How to create a career vision

When you were leaving school, how many jobs did you think would become available to you during your career? Depending on when you left school, did you imagine you could develop a career in social media? Was being part of the development of driverless cars an option?

The world of careers is continually evolving. There are many job titles and role descriptions available now that would have been unfamiliar to people when they began their careers, and these jobs are advertised in different ways. It can be tricky working out what jobs are available and where to find them.

Where do you start looking for that perfect job? How do you know you are covering all bases so that you can make the right decision for you?

If you are considering a career change or looking for a new job, the best place to start may be by preparing a personal career vision to help focus your job search.

This vision should depict your ideal career, thinking about what career or job would best suit your personality. You want to find a job that uses the skills you most enjoy in a field based on your favourite subjects and interests, and your career vision should support this.

The more specific you can be about your vision, the clearer your ideal career will become. You will then be able to start matching jobs and careers to your vision, making your job search more focused and giving yourself the chance of finding a great career that you really enjoy.

Use your career vision to guide your job search, and suitable career opportunities may become easier to recognise.