My OperaThought provoking
Thursday, November 13, 2008 8:07:23 PM
Right, had a meeting today with my recruitment consultant and it was quite an eye opener. Usually they just try and get you into the highest paying job = bigger commission for them. This lady though asked me some questions about myself that have been running around in the back of my head for a while.
Like, where do I see myself in 30 years? Damn, I'm not even sure what direction I want my career to go in the next few years. But she raised a valid point, keep flipping between the choices and you'll end up not making one at all. In the end it was more like a career counselling session than an interview.
What I found really refreshing was that she genuinely wanted to get to know me (in the limited time available) to make the best possible match to my personality and goals. She also directly pointed out things I need to work on, if I want to get somewhere one day. Things like that I'm too cautious. I over-analyse every possible outcome of every decision and wheigh all the results before committing. That could probably explain a lot of things about me and I'm not just referring to my professional life.
Not that it's an easy thing to change, but she really got my gears grinding. I guess being aware of an obstacle is the first step in overcoming it. One things certain though, it's time to make a career change before I wake up one day and I'm still stuck in the same job in the same place and I hate my life.
Let's see what she comes up with.
Like, where do I see myself in 30 years? Damn, I'm not even sure what direction I want my career to go in the next few years. But she raised a valid point, keep flipping between the choices and you'll end up not making one at all. In the end it was more like a career counselling session than an interview.
What I found really refreshing was that she genuinely wanted to get to know me (in the limited time available) to make the best possible match to my personality and goals. She also directly pointed out things I need to work on, if I want to get somewhere one day. Things like that I'm too cautious. I over-analyse every possible outcome of every decision and wheigh all the results before committing. That could probably explain a lot of things about me and I'm not just referring to my professional life.
Not that it's an easy thing to change, but she really got my gears grinding. I guess being aware of an obstacle is the first step in overcoming it. One things certain though, it's time to make a career change before I wake up one day and I'm still stuck in the same job in the same place and I hate my life.
Let's see what she comes up with.
....Runbroken # Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:57:27 PM
(THIS IS A COPY PASTE OF YOUR WORDS) loooooool
YmePinkyGeneral # Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:13:06 PM
....Runbroken # Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:19:43 PM