Career Planning
Career planning ++ coaching ++ self analysis + location ++ work Munich, February 1, 2012. Who wants to make a career, should not abandon an extensive planning. Analyze the situation, set goals, and these step by step track long-term this care in any case pays off. “What is currently in demand in the labour market, but what best suits the own goals and talents is not decisive for the individual career development,” says Martin Vesterling, Managing Director Vesterling Personalberatung. At the beginning, you should answer a series of questions. For example, about the personality: what kinds of things are very important to me? What goals do I have in the profession and in addition? What are my biggest talents and weaknesses? Where would I be in five years? Such issues play a large role in self-analysis. To derive concrete targets from the self-analysis, it may be advisable to consult a career specialist.
This is the one in the Able to estimate realistic goals. On the other hand, he opens his eyes which has opportunities this until the workers. With switching to a competitor, or even in a different industry, many workers offer perspectives from which they had previously not even dreamed. No belly decisions not decides such a job change man but better from the gut. “When workers should you always first clarity about gain, which has long-term objectives, how one can achieve this and whether the employer for this purpose is the right move”, stresses Martin Vesterling. “Career planning is like a chess game. You must think ahead to getting some trains.” There are many examples of this in practice.
These may differ in individual cases, have nevertheless, some similarities. A typical case is about an academic who since her graduation has been working for several years in a group. Several times she has already tried to change jobs, yet alone the assessment, whether their qualifications to a Vacancy fit, is difficult for her. Together with a coach she developed therefore a comprehensive profile on their own skills and strengths, both professional as also personal nature. Which company is right for me? An image of the ideal workplace is also part of the location. Group or small medium-sized enterprises? Clear structures, or rather a very flat hierarchy? Next to the desired content, such questions play an important role in the search for the dream job with perspective. Who has a such a solid foundation, it is the significantly easier to take the next step on the career ladder. Finally you must consider no longer, as the own career ideally should be, instead you focused quite specifically to the next level and the question, how to reach them. Unsolicited applications or visits on special measuring? Networking in the circle of friends or social networks like XING and LinkedIn? And how would evaluate these actually desire – employer’s employees on portals like Kununu? With We can deal so such concrete questions, as soon as one total detail has made himself thought about the career. A professional coaching is a valuable aid in this sector a consultation is worthwhile in any case.
