Want a change of career?

With the current economic climate, many people are thinking about a change of career. There are many books available on career development and guidance, along with local sources of help, such as career advice centres and Local Authority Career Guidance provision for adults through Local Education Authorities. Many include various computer programmes designed to focus in on your particular preferences.

The following five questions are thought provoking and powerful and are drawn from Max Eggert's little gem of a book "The Book of Career Questions 200+ Questions which will change the whole of your working life' Arrow Books (1996) ISBN 0 09 964871 1

1. What work would you do if you only had twelve months to live?

(Assume you must work and you enjoy good health until the moment of your death)

2. What work would you do for the next ten years if you won millions on the lottery?

(Assume that you must continue to work)

3. What one job would you do if you knew you could not fail?

(The job has to be something you enjoy doing not just what you are good at doing.)

4. In the world of work, who do you msot admire and would like to emulate?

5. Looking back over the whole of your career to date, when have you been really happy and contented?

My additional questions are:

6. What do you enjoy doing most in your present job?

7. What hobbies and interests do you enjoy most?

8. Are there any ways in which you could combine these activities in a new career?