CAREER PERSPECTIVE You Should Embrace in 2016
Click icon to add picture A person’s career perspective is how he or she views their long-term career goals.
Click icon to add picture The perspective includes concepts such as which type of job is most suitable for a person…
Click icon to add picture …the path he or she should take in order to excel and how long they should expect to keep the job.
Click icon to add picture The following are some ideas that should be embraced when setting out on your career search in 2016.
ACCEPT THAT EMPLOYMENT
MAY CHANGE
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There used to be a time when people could select a career and expect to stay on that same job for the duration of their lives.
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Economic factors and changes in lifestyle and company culture make that objective almost impossible nowadays.
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The modern employee or career holder should expect to change occupations at least once during the course of his or her life.
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Such may occur more than two times in a location where turnover is high and the overall age and maturity level of executives is low.
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Workers should not be discouraged, however, because long-lasting careers are still out there to be found.
SEEK JOBS THAT MATCH YOUR PERSONALITY
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A person who seeks to spend a lifetime on a career will have to select jobs that match his or her personality.
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Mismatched choices will almost definitely reduce a person’s length of stay in a particular job.
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Speaking to a career counselor and taking advantage of career assessments can help to pinpoint areas of interest which better suit your personality.
BE REALISTIC ABOUT THE COMPETITION
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One way that modern-day job applicants mess up is by being unrealistic. More than 5 percent of people in the United States alone are out of work.
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That means that many people are often competing for the same job positions.
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In fact, some employers have changed their hiring process to allow a large number of applicants, sometimes as many as 100, to come in for group interviews.
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It is important for modern-day job seekers to be realistic about the number of people competing for jobs these days and the effort that it takes to stand out and be selected over other applicants.
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The days of walking into a place of employment and walking out with a job are almost gone now.
REALIZE THAT CREDENTIALS AND EXPERIENCE DON’T ALWAYS EQUAL PROMOTIONS
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Another area that people need to adjust with their career perspective is the area of promotions.
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Many people think their career path should include quick or easy promotions because of the degrees they carry or …
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…the experience that they have had on one job or another. That concept could not be farther from the truth.
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In fact, many employers base their job promotions on characteristics that have nothing to do with experience or credentials.
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Employers take these factors quite seriously and use them to determine whether or not an employee has earned a promotion.
They review personality traits
Success
Ability to get along with co-workers and management staff
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In 2016, a career-minded individual needs to have a completely revised game plan than their counterpart of five years ago.
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The modern perspective for a long-lasting career should be realistic but encouraging and simple but specific.
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