Hey Youtubers, this is Jennifer Tardy your Career Success Coach and you are here watching
another video on the Black Career Success channel on YouTube.
Today's topic - What are three ways that you can find out exactly what you want to do next?
So, you may be that person that is, you're working somewhere but you know that it's a
job, not really a career.
You may have a hard time trying to figure out 'What do I actually want to do?'
If I'm going to spend my time somewhere, it needs to be something that I love, but I can't
quite figure it out.
So you're in the right place if that fits your story.
Make sure that you stay through until the end because I have a few additional tips that
I'd love to be able to share with you.
Alright, let's jump right in to it.
There are three things that I want to share with you.
The first tip, and this is a very, very important thing to do.
If you want to figure out what you want your career to be, the first thing that I want
you do do is to make a list of what you don't want to do.
Right?
So, you may know it somewhere it the back of your mind, but if you don't actually write
this out and say 'you know what?
I don't like doing this, I don't like doing that, I don't want to do anything close to
doing this', because you're gonna need that a little bit later and when you're doing your
own checks and balances when you're starting to apply for jobs.
So, understanding what you don't wanna do, understanding and accepting what hasn't worked
for you in the past is key for step number one.
Number two, get an idea of what type of money do you want to make.
Be very realistic about it.
I know, I know, you're gonna hear a lot of people who will say to you do not get a job
for the money.
But I'll ask, 'well, what are you supposed to be getting a job for?'
Now, I do understand and I do appreciate that if you do what you love, and the money will
come.
Right?
But there's some of a balance there.
Money is important and that is why you're working.
I'm gonna repeat that again just in case it flew by you and flew by you over here.
Money.
Your salary.
Your compensation.
Your total rewards are important.
That is why you're working.
If you want to volunteer, you can easily volunteer your time elsewhere.
So do understand and do appreciate and accept the fact that money is something that you
should pay attention to along your job search, while you're trying to figure out that next
career.
But at the same time, it makes it a lot easier if you do something that you love because
you can continue to do it until the money catches up, until you reach your financial
goals.
Okay?
So make sure that you have that equal balance there.
Tip number three.
What things are you really, really good at?
It's so important.
In order for you to be successful in an organization, and in order for you to decide what organization
you want to work within, you have to understand whether or not your talents, what you're really
talented in, is deemed as successful in that organization.
Got it?
So, for instance, one of the things that I always say about me is that I'm a really good
manager.
I believe in people first, and then deadlines and deliverables.
So if I work for an organization that believes in deadlines and deliverables first, at the
expense of people, I'm never gonna be successful there because what makes me successful is
how I invest in people and how I get them to move to the next level of performance.
Right?
So think about that for you.
What are those top three or four things that make you wildly successful?
I mean WILDLY successful.
Right?
So, you have to understand that about yourself first, and then you need to find an organization
that has a similar culture to that.
Alright, so now let's bring all that together.
So now you have a list of what you know hasn't worked for you in the past, and what you know
you don't want to do.
So for me, I knew that I didn't want to work with my hands so much.
You know, I enjoy tinkering around with things, but I'd rather work with my mind a lot more
than my hands.
I know that I prefer working inside rather than outside because I'm not the type of person
that loves all four seasons.
I know that things that don't suit me, that don't serve me.
And I'm okay with it.
And then two, I also know that I enjoy making a lot of money.
I enjoy that and I accept that, and I'm okay with that.
Which means that there's some industries and specifically some positions where you can
reach your financial goals more quickly than other positions.
And so you have to think about that, if that's important to you, also consider what type
of job can help you to reach your financial goals sooner than later.
And then I knew that what I was really good at, again, was leading teams, was setting
strategy, was taking someone else's vision and creating something from it.
I knew that I was good at talking to people, at moving and motivating people, and I also
knew that I was really, really good at working on my own, at working independently.
Of course you always work on teams, but working independently from anyone that I reported
to.
So it was really important that I found a job that would allow me to work in a space
that I was really good, that allows me to reach my financial goals more quickly, and
that allowed me to work inside, and to use my mind more so than my hands.
So those things are really important to me.
Now, I hope that those tips are gonna help you as you begin thinking about your next
career too.
A couple of things that I do wanna share with you because I promised you that I would share
some good things for you toward the end of the video.
And the first thing is sometimes you have to work a few jobs in order to understand
what kind of career you want.
So let me say that again.
Sometimes you actually need to work a few jobs in order to understand your career path.
So if you're that person that you feel like you can't, just can't seem to find that career
that you really want, and you keep stumbling from this job to this job, be okay with that.
Because often times those jobs help you figure out what your next best thing is gonna be.
And you may only be one job away from landing that career of your choice.
So be okay with that, right?Allow the past to be the past, and understand and use that
information to find your career.
The second thing is, I come across so many job seekers, especially people of color, that
have these great hobbies and going all in on these hobbies, or sometimes they're entrepreneurial
adventures, and you tend to do that work so well over here, but it never gets on your
resume.
And you never even look for a job or a career in that same area where you have a hobby or
you're doing some freelance work.
So, for instance, I remember meeting someone who wanted to be a production assistant.
I remember looking at her resume and she has so much experience in marketing, in graphic
design, and all of that.
Now, you may think that there's some sort of correlation between the two pieces of work,
but she never put that into her resume and she didn't pursue a career here.
I'm always asking people 'well, why aren't you pursuing a career with something that
you're already passionate about?' and for some reason they just believe that they wouldn't
be able to get a job in that area.
I met another person who was working in the banking industry, but she loved doing interior
design.
Okay?
So, I get that you're in the banking industry, but there's a whole industry full of interior
design over here.
Why don't you set your sights on this other industry over here?
So, think about your hobbies, think about those things that you're really good at and
then begin looking in the industries that do that work.
Because if you do something where you're already successful, you're gonna grow up through the
company that much more quickly.
So, I hope that you enjoyed these tips.
I wish you nothing but success in your own career search.
I'm Jennifer Tardy.
I'm your career success coach and if you like this video, subscribe to this channel.
We have plenty of other videos coming your way and I Iook forward to talking with you
later.
Take care.