Learn how to avoid desperation in your job search and make intentional career decisions. Hear Cheri's journey from a miserable job to finding her ideal career. Discover strategies for recognizing negative job impacts and tips for finding fulfilling roles.
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Quick takeaways
Recognize when a job negatively impacts life, consider a career change for personal well-being.
Seek alignment with personal goals to find a fulfilling role that adds value to life.
Deep dives
Recognizing the Impact of a Job on Personal Life
When a job starts affecting other aspects of life negatively, like family relationships and self-worth, it becomes crucial to consider a career change to prevent further harm. Desperation to escape a current unsuitable situation often leads to jumping into new roles, which may not bring improvement. Seeking alignment with personal goals is essential to finding a fulfilling role that adds value to life.
Challenges of Finding the Right Fit After Relocation
After relocating and transitioning to a new job role, challenges emerged for Sherry Tom, a software product analyst. Feeling lost and unsuited for her new role, Sherry sought help and guidance to navigate her career transition journey effectively. Working on identifying her ideal career profile and strengths proved instrumental in clarifying her career direction.
Negotiating a Career Change
Entering the negotiation process for a new job offer, Sherry faced initial discomfort and uncertainty. By meticulously preparing with salary expectations and utilizing negotiation strategies, like requesting time to consider the offer, Sherry navigated through the negotiation process successfully. Staying firm on her requirements while considering the bigger career picture led to a mutually agreeable outcome.
Achieving Career Clarity and Growth
Through intentional career planning and self-discovery, Sherry found clarity in her career path, leading to incremental growth and professional satisfaction. Embracing challenges in her new role as a product owner, Sherry focuses on continuous learning and development, leveraging her strengths to support her team effectively. The journey of intentional career change enabled Sherry to create a fulfilling and impactful career path.
When your job begins negatively affecting other aspects of your life—your family, your health, your self-worth—those are usually red flags signaling you to make a career change. But then comes a huge dilemma we see all the time — in desperation to escape your current situation, you jump into a new role that's just as bad as the one before.
So, how do you avoid desperation in your job search and find a new role that adds to your life instead of draining it?
That's where Cheri found herself. You’ll hear how she went from trying to get out of a job that was making her miserable, to being so sure about what she wanted as the next step of her career that she turned down roles that seemed great but didn’t align with her ideal career… until she found it!
What you’ll learn
How to recognize when a job is negatively impacting your life.
Strategies for making thoughtful and intentional career decisions.
Tips for avoiding desperation in your job search.
*Don’t miss - Cheri and Scott discussing how to find organizations that you actually want to work for in episode 570.