Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring: Take Charge of Your Career, Find a Job You Love, and Earn What You Deserve

Chapter 24. The Stepping Stone Strategy

The following questions form the stepping stones that will lead you in the right direction when deciding your next career move. Sometimes, answering life's large questions can be a daunting task, whereas answering smaller questions along the way, with purpose and clarity, can reveal your path in a clearer, more manageable, and less overwhelming manner.

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Answering smaller questions along the way, with purpose and clarity, can reveal your path in a clearer, more manageable, and less overwhelming manner.

Try it now. Write down your answers to the following questions in as much detail as possible. Try not to skip ahead, and give each question enough thought to generate a complete answer without feeling that your answers need to be final. The process is more important than the final document, which you can always revisit and revise. Be as thorough and candid as possible, and take as much time as you need.

Exercise: Stepping Stone Strategy (Downloadable)

• Describe your current career situation as succinctly as possible; include both the good and the bad.

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• Describe the way you would ideally like it to be. Be as specific as possible in identifying your primary career desires.

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