Never Apply for a Job Again! by Darrell W. Gurney

Author:Darrell W. Gurney
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Career Press
Published: 2012-04-23T21:00:00+00:00

The next step—and you don’t want to think of this while gathering data—is to organize all of these words and phrases into the categories they seem to be pointing to. No two persons’ categories are exactly the same, yet some similar categories begin to show up rather regularly. Look to see what categories are naturally implied by the words and phrases you pulled.

Here’s a possible categorization of the previous list:

This exercise isn’t based on an exact science, mind you. It’s more creative, drawing on the right side of the brain. Consider it more like a painting, in which you throw together some of your favorite shapes and colors to see what image arises.

The particular categories/subject headings you come up with and the way you sort the words/phrases is rather subjective, often depending on the context in which the words/phrases occur, the meanings you place upon the words, and your desires. Notice how travel shows up as a perk/draw/ offering here whereas, for some, it would only be an element of duties/responsibilities.

Sometimes there are repetitive items that you’ve extracted, which is good: it shows how much that element means to you (for example, travel). Also, at times, an item may fall into more than one category, such as social, which, in this case, can be categorized as a quality to exhibit, a particular skill utilized/required, a characteristic of a desired workplace environment, and even a value.

There are three main reasons for conducting this exercise at least once, and a few times during a couple of weeks is even better.

The exercise gets you outside of a first thoughts/immediacy kind of thinking and tweaks your career mind with ideas and possibilities you wouldn’t usually consider.

It can be used as a roadmap and divining rod to start your investigation of paths heretofore un-traveled and unconsidered. This is particularly helpful when designing your research projects for a systematic stealth campaign.

Such an exercise begins to reveal patterns in your core interests and can serve as a litmus test for the viability of other opportunities that may be presented to you through traditional means: openings you hear about, ads you come across, and so on. Basically, it helps you get clear about what you’d be involved in if you had your druthers… and that is a place of powerful career choice that you always want to strive for.

3. Your Current Career or Occupation (Resparking Exercise): Back in Principle #2, when initially describing research projects, I mentioned a client who hailed from the theme park industry. He had designed his stealth campaign based upon a question of interest to him that was on the cutting edge of his industry. It wasn’t just another day-at-the-office kind of idea, but something that he was really passionate about investigating.

Don’t think that, just because you might find yourself at a crossroads, maybe even for the first time allowing yourself to question what you’re really fascinated by, that it means you absolutely have to turn elsewhere, beyond your current industry. If your passions aren’t there, yes, do the courageous thing and consider your passion-based alternatives.

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