The Reality Of Mid-life Crisis & Mid-career Dissatisfaction
Rahul is currently being confronted by dissatisfaction in mid career
He is not sure if he is in the appropriate stream. At the age of 35, he is listlessly thinking if it is too late to do anything about it, at least now.
Rahul is living an unfulfilled life. And it is having a bad effect on his on the job work and individual satisfaction.
On the job, Rahul has lost out on an advancement in rank; at his residence, his career problem has even been the root of many fights within the household.
He was fired with high job objectives when he set forth on his career. The aspirations have not been realized for arguments he is unable to swallow.
Rahul is a typical example. There are tens of thousands of middle level professionals (midpros), like Rahul, who are drowning in a cesspool, with many years of their working life ahead . They constitute a bulwark of the managerial classes.
Given the right jobs and career paths, they are competent enough for taking care of themselves, their companies and their country and scaling new heights.
Rahul, and mid level professionals like him, want our help. Here are 5 forms of help :
a. Midpros Career Guidance: Rahul requires someone to help him onto the right career path by aiding him in realising his true traits and building upon them accordingly.
b. Midpros Career Counselling: Rahul wants guidance on how to equip himself for a probable change in direction, and keep pace with the dynamic needs of industry.
c. Career & Life Quality Enhancement Tools: Rahul would welcome exposure to special tools to help him enhance his work related and private well being.
d. Midpro Career Forums: Rahul has a strong urge to interact with other midpros like himself; then he would understand that there are others facing similar problems, presently; he could also learn what the others are doing to confront such dilemmas.
e. Midpro Placement Services: Should Rahul want to look for another role/ company, he wants help in locating the optimal one, targeted at advancing his career ambitions.
A midpro usually confronts two types of situations. He/ She seeks the right job/ role:
1. that satisfies him/ her, personally and professionally
2. that defines his/ her desired career path
Midpros should constantly be asking themselves questions such as,
* "Am I in the right kind of job?", and
* "Am I moving in the right direction?"
This apart, when it comes to being recruited, midpros also need to ensure they make the right moves. The 4 steps to achieve this are:
(i) Creating their Profile and Resume with a professional touch
(ii) Laying out their resume with abilities and skills against the job description of the job in question
(iii) Matching their Profile with the Job Profile & the Company Profile, for achieving the harmonious pair
(iv) Making preparations beforehand to take the Placement tests and attend Interviews and making sure they do get the particular job/role in their chosen company
Unfavorably, a large number midpros fail to make the right move, because they dont receive help and guidance through all these steps. Fortunately, once the midpro is made aware of the answers given before and takes corrective steps, he/ she could enjoy an intended career and a satisfactory private life.
For Free Career Guidance and Tools for Mid Career Professionals visit: www.MidCareers.com , India's First Exclusive 'MidPros-focussed Full Service Placement Agency'. It provides mid career professionals with help to succeed professionally and personally. Rajasekar is a MidPros Mentor at MidCareers.com.
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