CCG Strategies Q&A Blog: To-the-Point Answers to Common Leadership and Management Consulting Questions
How to Choose a Career
It's a common question that many business professionals ask.
We're going to answer in less than 30 seconds.
Short Answer: To choose a career, align your skills to an area of expertise that can provide career mobility, growth opportunities, and a strong salary.
Long Answer: If You are trying to choose a career, you must choose something that fits both your personality and lifestyle.
According to research, professionals spend about a third of our lives at work. Despite the time investment, only about half of Americans feel satisfied with their jobs and nearly 75 percent of Americans make less than $94,000, which according to research, is the ideal average salary.
This basic data denotes that people need to be financially and emotionally satisfied with their job.
But how?
First, understand who you are, what you want, and what skills you can bring to a position. You can learn this by asking yourself what you value, need, and bring to a position.
For example:
Are you exceptionally organized? Excellent with Excel? A strong issue remediator? These are the skills that you can then leverage into high-paying positions.
If you don't know what skills you have to offer, take the What Is Your Leadership Style Workshop. This workshop acts as a step-by-step guide to identify how you like to work, and manage people and teams. It also helps you create a unique identifier for what you bring to a position. You can use that unique identifier to find and apply for jobs you may be interested in.
Once you know who you are and what you want, research the in-demand industries that will pay for the skills you offer and create the environment you thrive in.
Take your time.
Desperation has broken many strong candidates. Know your worth and don't bow below it without an exit strategy.
If you have questions about how you can leverage your skills, connect with a CCG Consultant who can help you make better career moves and give you the skills you need to get a better job!
Check out our self-serve strategies to learn the leadership skills that can make you a high-impact player.