or are good at. They also enjoy the benefits, such as fulfillment, motivation, and better health. You're less likely to see them moping around at work, feeling discontent, or saying they "hate" their job.
You may even find your purpose by aligning yourself with a job you are passionate about or are naturally gifted to perform. In his book,
The Power of Uniqueness: How to Become Who You Really Are, author Arthur F. Miller puts it this way:
"When someone does the thing he or she was born to do, there is an instinctive experience of fulfillment."
Check your skills and experience.
Possessing the relevant qualifications, skills, and experience may be the passport to your next career. They represent where your strength lies, and you can leverage them to find a career you love. If you haven't acquired them yet, it's time to go back to school or take an online course. Another option is aligning yourself with a job to
develop the skills and experience for your future career.
Connect with people through networking.
Young professionals use platforms like LinkedIn to
connect with people
who have achieved the career they dream of. Once you add seasoned professionals to your connections, you can get more insights into their career paths. You might be lucky to find professionals who are happy to share their stories, motivate you, provide helpful resources or an employee referral.
Believe in yourself.
Having the required education, skills, experience, passion, and rubbing shoulders with professionals in your field come to naught if you don't believe in yourself. Dig deep to find out what's causing self-doubt? Is it fear of success, fear of failure, fear of rejection? Did someone question your talents and abilities or say you don't have what it takes? Were you turned down for a job because the decision-maker perceived you as too inexperienced or too young? These are all factors that are self-limiting and can prevent you from tasting career success.
Find a Life Coach
Finding a career you love is not an overnight thing. It usually takes time, patience, believing in yourself, and, sometimes, someone to nudge you in the right direction.
That someone can be a professional life coach who will assist in your career and professional development.
I offer life coaching to help aspiring entrepreneurs, professionals, and authors get the clarity they need. As a certified life coach, I deliver personal coaching and easy-to-follow resources that are practical, engaging, effective, and inspiring. I can help you set clear goals, overcome career obstacles, and build the confidence needed to develop a successful career.
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