The Value of your Values
Your values are so important to finding career satisfaction!
Live the good life
Lifestyle values are the ones that often aren’t directly related to the job, but can come about (or not) as a result of the job. In other words, they’re things like if you live in a big city, the suburbs, or in another country. Whether you own a home or rent. If you have time…
Money! And other rewards
External work values, or extrinsic, are the real tangible rewards you get from the job itself: the paycheck, the vacation time, benefits, autonomy, and so forth. These rewards often include things like the ability to set your own schedule and pay that feels good for what you do, as well as sufficient time away from…
Personal work values
Internal work values, or what we career folks call intrinsic values, are things keep us feeling excited about the work we do, ready to get up and have a go at the day. Examples include work tasks, who you interact with, and the built-in structure of your day. For example, if you’re happy in your…
What’s the big deal about values?
Why do career counselors make such a big deal of values? This is something I get asked a lot. People sometimes find it frustrating because they just want to find a new job. But the truth is, our values are probably the most important part of a job search and of satisfaction with…
Are you stuck on skills?
Your work skills may be influencing you too much. Have you been looking for work you can do based mostly on your skills? If so, you’ve run afoul of the Skill Trap! Skills are important, of course, and many of us are proud of having gained the ones we have, but your career search really…
Want a job? Better be on social media
Ultimately you will need social media if you’re looking for a new job. According to a 2018 Career Builder survey, 70% of employers use social media in the hiring process, and when they can’t find anything online, they may well not call you. And that survey was before the pandemic! What business do they…
SM feed bumming you out?
I’ve been there too. I get all kinds of bent out of shape when people tell me that unfriending people for “just politics” is silly and petty. I’m Japanese American. I haven’t forgotten that “just politics” sent us to the US concentration camps, and if my family hadn’t been living in Hawaii at the time,…
What’s your social media goal?
Once you’ve chosen your initial platform, what’s your goal of being on social media? Do you want to get hired? (That mostly happens via LinkedIn, just so you know.) Are you looking to connect with others in your field? Do you want to establish a reputation as a go-to person for something? Think about your…
Are you doing social media right?
The spaces can be really confusing. Should I be on Twitter? How complete does my LinkedIn profile need to be? What the heck is the point of Snapchat? And the truth is, there’s no real solid answer to any of this. However, it is important to be somewhere on social media so that prospective…