Job Searching? Here’s where you should start, Pt.1

Ok so your goals, your skills, your imposter syndrome (or other internal gremlins), and your workplace traumas walk into a bar…

…and then they fight and it’s real bad.

For real though, I get asked what I do frequently, and my response is some version of:

I help lots of people, especially people who work in or adjacent to education, transition into jobs they actually want to go to. Jobs that make them feel better about having to work. Jobs that actually pay them what they deserve.

I also get asked *HOW* I do that.

See, a lot of job seekers KNOW they want a new job. They have goals they want to achieve elsewhere, or they know their current work environment isn’t good for them anymore, or they just feel stagnant, etc.

The problem is…they don’t know where or how to start.

“Should I redo my resume first? I haven’t touched it in a while.”

“I need to organize my thoughts and steps somehow.”

“Is there something I should do to make sure that my next job will be one I actually like?”

“Wait…I don’t even know what type of job I want!”

“I just need to get off the couch and do…SOMETHING! But what…?”

There’s a million questions and challenges. A million things you could try. A whole lot of potential starting places. And it can be overwhelming. You know what happens when we get overwhelmed? We tend to get stagnant.

You know that feeling you get when you know there’s something you could be doing for your career, but you’re a little overwhelmed by the thought of it so you just put it off? And then you get a little annoyed? Well I do.

If that’s a familiar experience for you, let’s dig a little deeper. Keep reading.