Kick start to a Good Career - Self discovery and Awareness

Career as your priority in life

Ever since we started our career workshop 2 years ago, we always have people who write in to us regarding their struggles in finding a job that they like.

Career has taken a leap in priorities for many people, especially in countries where it is more fast paced and developed.

In fact, it was found in our pilot testing with a sample size of 50 randomly selected working adults in Singapore that 41% of the participants placed career as their priority over other facets of their life such as marriage, family or friends.

As career becomes more centralized into a person's life, it became inevitable that having a good career is important for the well being of an individual. It was also believed that people who have better career will be happy and thus have a better marriage and social life.

Kick start to a Good Career

Fresh from your university and lost in your choices for career? Not sure where to start looking? Unsure if that is the right job?

These are some of the common issues that fresh graduates faced when they are out of their college. A lot of the students struggle with their resumes and made many mistakes when they are going through their interviews.

Our first advice to our clients is always this --> Do you know yourself well enough to know what you like? You will need to engage in self discovery and awareness before you can even know the type of career that will be suitable for you.

It is important for you to know yourself, especially your strength to know the types of jobs that you will excel in. Usually, we get the people to assess their strength through a variety of tests. My personal favourite is Strength Finder by Tom Rath. You can also try the free strength finder test online to assess what you are good in. Other tests include the big five personality test, MBIT etc. Only when you know yourself can you then decide on the next step.

Do continue to share with us your views, struggles and suggestions! We started this blog in order to reach out to more people. The aim of this blog is solely for sharing and discussion purposes. Remember that you are not alone in this career struggle!

Feel free to email us at career@starcresto.com