Job Search: How to Search for Your Perfect Career?

You are a combination of talents and personalities and the trick is to determine which traits to use to achieve your long-term career satisfaction. As an employee you are responsible for creating your own perfect career. Not your company; their job is to pay you, and support you in your career.

1. Knowing yourself is a must. Before beginning your career search, you must first learn what your BIGGEST career strengths are, and what your GREATEST weaknesses are. Do not begin by chasing what you believe you are. Use psychology tests. Today these tests are finely-tuned to find the full range of your strengths and weaknesses. Use the results as the foundation for your career search.

2.Ask for help. Universities and schools give these tests. Or your company might give you these tests, if you ask. They usually offer them at some level of management. To take them, explain you want to find your strengths and weakness to chart your careers through their company. If they don’t, they might pay for them privately. Why?

3.Asking shows: you have ambition and motivation. These are traits company’s value. It might also focus its eye you as a possible up and come.

4.Use the results: Ask your tester for a written copy. Also ask for a verbal summary of what careers he or she believes you fit into, and those you do not. Refer to it frequently to keep on track.

5.Give a copy to Human Resources. Let them know what talents you have for when promotions come up.

6.Talk to close friends, older executives, mentors, who know you best. Tell you are taking a strength and weakness interview of yourself to best determine the perfect career you should follow. Ask them to give you their “HONEST” opinion of the skills and personality traits which are your strongest and weakest. Match them with the above. See how they fit. But do not deviate from the path above. There is a reason:

Sharon Alexander

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