My Career

When you look at “My Career“, it’s something that is important and personal to you. I have said before only 5% of people actually enjoy their jobs…I find that very sad. So when looking at your new job and next career step a vitally important question to consider is….”What Do I Want To Be Doing In Five Years Time?”

What Is My Career?

Many people will say that you really need to be looking ten or even fifteen years into the future when looking at your career.  Sorry, anything over five years is crystal ball gazing!  I have already talked about the pace of change and the “job for life” being gone.  Who could possibly have forseen that fifteen years ago?  Think about the power that is now in your desk top computer.  Fifteen years ago that sort of power would have taken up the entire computer room of a major corporation!  In the last two years the speed of information transmission has come down to a matter of nanoseconds.  The pace of change is almost bewildering.  Predicting more than five years hence is simply not a reliable science any more.  This also applies to the job market!

So, think in terms of five years.  Ask yourself the following questions.

• What role will you be fulfilling?
• What company will you be working for?
• Imagine a “day in the life”, what will it be like?
• What will your personal life look like?
• Who will your colleagues be?
• What sort of remuneration / package will you be receiving?
• Who will be your partner?
• Where will you be living (what sort of house)?
• Where will you eat dinner?
• What will you have achieved?

Once more capture your thoughts and ideas in the same manner, don’t forget, we are looking to put together a plan for your future, with your continued development in the working environment as the key element.

Finally, question number four.  You were only dealt this one hand, this life of yours is not, repeat, IS NOT a trial run!  This is it, once you’ve lived it, that’s it!  There is no more.  Time slips away ( and then one day you find ten years have gone behind you, no-one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun – Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd).  So make “my career” something that you enjoy!