Hi, my name is Karl and I am a jobhunter. I've been using myself as a case study. And I really believe in the process now.
The first step is a self-assessment.
What am I passionate about? If I wrote seven stories about things I enjoyed doing in my lifetime so far: with friends and family, with co-workers, on my own, at school, etc. what patterns would I see.
For me it has always been about helping people get to their inner truth and then expressing that in their thoughts, speech and actions. And since we spend the most time at work, I want for others to be happy at work, and help organizations I believe in succeed. I've always been deeply affected by those who are outsiders: so orientation programs that help newbies join groups are important to me. Corporations call that "onboarding." Etc. You get the idea. My stories also point to training (helping groups get better at something that's human relationship oriented like "managing up" or "delegating.") And they definitely point to helping someone or a group of people find their true calling so their day to day work aligns with their passions (I call that "group coaching.")
So do your own stories. And sift them for the core concepts that have been important to you in your life, and look at the impact it has on others. Then share that with someone you trust and who has your best interests at heart. See what they say.
Use the ideas from those stories to draft your ideal job description. What are you doing day to day? What impact does it have on the organization where you're working in this ideal job? How do you feel after a day of work at this ideal job? Think about the geography: where is this gig? Who are you working with? Are you primarily working alone, or are you mostly working collaboratively with others? Is it a flat organization that's dynamic and sometimes chaotic? Is it a start-up? Or are there established guidelines that have been carefully tested that give you a feeling of safety and security? What's the dress code? You get the picture. Formulate this in your mind first.
Then we can move forward. If that seems daunting to you to do solo (and it is for most of us) get someone to be your buddy in this process. It's worthwhile. It can take time; no rush. And it certainly evolves over our lifetime to plan to look at this again in a couple years at least.
Cheers.
The first step is a self-assessment.
What am I passionate about? If I wrote seven stories about things I enjoyed doing in my lifetime so far: with friends and family, with co-workers, on my own, at school, etc. what patterns would I see.
For me it has always been about helping people get to their inner truth and then expressing that in their thoughts, speech and actions. And since we spend the most time at work, I want for others to be happy at work, and help organizations I believe in succeed. I've always been deeply affected by those who are outsiders: so orientation programs that help newbies join groups are important to me. Corporations call that "onboarding." Etc. You get the idea. My stories also point to training (helping groups get better at something that's human relationship oriented like "managing up" or "delegating.") And they definitely point to helping someone or a group of people find their true calling so their day to day work aligns with their passions (I call that "group coaching.")
So do your own stories. And sift them for the core concepts that have been important to you in your life, and look at the impact it has on others. Then share that with someone you trust and who has your best interests at heart. See what they say.
Use the ideas from those stories to draft your ideal job description. What are you doing day to day? What impact does it have on the organization where you're working in this ideal job? How do you feel after a day of work at this ideal job? Think about the geography: where is this gig? Who are you working with? Are you primarily working alone, or are you mostly working collaboratively with others? Is it a flat organization that's dynamic and sometimes chaotic? Is it a start-up? Or are there established guidelines that have been carefully tested that give you a feeling of safety and security? What's the dress code? You get the picture. Formulate this in your mind first.
Then we can move forward. If that seems daunting to you to do solo (and it is for most of us) get someone to be your buddy in this process. It's worthwhile. It can take time; no rush. And it certainly evolves over our lifetime to plan to look at this again in a couple years at least.
Cheers.
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