What do you need for a great career?

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Swati S, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.

What is everyone looking for in a new career or great career? What defines great? Its very subjective & personal.
However, being a career coach for many years, interacting with professionals from many walks of career stages/industries and running a career services firm (www.flatheels.co), I have identified a few “factors” which become a part of consideration while defining “great” in career or job context.

1- It should pay (of course!) enough to pay the bills and save some
2- It should have a good boss; good enough to “keep” you in the organization
3- It should be challenging; enough to motivate you to come to work, daily
4- It should be creative; enough to trigger your right brains and create a deeper interaction within
5- It should provide you a platform to move to the next level
6- Good colleagues, culture etc. also play a huge role in keeping you at a job even when some of the other factors don’t or marginally exist

However, there’s one question which stumps almost all my clients with no immediate response. “how much of this is in your control”? Yes, #1, #3, #4 to an extent

So how do we maximize this influence so we make choices which cover the rest of the facets?

What do you need to make a great career?

I have a model which I use with my clients to help them

1- place where they stand
2- identify where they want to go
3- find the route to that success
4- define what success means

I call it: Be VFPM model

Be Visible, Be found, Be Present and Be More!

these are the 4 things you need to make a great “career” whatever field, level, function you do…

Here are a few questions, evaluate yourself on my Be VFPM model for all 4 questions above and see what you get. Its a good litmus test, to see if you are really “in touch” with your aspirations, motivations and dreams

I’d be more than happy to help you in the deeper discovery, if you find yourself in middle of nowhere or somewhere but not where you want to be… Write to me at swati83sharma@gmail.com with your query!

Here it goes..
Building your personal brand:
• Who are you as a leader, as a person?
• Why should someone hire you (and not your competition)?
• What can you do for your employer or industry or marketplace (what are you capable of)?

Building your connectivity & reach:
• How many sponsors do you have? (Sponsors are people who’ll bet on your potential blindly)
• How many mentors do you have? (Mentors are people who’ll invest their personal time in growing you without expecting a return)
• How many people can you reach out confidently if you were looking for a change, right now?

Taking your presence to the next level:
– What is your current presence management strategy?
- How do you reach people with your thoughts?
- How will you take your presence to next level? BE PRESENT!

Competence Development: What would enable you to BE MORE than what you are today? How much “more” is more for you?

Wish you good luck with the exploration & a happy career journey ahead

I’m available at swati83sharma@gmail.com for any career queries and 1:1 discussion!