As 2015 kicks off, it’s time to reflect about the last year and its high points and low points. If you’re not happy with your career, 2015 could be your time to find a new job and start fresh. Check out the tips below.
1. Evaluate Your Current Job
What is it that you really don’t like about your job? Is it the work itself, or the catty coworkers who bring drama to the office that you really can’t stand? If you enjoy the work, there may be ways to fix your office environment. What issues can you fix by speaking with your boss? Sit back and reflect on your office environment and figure out where the root of your unhappiness truly lies.
2. Review Your Successes
Is there a promotion at your current office that may be a better fit for you? Think about your accomplishments that you achieved in 2014. Did you manage to throw a presentation for the CEO together at the last minute? Did you stay late on Friday night to finish projects? Did you show leadership in a group project? All of these things may allow you to go to your boss and discuss what steps you need to take to make it to the next level.
3. Find Work You Love
What is it that you enjoy about work? Even thinking back to jobs you held in high school, what did you like about each job? If you waited tables in high school, did you enjoy talking to customers, or did you prefer to be in the back doing food prep? Do you enjoy working with groups, or do you prefer to be alone? Do you like to do one type of tasks, or do you enjoy the challenges of being faced with a variety of responsibilities? Make a list of what you have enjoyed and hated about each job, and then you’ll be better prepared to seek out work that meets your requirements.
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