What Can Help Me Find an Ideal Job?
by Manish J. top MBA colleges in BangaluruMany of my business school students,
quit after working for only a few months in a job, some of the reasons they
cite are listed below.
- I
was bored!
- I
was overworked!
- It
was not what I was promised!
- The
organization is not good!
- I
did not like the profile!
- I
could not handle the job!
- My
boss was not good!
- The
culture is not good!
- The
salary is too low!
Typically we join a company because of 3 reasons:
- Job
Profile (what we do in the company now and will do in the future),
- Company
Brand (which improves our personal branding and provides longevity in
employment because the company is doing good)
- Salary
(which allows us to satisfy some of our needs).
We give “salary” the highest priority when starting our
career, then “brand” and last, the “job profile”.
Most of the reasons listed above for quitting are
emotional and related to what we are expected to do (job profile). We are
capable of hard work if we are motivated. If there is a future in the job, we
remain motivated. We find something to do if we are bored. We can
tolerate or handle our boss if we want to stay. We will take a low salary
(within reason) if I enjoy the work and there is future growth. However, hard
work is not s substitute for enjoying our work. We stick around if we enjoy our
work.
What creates
enjoyment at work?
If I look at the reasons above, I also see issues of
personality clashes. For example,
- when
the job requirement does not fit my personality
- the
company culture does not fit my personality
- I have
a personality clash with my boss.
The clash is also about what I do, compared to the
expectations by the company and by my boss about what I am supposed to do.
What I do is determined by what I am… in terms of my personality.
The Myers-Briggs Test analyses us in terms of our
extravertism or introvertism, whether we use our 5 senses to gather data or our
intuition, whether we use logic or emotions and how much data do we need to
make decisions. Evidently, certain jobs require certain personality types.
For example, I am an INFJ. By definition:
INFJs are idealists. They work hard, but are
stubborn about their ideals and the type of work they would like to be doing.
They’re also often unconventional, complex, and warmly interested in
people. They are insightful, perfectionistic and principled. Typical
careers for such people are: teachers, counselors, artists. They are the rarest
type in the population.
So according to the analysis, I am good in advisory roles
and am good as a consultant. If I am asked to execute a project within a given
deadline, I may not do a good job. Similarly, I can help in a sales process,
but cannot be made directly responsible. I can theories, understand others’
issues and can give advice, linking a lot of possibilities and perspectives. I
would be successful in such careers.
A stakeholder may tell me to go into Information Technology
Sector and run a software project because the company profile is good or the
salary is good. It does not mean I will do a good job at it. I may be
technically capable of fulfilling my duty, but that is what it will be: a duty,
not a joy.
Nor am I a chameleon. I may be a good actor, but actors
change personalities for a short period, not 8-12 hours a day for the rest of their
lives. Hence, we cannot say that we will behave in a way that is contrary to
our intrinsic personality. That is very strenuous.
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