Course Description
After taking our course, Pursuing the Right Job for You, you’ll be able to find work that engages you and maximizes your skills. You’ll also learn how to pursue work that fits in with your life and identify jobs with a healthy work-life balance. These lessons will guide you to making career choices that can bring out your strongest qualities. It’s important to know the difference between a good job and a good job for you.
Perhaps you’ve had a position where you felt you contributed very little. Or maybe you’re considering applying for a role that offers a lot of routine, but few chances to grow as a professional. Not every position will be a match for you because you have your own motivators. This course will help you find work that makes you feel energized and focused to succeed. We will also discuss what it means to do work that is meaningful and makes positive contributions to others. As you prepare for your job search, you’ll be able to discern positions with a clear objective to help others, as these may make you feel more fulfilled in turn.
What You'll Learn
- Find work that engages you and keeps you energized and focused to succeed
- Pursue work that helps others and makes meaningful, positive contributions
- Identify roles that maximize your strengths and skills
- Recognize jobs with a positive workplace culture
- Choose work that fits with your life and offers a healthy work-life balance
- Discern the difference between a good job and a good job for you
Key Takeaways
- There is a difference between a good job and a good job for you, because everyone has their own motivators.
- Work that engages you can make you feel energized and focused to succeed.
- Pursuing work with a clear objective to help others can make you feel more fulfilled.
- Finding work that maximizes your strengths and skills helps bring out your strongest qualities.
- Choosing work that fits with your life supports a healthy work-life balance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I be able to do after taking this course?
You will be able to find work that engages you and maximizes your skills, pursue work that fits with your life, and identify jobs with a healthy work-life balance.
What topics does this course cover?
The course covers pursuing work that engages you, helps others, maximizes your strengths and skills, has a positive workplace culture, and fits with your life.
Who is this course for?
It is for people preparing for a job search who want to make career choices that bring out their strongest qualities and find work that feels fulfilling and engaging.
How is the course structured?
It includes an introduction, lessons on pursuing work that engages you, helps others, maximizes your strengths and skills, has a positive workplace culture, and fits with your life, followed by a Test Your Knowledge section.
Why does the course emphasize work that helps others?
Because pursuing work with a clear objective to help others, and that makes positive contributions, may make you feel more fulfilled in turn.
