Secrets To Searching For The Career You Really Wanted
The allure of a career you will love is sometimes hard to resist, but old habits die hard. For example, if you have always wanted to be a computer engineer, searching "computer engineer" in Google might lead you down the path toward an IT job before you’re even aware that’s what your search is intended for. If it does, great! But if not, there are other ways to find your new dream career with little effort on your part.
In my own experience, following the methods I’ll outline below in a persistently single-minded way has led me to find the career that I most enjoy and am best paid for. So, without further ado, here are 5 secrets to finding your dream career.
#1: Assume Experiences Matter Most
In your search for the right career, you’ll need to make discoveries about how certain occupations suit you than others as well as how they relate to each other. For example, if you want a job that involves managing people and making decisions then a career as a manager or executive could be great for you. However, if you want to be in a job where the most important things are your specific talents and interests then a career as an artist or scientist could suit you better.
#2: Decide What Makes You Most Happy
In order to find the right career for you, it is important that you know what activities in which you’re best suited. If your passion is helping other people then a job where you can do a lot of this will suit your needs perfectly. On the other hand, if your favorite thing is making something of your own, then a job that involves working with others will fit out perfectly. Think about how activities in which you excel and those that challenge yourself can be integrated into one career.
#3: Make a List of Your Favorite Things
Making a list of your favorite things can help you to think about what matters most to you and how fulfill those needs in a career. For example, one of my favorite things is working on electronics projects. This led me to a career in the IT field as a computer repair technician and repair parts salesperson. Similarly, another one of my favorites is cooking delicious meals for people, which also led me to an occupational path with IT in it as well as food preparation jobs.
#4: Watch out for Jobs that sound like Hobbies
As you think about where you want to be in the future and what sort of job would fit with that idea, it is important to make sure that no jobs will follow on too easily. For example, having a hobby cooking is one thing, but if this becomes your career then there might be too many cooks in the kitchen as it were. This also applies to hobbies such as painting, gardening or woodworking. If these become careers then there could be too much versatility in the given roles which can make them hard to fill with talented people.
#5: Don’t Limit Yourself to the Normal Flow of Things
Following in the footsteps of other people will not lead you to the right career. Most people tend to do this, but unless you are incredibly unusual this can lead you toward a job or a role in which your skills are not relevant. For example, if everyone is moving from living at home with parents and getting married young then you may have missed out on getting a fulfilling career as there are more opportunities for those actions than for non-traditional ones. Or perhaps there is a gap between certain technical jobs and jobs which match your interests and talents, such as IT or graphic design jobs. For example, if graphic designers are creative and interested in science then they might be interested in jobs in IT as they can benefit from both.
#6: Learn to Craft Your Career Path
You should also be aware that your career path is not set in stone. That is, despite how you are feeling when you start out on your journey, you do not need to stay aligned with the direction you start out in forever. Although it will probably make sense to follow certain classes of career throughout your life, it can be good to break free of these and try new things if the right circumstances come along for you later on. For example, one of my first jobs was working as a computer repair technician so soon after graduating from college. This was a nice way of paying off student loans and starting my career in spite of the fact that I had been interested in art and writing most of my life. However, at some point I decided to try something new and so far I’ve never looked back!
These secrets are not hard to find out or even put into practice. For example, you can use Google’s keyword search to explore occupations through the lens of your own interests and talents when you want to find new opportunities for yourself.
So, how on earth did you find your dream job? Do you agree or disagree with any of these secrets? Or do you have other ideas about how to find the right career? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Conclusion
Once you have found an occupation which seems to fit and feel right for you, it is important that you commit to the job. If you have just started a career and don’t find it working out, then try again some time later on in the future. Do this until you have found the right occupation for yourself.