When it comes to career advancement, we tend to limit ourselves by settling for less than what we really want in our careers.  Especially in today’s economy, people are just taking whatever jobs they can land at this point.  I understand that for financial reasons, we may not have the ability to be very picky when searching for a job, but that doesn’t mean we have to give up on the job we really want.

I would urge everyone that is currently in transition in their career to do the following.  Think long and hard about what you really want to do in your career.  It may be helpful to do this through a handwritten brainstorming activity.  Be specific as possible.  If you are an engineer think about what type of engineering, what kinds of projects, etc.  Once you are very clear about what you want to do, then focus all of you energy on doing everything you can do land that job that you described. [Read more...]