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“What Job is Right for You”

Locating the job that suits your lifestyle and particular personality isn’t easy.  It’s actually a full time job in itself.  If you want to better understand your needs and increase your chances of succeeding, you need to conduct a personal evaluation. Consider these things: Is this the career you want?  Is there room for growth?  Are the salary and benefits good? Does this fit your personality.

Evaluating a position requires research.  First of all, know what you want. This involves knowing what kind of personality you have and your interests. How would you like to spend your day on a job.  The activities you’d like to get involved in plays a great role in keeping you motivated.  You could make a list of the kinds of people you would like to be working with.  Say, people who like being told what to do or authoritative types; how about loud people or quiet types;  and would you like a place where people love socializing or not?  There are different sizes of companies as well, there are small, medium, large, overseas, local, and regional.

The Internet is a valuable tool that assists online job seekers in looking for a job they could fit in.  Narrow down your choices depending on your needs and wants to get the best possible pool of companies where you can try submitting resumes.

Below are the common job search techniques:

Percentage of
Job hunters               Search Technique                               Effectiveness

66.0%                           Direct application                                        47.71%
50.8                              Referral from friends’ work                       22.1
41.8                               Asking friends from other places            11.9
28.4                               Asking family about their company      19.3    27.3                              Asking relatives about jobs from              7.4
                                               other places                            
45.9                              Newspaper ads                                                23.9
21.0                              Career centers                                                 24.2
12.5                              School organizations/clubs                       21.4
15.3                              Civil Service Exams                                      12.5
10.4                             Referrals from mentors                               12.1
1.6                                Local ads                                                            12.9
6.0                               Coop programs                                               22.2

     (Percentage results obtained from dividing the technique by the   total  number of job hunters who tried to use the method, successful or not.)

Your strengths and weaknesses will help indicate how well you will perform in the work you have chosen and how satisfied you will be.  Your progress dictates your maturity and enthusiasm at work.  Finding the best job for you is a full time job itself.  It requires time and passion to get positive results.  No matter what you choose, it should always be a place where you can identify yourself and remain happy. 

You may also enlist the help of a college job center or career counselor. They often use different types of assessments which help you determine your personality type and which types of jobs would be typical for that personality. This kind of research may yield great dividends in that you may discover things about yourself you didn’t realize. It may also give you good ideas of different types of careers than you had considered.

Contact me, or leave a comment if I can be of help to you. I’ve done this type of counseling in the past.