Finding a better job

A career has never been a complex affair as it is today.  No wonder people across all lines and seniority move from one position to another. If you happen to be from this class, you are bound to encounter many probable bifurcations and trifurcations in your career highway. And at every such pause, you will require a fresh route chart to guide you.

Statistics indicate that the time period required to find a suitable opening at a relatively senior level is about eight to ten months. You may be seeking a change alright, but this period is highly valuable and could go waste if you inadvertently go off-the-mark. If you are aware of your strong-points and your priorities in life, you will be able to infuse precision and intelligibility in your job hunt. The need to be resilient and ingenious for doing well needs no emphasis. A refined comprehension of your expertise and individual qualities will help you in this regard.

The maiden action that you ought to take is a career check. You may have been in more than one job; you should catalogue all aspects that you were keen on or abhorred for each one of them. Keeping these at the backdrop of your mind, what are the principles and benchmarks that you are unwilling to compromise now? You would have formed a good estimation of some organizations; putting them on record would definitely help you to reduce the range of your job hunt. The understanding of the charter that you wish to shoulder; the workplace environment that you like to be in and the time that you would like to have for leisure, to name important considerations should be unambiguous to you. The foregoing will render every job a positive one and contribute to your unbeaten career.  

It is essential that you identify with various impelling factors that prompted you to exercise job choices in the past and what inspires you presently. All career choices are guided by four basic premises; you should introspect and find out the one that is most pertinent to you. These premises are:

·   Gatherers:  They are inquisitive and are prone to experiment with things. After opting for a skill, they acquire it to the maximum possible extent and then move to a setup where it can be made use of best and in a novel manner. Individuals of this category should look for establishments where they can be transferred from one branch to another and have ample scope for training, tours and fresh assignments.

·   Enterprisers:  This category of people is innovative and venturesome by nature; and characteristically changes playing fields off and on. If you are the ground-breaking and daring type, you will acquit yourself well in a newly established organization or one that is avant-garde. You may even fit well in functions that call for embarking on something without preparation or initiating a fresh idea.

·   Challengers:  These people are bent on acquiring newer responsibilities and greater power. That is why they move from one company to another and even switch careers for pecuniary gains and high-sounding designations.  There is nothing wrong in chasing career progress; however, the other side of the picture is that a seasoned leader has great experience to his credit. If you are inspired by vertical growth, you should make your purpose and true potential known to prospective hirers.  

·   Specialists:  They normally do not move out of a job and company; and display an earnestness to expand their understanding and proficiency. A burning desire to be regarded as an authority on a specific subject can be found in them. If you harbour an ambition like them, you should look at becoming a professional coach or an author in the field of your specialty.

As you move about trying to find a better job, you should remain at the wheels and not lose sight of your inclinations. And wholesome examination of your own conscious thoughts and feelings can be the beginning of realizing your ambition. The key to happiness lies in doing what one wants to do. Remember that opportunity soars with those who give wings to their passions and are ready to take off.