This Time Find Employment You Love, Jobs You’ll Excel At

Consider this. Getting laid off from your last job might actually have been a way for you to finally find jobs you love, jobs you’ll excel at. Of course, if you’re staring at a stack of bills that are, just now, taller than your stack of dollar bills, it might feel as if nothing good can come from getting laid off. Look again. Whether you see it now or not, you very well could be standing in front of an open door.

 You Already Know the Jobs that are Perfect for You

Deep inside you know the perfect job for you. Right now you do. What you might not yet know is where to go to find the right job or employment. You also might not yet know what causes you to gravitate towards certain types of jobs. A key to your work passions might be rooted in your personality.  

In the 20^th century a psychologist by the name of C. G. Jung started researching and measuring personality types. His research work led him to conclude that there were 16 personality types. Jung’s work does not take into account birth order, birth date or family background. According to his findings, you are born with or acquire certain personality types which can change over the course of your lifetime as you continue to have different life experiences and find new ways of responding to those experiences.  

Briefly, personality types are comprised of characteristics like: 

• Extraversion (you get your energy from being around others whether you’re at work or at home)
• Introversion (you get recharged when you’re alone)

• Sensing (you’re practical)
• Intuitive (you may be an abstract thinker)

• Thinking (you like to work with facts)
• Feeling (you check in with your gut feelings before making decisions, especially big decisions)

• Judging (you’re task focused and like to have work completed well ahead of deadline)
• Perceiving (you don’t mind multi-tasking; tight deadlines also don’t ruffle you)

Hunt for Top Careers and Quality Employment

According to Jung’s Myers Briggs research work your personality is comprised of four of the eight characteristics, none of the characteristics or personality types being better than another. For example, you might be an ESTJ or you might be an IIFP. You could also have a mix of the eight characteristics and, for example, be an EIFJ. Once you know your personality type, you can identify types of jobs that best fit your personality.  

Consulting agencies, recruiting agencies and learning and development organizations are types of companies in the employment search and job finding industry that refer to Myers Briggs personality types to hunt for top careers for you. Some organizations offer free Myers Briggs personality type tests you can take on the Internet. However, the Myers Briggs Foundation encourages that organizations administering the tests meet with you to conduct a follow-up session, reviewing the results in further detail. 

Other Ways to Find Jobs That Are Right for You

If you’re not keen on Myers Briggs personality tests, there are other ways you can find jobs that are right for you. To start you can: 

• Pay attention to your dreams. If you’re going through a job transition, you may have dreams that drop clues about the next job you’d be better off working. Don’t recall your dreams? Consider placing a spiral notebook, note pad or journal next to your bed. Before you drift off to sleep, tell yourself you’re going to remember your dreams. As you start jotting down notes about your dreams, including how you feel during the dreams, you may very well start recalling more and more dreams you have.
• Meditate about jobs then observe what words pop up in your mind later during the day
• Jot down action steps or characteristics about jobs you’ve previously worked that you absolutely loved. A job with a combination of these top three to five characteristics might be just what you’re looking for.
• Focus on your hobbies. What do you naturally do during your spare time, things you don’t even receive compensation for? Your hobby might be begging to become your full-time job.
• Look through job search ads in newspapers, magazines and at online job boards like CareerBuilder, Monster and Indeed. Note jobs that you naturally find yourself wanting to know more about. Forget reasoning whether or not you feel qualified for the jobs. Just pay attention to jobs that grab your attention. 

Apply for Jobs Each Week You’d Really Love to Work

To reiterate, in order to find jobs that are right for you, stop reasoning, thinking about whether or not you’re qualified for the jobs. You might even want to apply for one job a week that you’d love to work but feel certain you’re not fully qualified for (e.g. you don’t have the college degree the job ad states you need) and watch what happens. You certainly won’t be the first person to land a quality, top paying job who didn’t meet all the “requirements” listed in the job opening ad.  

And why not take the time to apply for the job you “really” want? Instead of focusing on job requirements you think you lack, focus on experience you have that will most certainly complement the job. Focus on your passion for the type of work the job calls for (a passionate worker is a treasure). You may very well receive a request to come in for an interview.  

Stop Telling Yourself You’re Not Qualified for Jobs You Really Want

Remember it’s the employer’s job to tell you whether or not you’re qualified for the job. Leave that to employers; stop telling yourself you’re not qualified for any of the jobs you really want. If you focus on your many positive traits, including your winning personality, you just might surprise yourself. Besides, don’t you think it’s time you spent your days doing what you love so you feel “fully alive” – and — you might have forgotten but the right jobs pay well too, sometimes better than any other job you’ll ever work. 

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Check back in a few days as we’re gonna post more information about ways you can find the right jobs including information on networking for results, places to search for job openings and how your current contacts (e.g. family, friends) might be just the people to cut the time it could take to you to find your next “right” job in half. 

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Sources:

http://www.careerkey.org/asp/career_options/match_personality.html (The Career Key: Match Your Personality with Careers)

http://www.myersbriggs.org (The Myers Briggs Foundation)

http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html (Personality Pathways)