Top ten tips for finding a job you’ll love!

Top ten tips for finding a job you’ll love!

 

Have you ever thought about how much time you spend for work? It’s a huge amount of your week including the time you spend thinking about work, planning for work and travelling to work.

People are somehow forced into accepting and normalizing the fact where their jobs are only to clear bills. At a certain point of our life, we would need something more than financial reasons to be motivated to reach our absolute potential.

In this week’s article, we have gathered a few tips to help identify what makes you tick!

1. Pinpoint your strengths

A great place to start is by looking at what you’re good at. Whether it be baking or biophysics. Could you make a career out of a passion you’ve not yet explored?

 

2. Look beyond the salary

We are not suggesting you live your life as a volunteer (unless you can afford to) but money isn’t always the key to happiness. Sometimes it’s about fulfilment.

 

3. Remember what you loved as a child

Our passions manifest themselves in childhood; then life gets in the way. Were you a keen writer, an animal lover or great with the elderly? Revisit that time.

 

4. Ask your nearest and dearest

It’s not always easy to be objective about such a close subject, so ask the people around you what they think puts a spring in your step.

 

5. Look to your professional heroes

Who are the people that inspire you and why are they so great? How could you emulate their approach to life and business in your career?

 

6. Tune into your passions

You might have a hobby that gives you untold enjoyment, but it could be your key to a new career – from piano playing (teaching) to throwing parties (event planning)

 

7. Think about what you hate

One of the most important factors in finding a job you love is eliminating the things you don’t enjoy doing – whether that’s data, working in the city or micro-management. But remember, even your dream job might entail some less enjoyable duties.

 

8. Start saving

If you must retrain or start from scratch, life will be a lot easier with some savings behind you. So even if you’re not yet sure what you want to do, start putting away those pennies.

 

9. Use social media

Visit forums, read blogs, connect with people who share your interests and you’ll be amazed at how much inspiration is out there. You could even find your next career opportunity.

 

10.Consult a career counsellor

Sometimes you need to just sit down with someone who knows about the different avenues out there and what it takes to get there. They could even suggest jobs you might have never heard of based on your strengths and interests.

 

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