To Find Your Dream Job in 2022, Know Your Goals
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What hiring conditions make 2022 a good year to pursue a new job?
Whelan for The Wall Street Journal. If finding your dream job is on your list of resolutions for 2022, you're probably not alone. But while career experts say the conditions have rarely been better for job seekers, don't be too quick to hand in your notice.
As with any New Year's resolution, you know, we see lots of people sort of go 100 miles an hour right at the wall, you know, for like the first couple of weeks of January and then just kind of fizzle out because that's no way to live.
How should you define where you are now and where you want to go in your career?
And it's true for job hunting, too.
On today's show, we'll talk with WSJ workplace reporter Catherine Dill about taking advantage of the tight labor market to get to the next level in your career and the key questions you should be asking yourself before making that move. That's after the break.
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What specific problems at your current job should you identify before leaving?
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Lots of people enter a new year vowing to find a new job, hoping to land their dream position.
How can you structure a sustainable job search to avoid burnout?
But even though we're in a seeker's market, there's more to it than just firing off resumes. Let's bring in WSJ workplace and careers reporter Catherine Dill for more. Catherine, thanks so much for being with us.
My pleasure.
So Catherine, why are career experts saying that 2022 is a prime year for someone to pursue their dream job?
Well, this is a pretty common New Year's resolution. This is the year I'm going to find my dream job. But actually, conditions for people who want to go this route are pretty advantageous right now. Job listings are plentiful, wages are rising, unemployment is low. And so for folks who think that they want to start a new job, get a promotion, try and land a big raise, now's a great time to do that.
When should you stay put because your current role still serves your career goals?
And a big part of that equation can be figuring out what your dream job would or should be. So where am I now and where do I really want to be going so that you can make that connection?
Okay, so let's talk about taking the steps to actually finding that job. Now, first of all, what should people come to terms with about their current position before trying to make a move like this?
Well, one of the experts I spoke with recommended that people get really specific about what it is that you don't like about your current job. And to that end, whether you actually need to make a move or whether there are things that you should just be trying to fix. So one of the examples that... she gave me was, you know, do you actually want better boundaries, better work life balance? Is that something that you could work out with a boss or figure out how to get a little more staff support for your work, something like that? Or do you work in a family owned business where there's a son in law who's always going to be in line for the job that you're really hoping to get eventually? That's something that you're probably not going to be able to fix.
You're probably going to need to change organizations. And so getting really specific about what it is you don't like and how you could address that, either in your current role or in the next one, is a great place to start.
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Chapters
8 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:39
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What hiring conditions make 2022 a good year to pursue a new job?
0:39–1:03
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How should you define where you are now and where you want to go in your career?
1:03–1:27
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What specific problems at your current job should you identify before leaving?
1:27–2:02
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How can you structure a sustainable job search to avoid burnout?
2:02–2:45
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When should you stay put because your current role still serves your career goals?
2:45–4:01
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How much market leverage do job seekers really have for raises or pivots in 2022?
4:01–5:19
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Why should networking and traditional outreach complement online applications?
5:19–8:41
Speakers
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