I watched sadly, the last in the series of ‘What Am I Worth’ last night on RTE by Lisa Holt. RTE is certainly getting better at producing reality TV programmes and being in the industry I have been captivated by the series.
Last nights episode profiled Ciara a 25 year old banking administrator on a salary of 37k and not happy in her work. Ciara came across as bright intelligent and bubbly but she felt suffocated in her role as it had no people contact. She loved shopping and was toying with the idea of a complete career change, perhaps as a fashion buyer!
Lisa brought Ciara step by step into realising that perhaps the glamour career wasn’t such a good idea. She brought her into see what a buyer does and she realised taking a pay cut of more than 14k to start at the bottom with no guarantee of getting her dream job maybe wasn’t the best option for her. Ciara with the guidance of Lisa targeted HR as an interesting career and is now targeting a career within that department in her original employer.
Lesson learnt from last nights show? If you are unhappy in your role, the answer lies within you to draw from your personality, skills and ideas into working out what is best for you. I loved Lisa’s advice to circle advertisements in the newspapers over what roles interests you. Did I say newspapers? I would suggest looking online for roles that interest you. Click here to view the latest office and HR roles available in Ireland Office Jobs The advice was so simple. Look at the jobs that appeal to you, see what is realistic on a par with salary drop to start at the bottom and work towards.
Your dream job will not drop in your lap. you have to work for it.
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applicanttree // April 23, 2008 at 5:18 pm |
I definitely agree with that. If you’re unhappy in your position, regardless of pay, your day to day life will be miserable. Start from the bottom and work your way up. You’ll like what you’re doing more that way.