How to choose a career or job opportunity that suits you?
If you’re not sure where to begin, you’re not alone. Choosing or changing a career or job can feel overwhelming but following these five steps can help guide you.
1. List your current skills and expertise – Include everything you can think of, even if you don’t think it relates to a career. Make sure you include personality traits such as outgoing, creative, or strong attention to detail.
2. Think about your ideal working environment – Do you want to work in an office, something outdoors, do you like to be around people or prefer to work alone?
3. Think about what you enjoy doing – Do you love cooking, art, teaching, hosting parties, spending time with kids?
4. Put these three things together – For example, you might be someone who is outgoing, would like a workplace where they are active and loves hosting dinner parties.
5. Can you turn these three things into a career or job? The person described above might want to consider a career in hospitality.
WDEA Works is your local Disability Employment Services (DES) provider, these are just some of the steps our employment consultants take to help people with a disability find meaningful and ongoing employment opportunities.
