In a few days will begin a new year, a good time for resolutions and career changes. Before embarking on a new job, have you taken the time to take stock of your career path?
On New Year’s Eve, you feel a need for change and want to feel fulfilled at work. You’ve had a tough year and you’re ready to erase it in order to take on a new job. However, your confidence in your abilities has waned, you doubt the challenges you feel ready to take on.
The influence of your background on your vision of the future
If you are wondering about your skills and doubting your professional possibilities, the career assessment could be ideal before embarking on a new avenue. A step back is necessary to ensure that your choice is commensurate with your abilities and aligned with your strengths and interests. Although it can sometimes be painful to revisit more painful past professional moments, it is useful and necessary to dwell on them. A lot of essential information for your next career choice is hidden there.
The more your experiences have been negative, the more the view you have of your abilities is likely to be biased.
If your last professional years were more difficult, you most likely underestimate all the skills you have developed and the knowledge you have acquired. Many people have a more pessimistic view of their potential than it really is.
What can I learn from my journey?
The perception you have of your career will certainly influence your choices: confidence remains essential in order to project yourself into a role and tasks that correspond to you. You’ve probably had the opportunity to reflect on your professional background. However, have you considered it with indulgence and gentleness?
Knowing your strengths and your potential remains essential to emphasize during your assessment in order to give you a more accurate vision.
Regardless of what year you’ve just had, there are sources of pride to be had from what you’ve come through. You’ve taken on more complex tasks, done a project you didn’t think you could do, or learned a new skill at work. Perhaps you have also learned to persevere, be patient with a colleague or even develop your ability to establish your limits and assert yourself. From all these lived experiences can be identified sources of learning.
Taking stock can be tough. The more difficult it is for you to identify positive and rewarding elements, the more it will be a sign that you need to focus on them. Contrary to what one might think, having trouble recognizing your strengths does not mean that you have nothing to gain from your journey, but that exercise is necessary in order to regain your self-confidence.
Your needs
In addition to working conditions and salary, do you know your needs at work? Your background is full of information about your job preferences. Dwell on the elements discovered: your personality traits, your learning style and your sources of irritation, but also what went well. All your experiences will help you determine what are the best conditions for you at work.
And after that ?
Following the completed assessment, one task remains: to ensure that your professional options correspond to you. Once the course has been reviewed and the many elements established, make sure that your main needs and skills are reflected in the professional options available to you. The more you feel in tune with your career choice, the more likely you are to feel valued in your role. A choice based on your strengths and positive elements rather than on flight can better meet your needs.
Before embarking on this new year, you are encouraged to look back gently to better project yourself forward. What do you wish for next year?