Career Change Strategy for the New Year

Statistics from most recent job satisfaction surveys are coming in:
66% of working adults in a poll of 5000 say they’ll be considering a job change this year.
Over 50% of those people say they want that next job to provide balance and satisfaction in their lives vs. just more money.
6% can honestly say they “love” their jobs, while over 50% say they really “hate” their jobs.
Average job tenure these days is just 2 years.

A little disparity out there in the workplace, I’d say. So what does one do if they find themselves unhappy, unfulfilled, and stressed out with their current career? Below is a suggested strategy for making a career change. Please feel free to pass this along to whomever you know needing this advice so they can get started now.

1. Take stock – what are your strengths and accomplishments and experience to date?
2. Do some introspective work – identify your values, motivators, passions.
3. What would you really like to do? (identifying what you don’t want is a good start)
4. Define what your desired work environment looks like – its appearance, culture, pace, location 5. Temper the above with a dose of reality – what will it take, what will it cost, and with minor change, would my current job be a fit?
6. Revive and build your Network
7. Review your resume – does it accurately and positively reflect your experience and will it get you an interview?
8. Make a plan with action steps and target dates
9. Start the job search process

As with any major change, this takes commitment and time. The satisfaction, fulfillment and knowing you’re doing the work you love far outweigh any inconvenience. It can be done!

Here’s one more thing:
Please make note of my upcoming “New Year…New Career” workshop on January 27th in Vista, CA where these very things will be discussed. Contact me for more information. LousbergUnlimited@cox.net
and visit my website at
www.LousbergUnlimited.com