Are you in charge of your career or is it in charge of you?

How you manage your career is essential in the current economic volatility.

Civil rights’ activist, Martin Luther King, had a dream. Lance Armstrong, seven times Tour de France winner, had a clear goal. Do you have a focus or vision of where you are going with your career? So many of us waste time and energy when we get lost along the way. Or we flounder and panic when we face a crossroads in our life.

The Executive Search Division at Crossroads HR we will help you identify your career vision with the aid of their Career Management Architecture. This model will help you to approach your career management process in a logical and structured way.

Address your core values. Ask yourself a series of questions; what is important to you, what really motivates you, who do you like working with, why do you like working in a particular organisation? You might find that your values have changed, particularly if your home circumstances have altered, and no longer coincide with those of the organisation.

What building blocks do you have to help you on this journey?

Conduct a self-audit and assess exactly what you can offer in terms of your skills, qualifications and experience. By drawing up or up-dating your CV you may be surprised just how much it is you do have! Perform a SWOT analysis on your career to date. This involves you looking at your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and any Threats. You should focus on Weaknesses and Threats because, by addressing these, you will make sure you maintain skills relevant and valuable to your chosen career.MP> Have a good look at the environment in which you work and the culture of your organisation. Some people thrive in big corporations whilst others feel stifled by the rules and regulations and need to be working in a more entrepreneurial and less structured work environment.

Are you being pro-active?

Don’t wait to be pushed by a retrenchment to explore alternatives. Reacting to a career change which has been forced upon you undermines your confidence and takes away control of your own destiny. When you meet with an Executive Search organisation you are participating in a career management process which will help you identify other opportunities in the market place and, ultimately, define your vision. Exploring new challenges could give your languishing career that much needed kick-start.

We were taught at school that it wasn’t the destination that was so important but the journey we took to get there. The path may be slow and require creative thinking, tenacity, perseverance and flexibility to reach the ultimate goal. By analysing any gaps in your building blocks you may discover your need to undertake a further qualification or acquire specific experience in order to succeed. Don’t be daunted by this – it’s all part of the process you need to undergo to get to your destination.

Like all good scouts it is important to be well-prepared!

Once you have identified your vision or goal, which you can do with the help of the Crossroads HR Career Architecture, put strategies in place to help you achieve it. You will be reassessing your career in a structured and meaningful way which coincides with your personal growth and development.

The current business climate is unpredictable. Make sure you have taken control of your career so you are able to respond positively to any economic tsunami which may come your way.

Anthony Youds heads up the Crossroads Executive Search Division

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