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    ESTABLISHING YOUR CAREER

    GOALS & MOTIVATIONS


    Resources to help you find your next role
    Establishing your career goals & motivations

    Everyone has some sort of a picture in their minds in terms of where they
    see themselves professionally a few years down the line. However,
    sometimes, in a chase for “short-time results”, you can make choices that
    lead you away from your long terms goals rather than towards them.

    As a result, it is extremely important to clearly establish your career


    motivations and goals and use these as a starting point for any job search or
    career decisions that you make.

    Here are a few things you need to focus on when establishing your career
    goals.

    1. Understand your strengths and passions


    You are likely to achieve more if you play to your strengths. After all, these
    are what give you an advantage over others. Also, if your work is related to
    things you enjoy, you are likely to put in more effort and hence achieve better
    results. Listing your strengths and passions is a good starting point to
    establishing your career goals.

    2. Understand your competencies


    The world is changing rapidly with new types of roles being created, and
    other roles becoming obsolete. Instead of focusing only on your experience,
    try and identify your competencies and analyze what sort of roles and
    industries can these be translated into.

    3. Analyse where you are now


    Analyse the current situation you are in. Does it allow you to maximise your
    potential by playing to your strengths and passions? What do you like about
    your current role? What is missing?

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    Ensure you note down your answers so that you can review your thoughts.
    This exercise should help you uncover your true motivators rather than “white
    noise” related to your current paycheck or your latest boss.

    4. Visualize where would you like to be in the next 5-10 years


    Think forward to life 5-10 years from now. Where do you see yourself then?
    What would make you happiest? How do you define success? How do you
    want your career to evolve? Is this aligned with your strengths and passions?
    Ask yourself these questions to establish a career goal that is concrete and
    measurable.

    5. Examine the gaps & build an action plan


    Once you have a concrete idea on where you want to reach, examine what
    skills or experience you need to develop to reach your objectives. You can
    take steps towards acquiring these skills by signing up to courses or
    attending other trainings and certifications. Similarly, when searching for new
    job opportunities, make it a top priority to assess how any potential job can
    help you reach your longer-term goals.

    6. Reassess periodically
    Now that you have a clear understanding of where you want to go, ensure
    you have an action plan to get there and take the time to periodically assess
    your progress.

    It is also worth revisiting your career goals every few years and definitely
    before starting any new job search as these may change over time and as a
    function of your life stage and experiences.

    ACTION
    SUBMIT YOUR CV ON SNAPHUNT.COM AND COMPLETE YOUR
    SNAPSYCH ASSESSMENT TO GET INSIGHTS INTO YOUR WORKSTYLE
    & PREFERENCES

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    EXERCISE 1
    YOUR IDEAL JOB
    YOUR STRENGTHS
    What are 3 strengths that make you stand out from your peer group? Think
    about an example where you have demonstrated each of these.

    STRENGTH EXAMPLE
    Eg. Hardworking Eg. In my last role, I was working on a number of projects simultaneously

    YOUR PASSIONS
    What are 3 things that you enjoy doing at work? Think about examples of
    situations where you have experienced each of these.

    PASSION EXAMPLE
    eg. Dealing with people eg. Interactions with clients on a day to day basis

    1.

    2.

    3.

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    YOUR IDEAL JOB


    What types of roles would this translate into based on your skills,
    competencies, strengths and passions?

    ROLES INDUSTRIES

    YOUR IDEAL CULTURE


    What type of company culture is ideally suited to you?

    ATTRIBUTE

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