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Redefine Your Career Path
Stepping Off the Curb
By Mary Dixon Lebeau
"Start considering yourself the manager of a business, and that business is your career," says Jo Ann Brusa, vice president and director of organizational development at Oak Consulting Inc. "Make sure your plans are working plans, easily adaptable and heading toward your ultimate goal." For some dads, like Hidalgo, the ultimate goal may have shifted from the original career path.
"Do some soul-searching or get some career coaching," Brusa advises. She also suggests that the Richard Nelson Bolles classic guide, What Color is Your Parachute? (Ten Speed Press, 2001), is a good starting manual for self-discovery.
"I've done a lot of life planning beginning in college," says Jim Caruso, owner of MediaFirst PR in Atlanta, Ga., who was formerly employed as a sales manager. "Keeping up with this planning kept me close to job and life satisfaction."
Other resources include online career quizzes or interest inventories, all designed to let you know what jobs match your interests or abilities. Professional career counselors swear by the Birkman Method Career Style Summary, which is part of The Princeton Review. Another personality test that may help you select a career path is the Keirsey Temperament and Character Test. A free version is available online at www.keirsey.com.
Wrong. You may be ready to take on the world – but is the world of work ready for you? You should determine if there is a demand for your occupation of choice before you make a final commitment. After all, there's no sense in ditching a career, taing necessary coursework and making preparations for a new one if there's no market in that field.
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