Know yourself well enough to identify what you would be good at and what work will energize you. I would not do well in any job that asks for the same task to be done over and over, day in, day out. I would not do well as a compliance officer. It also proves to me that I would be a horrible accountant. That makes me an ideal candidate for a field like marketing, sales, customer relations, and the like. Where I am best, and where I best excel, is when I have new tasks thrown at me nearly every day. Have you done an honest assessment of how you are wired? Have you taken a personality test to understand where you gain more energy, and what jobs take energy away from you? For instance, I can do detail-oriented work, and I can do routine over and over… but it drains me. I’m becoming more and more convinced that the single biggest key to career success and fulfillment is knowing yourself. It’s about knowing what kind of work gives you energy. Knowing where you can succeed isn’t just about talent. 1.Is this job something I’m good at and enjoy?Īfter interviewing over 30,000 top candidates, our team is learning that no matter how high the compensation and how many cool benefits are offered, if people are in a job they don’t feel they can succeed in, they will be unhappy.
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