Getting Clear on your 'Good Career Criteria'
So many of us pass through our careers making decisions without really considering if we're on the right path, or what good really looks like for us. This course is designed to help you build a compass to help you navigate the world of work.
Self paced
Start anytime
Costs £72
What you'll learn
Over the past 10 years we've watched many talented and ambitious people struggle to choose careers which really feel right for them. Trapped in the expectations of others, or following the feeling of "should" rather than "must". So we've developed what we call the "Good Career Criteria", a set of elements when joined together make a sort of compass, giving us clarity in decision making and arming us with a newfound knowledge of what matters to us in our next job and what we need from a fulfilling career. This course is designed to take you through step by step, the process of building out your own 'compass'. We'll ask you to think carefully about what matters to you and about the tools you have in your arsenal. The result? A better understanding of what work will be fulfilling for you, and a tool to help you make better career decisions for yourself now and in the future.
Curriculum
Introduction: Why do we work?
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What is the purpose of work?
14 mins -
Why do you work?
8 mins -
Exercise: Workview & Lifeview
35 mins
Section 2: Timeline of life and career and fulfillment
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Connecting The Dots: Clues to Your Future Are in Your Past
24 mins
Section 3: Ingredients of fulfilling work
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What are the ingredients of fulfilling work?
25 mins
Section 4: Likes & Dislikes
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Work likes and dislikes
10 mins -
Situational or fundamental?
15 mins
Section 5: Values
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Understanding your values
6 mins -
Exercise: Unearth your values
25 mins -
How can you create a values-led existence?
8 mins
Section 6: Current Needs
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Assessing your needs
7 mins -
Getting clear on your needs
30 mins
Section 8: Building out your compass
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Pulling it all together
10 mins -
How can you use all of these elements as a compass?
10 mins
Section 7: Superpowers & Skills
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Why do skills matter?
6 mins -
Exercises to Identify your skills
15 mins
Testimonial
"I found the value mapping and building the compass INVALUABLE. It has really helped me to narrow down where I want to go and helped me evaluate companies on characteristics I care about as opposed to what others expect. I have found 12 organisations that I would truly enjoy working for and 16 job opportunities/open job applications that would be perfect."
Instructors
Skye Robertson
Frequently Asked Questions
All your questions should be answered here
Probably not. This course is designed to help give you clarity on the important aspects of your work and life, giving you a tool to make decisions with and a better understanding of what your needs are. Once you have this, you'll be able to assess the options you have and make the decision as to what you want to do next. There is no one perfect career that will satisfy you forever, instead think of this as a living tool that you'll be able to use whenever you feel like it's time to move on to something new.
Once you've purchased this course you'll be able to have access to it as long as you have an Escape account.
It's a metaphorical compass, a tool to help you navigate with and make decisions as to which direction to head into.