What does your career pattern look like? How does it compare to your peers?
What does it say about you, about what you believe and where you are going? What does it say about career planning and living in general?
The article in Fast Company, “The Four-Year Career” by Anya Kamenetz discusses a pattern the article states is increasingly defining the careers of US workers. Read it and share your view.
The article shares some recent statistics – “the median number of years a US worker has been in his or her current job is just 4.4, down sharply since the 1970s.” As well as a close look at the careers of three people, two females, ages 36, and 61, and one male, age 28. Additionally, it shares more interesting statistics, insights and lessons.
The world of work is new and different than many of us were taught as young children, or at least different than how I was taught. My view of what I was taught at an early age shifted in the 1980s. Do you still believe what you learned as a young child? Has your view shifted? If not, what would happen if your view did make a shift?
I hope you enjoy the article. I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts on Anya Kamenetz’s article. Post them below or drop me an email.
May I leave you with a few questions to ponder…
What do you believe in, why do you want to do the work you are pursuing?
What job or jobs (for others) could you create if you move or drive toward new goals, objectives and your beliefs?
What is next for you? Do you have a four year plan? If no, what do you want a plan?
