Searching for a Fulfilling Job
We want you to enjoy going to work. And we want you to enjoy talking about your work.
Finding a job is easy for some, and hard for others. It can leave you questioning where you fit in. You might be wondering if you are the problem or if the job/company is to blame.
You may be looking to advance. Or maybe you are stuck in a frustrating job and need a change. Or you may be disenfranchised with work, wondering if it is even possible to find a job you can enjoy.
The Intellect Scan helps you search for a job that aligns with your natural talents. You can feel better talking about yourself and what you want from a job.
The Professional Alignment service helps overcome the challenges of a job search. We cannot promise you will find a job right away, but we are invested in helping you feel better about your job search.
Professional Alignment
Here are some considerations when looking for a job today
Multiple Careers
The US Labor Department tracks changes in the workforce.
Three generations ago, most adults joined a company and stayed for their entire career.
Two generations ago, most adults entered a profession and stayed for their entire career.
Today's generation will have multiple professions over their career, sometimes even pursuing multiple sources of income at once.
Focus on Your Next Step
The workplace has changed. As you contemplate changes in your professional pursuits, take pressure off yourself. Instead of trying to map out the rest of your working life, focus on coming up with a next move.
Sunk Costs
Businesses regularly write off sunk costs, and increasingly individuals are doing the same.
Sunk costs are investments you have made in the past that cannot be changed. You've made the decision. You've spent the money. Avoid the trap of limiting your future options based on your past choices.
It's ok to start fresh. Letting go might mean releasing your future self from the limitations of your college degree. Or maybe it is time to change industries. Or maybe you close the book on one profession and start investing in a new one that aligns better with your future aspirations.
Team-Based Work
Companies are hiring people into a job description, but also throwing them into a collaborative team-based environment.
This means two things. First, this gives you more flexibility to focus on the tasks you enjoy doing. Second, you have more opportunities to stay in your natural position. The Intellect Scan shows you the position you like to play and how you play it. You can do more to get yourself into a role that you enjoy, instead of being held hostage by rigid job boundaries.
Your Natural Position
Intellectual diversity describes people, but it also describes the work people do. People (and jobs) align into 9 different positions.
When you see the position you naturally gravitate towards, it helps you evaluate professions, avoid false starts, and find fulfillment.
How You Play Your Position
Beyond your natural position on a team, the Intellect Scan measures 13 traits that offer nuances into how you play your natural position. These traits are also effective guides for developing skills, comparing job opportunities, and leadership styles.
A lot of energy is wasted manufacturing competencies instead of nurturing natural talents. When you understand intellectual diversity, it helps you stay in your sweet spot.
We see this play out once you get the job. If you are in your "natural position", then everyone feels the fit. But if you land a job that forces you to adapt to get the work done, there is a friction that is felt. Anyone can learn a skill, but if that skill isn't naturally aligned to you, then it will usually come off as mechanical. And you won't enjoy using that skill as much as you would skills that align with your natural talents.
Service Options for the Job Seeker
Finding clarity for your professional life
