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How To Pick A Fulfilling Career

Job satisfaction is critical. The average working person spends more time on the job than in any other activity. Dissatisfaction with our jobs can adversely affect our personal relationships, physical health, and state of mind. Conversely, job satisfaction often has a positive effect on our health and relationships if balanced with other life activities.

Most of us want an enjoyable career that allows us to use our potential to make a significant contribution. Except for a lucky few, reaching this goal requires a proactive approach on the part of the job seeker. Instead of merely answering want ads and competing with large numbers of people, we can reduce the competition-possibly to zero!-if we create a job that previously did not exist. Ideally, this fulfilling job will match our interests, skills, and natural talents.

How can you create deeply satisfying work which provides a sense of purpose and accomplishment? What follows are six steps that can help you to create a fulfilling career:

  1. Identify the talents and skills you enjoy using. Your ability to make a difference in the service of others will be evident when you do what you love and do best. Analyze past accomplishments to identify skills you enjoy using. What work would you be doing if money were not a concern?
  2. Recognize societal needs that you want to fill or problems you want to solve. Find a problem that others will pay you to solve, resolve, or impact in a positive way. The need or problem you select should be one about which you feel passionate-and one which would benefit from your skills and talents. What needs doing that turns you on?
  3. Determine the types of jobs and companies, or self-employment opportunities, that address the problems or needs you’ve identified. Use public and career libraries to research and identify employers and opportunities. Conduct informational interviews with people-including hiring managers-in the fields of work that interest you.
  4. Ascertain whether you need additional assets to do the type of work you’ve identified. You may need additional education or training to develop the necessary skills and knowledge. Volunteer experience, part-time work, and internships can provide excellent ways to develop new skills.
  5. Develop a verbal or written employment proposal for the companies that interest you. Include descriptions of the job you want to do, your skills, and the benefits you can bring to the company of interest. Show the employer that the value you offer is greater than the cost to employ you.
  6. Use marketing strategies to reach the hiring authorities and present your proposal. Contact hiring authorities by mail or phone. An ideal approach is to present your proposal to employers whom you previously interviewed during your research-gathering phase.

The strategies presented in this article are a creative and proactive approach to obtaining the work you love. The reward for successfully using these strategies is the blessing of discovering and obtaining a fulfilling career-one that makes use of your most enjoyable and best talents.

Your talent, combined with a genuine regard for yourself and others, is a potentially powerful resource for making a significant contribution. Creating fulfilling work for yourself is one of the best ways to enrich your life and others.

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