Career Counseling - Finding a Career That Suits You

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 18, 2010 -- Career Coaching with Robin Roman Wright

The following article is an overview of the Career Search process:

“The best way to change a life of frustration into a life of
mastery is by developing talents and strengths not just
shoring up weaknesses.” Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D

Finding a Career That Suits You: Play to Your Strengths

Robin Roman Wright, Career Coach residing in the greater Boston area, dispels several misconceptions about finding a fulfilling career. Through her coaching she provides a proven approach for helping people with ADD identify career skills and determine occupations that would be satisfying and rewarding. In the article, she outlines some common misconceptions about finding fulfilling work. She also mentions the 7 steps in a proven methodology for finding work you enjoy and can be successful at.

Here Are Three Misconceptions Regarding Finding Meaningful Work

•I have ADD, my limitations and “disability” will prevent me from finding meaningful work.
o REALITY: Yes, you may have limitations, but everybody does whether or not they have ADD. The trick is self-awareness and recognizing how to avoid or compensate for those limitations.

•I have ADD, I don’t have any relevant gifts, talents or skills.

oREALITY: Yes, you may be unaware of your gifts and talents, but there are tried and true methods to figuring out the gifts that you have to offer the world of work.

•I can find the most suitable jobs from the “Want Ads” or online job banks.
oREALITY: Yes, a small percentage of job hunters find work through newspaper ads and online job banks, but most find work through other approaches such as networking.

Robin Roman Wright provides a 7-Step counseling process for finding a fulfilling career. She outlines that process below. Before you embark on your career search consider taking the following 7 steps:

1.Understand yourself – the more you know about yourself, the better when it comes to picking a career or selecting a particular job opportunity.

Take self-assessments in order to understand such things as: your interpersonal style, your career interests, the environment that motivates you and your values.
oFind out about “your kind of mind.” Some people with ADD will find it helpful to obtain a neuropsychological consult and/or a neuropsychological evaluation.

oIdentify your strengths. We all have strengths. We have exhibited these functional skills in the course of our lives, the things we have accomplished, challenges we have overcome or problems that we have solved. These are called these transferable skills. Find out what yours are.
2. Select the fields of knowledge that most interest you
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