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Top 6 Tips - Finding your ideal career (Part 2)

  

Previously, we began sharing our tips on Finding Your Ideal Career with a look at what you enjoy doing then an imaginative look at creating your own "Personal Job Advertisement" before taking a career choice quiz. Now it's time to conclude by choosing the right career and finding the courage to just "go for it"!

If you didn't catch part 1 of the article you can read it here:

http://www.jobs.co.uk/article/top-6-tips---finding-your-ideal-career-%28part-1%29-49.htm

 

Develop your skill, experience and qualifications

When identifying your dream job or suitable career, you may have a realisation you need more experience or new skills in order to succeed and build a career in the field. Rather than attempting to gain new skills, first see how you could improve the ones you already have! Evening classes are available in order to build on your qualifications, as well as a wide range of courses that can be taken for specific roles. If experience is where you're lacking, volunteer work or apprenticeships are great ways to gain experience as well as meet influential people in your career field.

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/courses/Pages/default.aspx

 

Carefully consider for your current and desired future positions

Knowing your options when looking for a new career is of high importance. You will already know some of the jobs available to you with your current levels of experience and qualifications - now research others. In addition to this, decide your flexibility for learning new skills and gaining experience. If you're income is critical to your household, opting for a career that will require beginning with a low-income trainee role or internship or returning to full-time education may not be practical but don't make assumptions without investigating it first. This guide for choosing a career is thought-provoking, looking at the practicalities of career-changing.

http://www.wikihow.com/Choose-the-Right-Career

 

Go for it!!

 

Nobody said that making a career choice or transition would be easy, but it has been said that the risks we regret are the ones we didn't take. With the decision between reaching for your dreams or living with the constant 'what ifs' in the palm of your hand, the more daring, yet more rewarding option is a clear winner, right? The following article offers advice on how to gain the courage to go for your dream career, with acknowledgement that others may try to rain on your parade, and how to overcome these obstacles. It's important to remember the only person who needs to be pleased and content with your career choice and decisions is yourself. Those claiming the money is in finance when you wish to work with animals can work as an accountant themselves! Make yourself happy. 

http://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-finally-find-the-courage-to-pursue-your-dream

 

After following these tips and the advice in the accompanying articles you should have a much clearer idea of your ideal career and the steps you need to take in order to put yourself in the best possible position to approach it. Now Go Get That Job!

Having the right job isn't a matter of life and death...

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Often quoted (and mis-quoted), the legendary former Liverpool FC boss Bill Shankly's most famous quote actually goes like this: "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it's much, much more important than that!"

Football was Shankly's hobby, his main interest. It was his passion and in many ways it was his whole life. It was also his job. He took his job home with him and shared it enthusiastically with his family, almost constantly, and as a result they lived it all with him.

Few of us would be fortunate enough to claim our job allows us to fulfil as many of life's dreams or goals as his did, however, most of us would agree that being in the wrong job - one which holds very personal interest for us - can have a massive impact on our lives - and in turn, those of the people around us.

When we spend so much of our time at work (on average 35% of our waking hours), why do so many of us continue treading the mill when we know we can't avoid bringing it home with us?

It's probably a combination of factors including: we don't think we are qualified enough to secure a job we'd enjoy more...? we are trapped in a job which pays well and we can't take the financial risk...? we don't think we have the energy to start from the bottom and work our way back up again... ? through the hustle and bustle of a busy life we have simply lost sight of our initial dreams and goals...?

Almost every reason that exists could also be labelled an excuse - undoubtedly, we can't all jump off the corporate ladder and expect our families to fend for themselves while we pursue our childhood dreams - but the truth is, it's never too late to seek the perceived happiness of a career in a field you have more genuine interest in... maybe you just need to find out if the impossible dream really is out of your reach before giving up on it completely...?

It's so simple - brainstorm what you really want to do and what you would get out of it. Then work out if it's realistic for you to take a shot at it. You can either set about pursuing the dream starting now - or re-affirm that you will make the most of what you have now...

As Shanks also said "If you can't make decisions in life, you're a b****y menace. You'd be better becoming an MP!"

We can't all become MP's so let's make our minds up right now.. start here with Jobs.co.uk

Reached a Dead End?

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Are you new to the job market? Have you reached a dead end in your current career? Or have you had a sudden realisation that the career you chose your younger years isn't really you? Whatever your reasons for jobseeking, the toughest part is working out where to begin. Before you can begin searching for a long term, potentially satisfying career path, you must first discover which careers will interest you and challenge you whilst being a good match for your abilities. These five top tips for finding your ideal career will help you on your journey - by ensuring you pursue the most suitable jobs opportunities.

Know what you enjoy! Knowing exactly what interests and motivates you in your recreational time is a crucial step in finding the right career. Whether your learn that the endless fashion knowledge you gained from spending every Monday night reading Vogue sparks journalism aspirations, or that kitchen redecoration last summer demonstrated you would now love to be a decorator... The link below will help you narrow down your options through the discovery of patterns within your answers. http://www.forbes.com/sites/dailymuse/2013/11/01/9-questions-thatll-help-you-find-your-dream-career/

Create your "Personal Job Advertisement"
Imagine that job sites and newspapers didn't advertise jobs, but jobseekers instead. The ingenious idea to create an advertisement of "you" forces you to summarise your qualities, interests and requirements from a job into half a page of writing, giving sometimes eye-opening results. After writing your advertisement send it to 10 friends in different career fields asking each to suggest three different job titles for you, leaving you with a list of around 30 possible careers, some of which you may have never considered previously. Research any of the careers that interest you, you may be surprised by how many new doors open! http://careers.theguardian.com/careers-blog/find-your-ideal-career

Take the "Career Choice Quiz" Taking a quiz to discover your most suitable career is one of the most common methods used on the internet, but finding a reliable and accurate quiz is often harder than you may at first imagine. This quiz consists of 68 questions to test four 'pairs of preferences.' At the end of the quiz you receive a four letter code based on which of the pairs you matched a higher percentage to, and each code has a suggested career type. For example the code ENFP is 'The Journalist' with their skills being included as 'advertising, acting, sales and politics' - go get your code.... http://www.careertest.net/

Look out for Part 2 in the next few days where we will share the other 3 Top Tips