“Selecting the right
person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.”
– Phil
Crosby
(1926-2001)
Businessman
Josh (not real name) came to me because he wanted a career
change. His current job was getting him
on where and he was dissatisfied with how his career path was going. Josh had heard of a different job, new
company, more money, however, he was not sure about the skills required for the
job. My counsel to Josh was to do some
research and see if he was a fit for the job.
I told Josh that the money could not be the deciding factor, it had to
be the fit.
After
some research, Josh discovered that he could do the job, however, it would mean
spending a great deal of his time doing tasks he really did not like nor felt
qualified to do. The job involved a good
bit of accounting skills and where Josh knew how to do the tasks needed, he
hated working with numbers. Josh was far
more of a people kind of guy and to be locked in an office alone with numbers
all day was not his idea of fun.
My
advice to Josh - do not take the job. He
was not leaving his current job because of money, he was leaving because he
felt unfulfilled at his work. So why go
into a job that makes you even more unfulfilled?
This
seems like a simple answer, however you will find people all the time who go
from one bad job to another for no other reason than money. Yes, we all want to earn a good wage and be
able to support ourselves, however, there is a better and more strategic way to
do this. Here are some simple things you
can help your clients look at when thinking of a career change:
What Are Your Strengths
Have them look at and list the
things they are good at. Not what they would
like to be good at, or what they think they should be good at, but what they
are actually good at. These are what are
called their strengths. Marcus
Buckingham, author of many books dealing with working in your strengths, says
simply, "Your strengths make you strong.
Your weaknesses make you weak."
Help your client to find what it is they do that empowers them and that
they do the best.
Where Can You Use Your Strengths
If a person is looking for a
career change they must first know where they want to go. Where do they feel they can best use their
strengths and add value to the company?
This will require a bit of research but that is okay. Never have them use the excuse, "They
are not hiring" as one to avoid going to where they will fit and make a
difference.
What Do You Have To Do
I just said not to use the
"not hiring" excuse when seeking a better career. Every good company is looking for the best
people. They may not be looking to fill
a position at this time, but they are always looking for the right people. Many a good company have created a position
for a person more than fill a position with a person. How can they show themselves as a person of
value and one that they need to hire?
This is hard work, but can be done and is done by many successful
people.
Help you client to find the
right fit, not just another job. If we,
as success-minded people are to grow and be our best, we must always be looking
to add value and to be excellent at what we do.
New jobs and more money are never enough to make a successful person.
John Patrick Hickey is an author, speaker,
and Life Coach. To read more from John Patrick Hickey or to get his books,
training and book him to speak to your church, business or group, visit our
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© 2014 John
Patrick Hickey
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