Your Job Search Needs an Avatar

Everybody needs examples in life, especially when it comes to careers. When you’re struggling with your career path and feeling like you need a compass, finding an example, an avatar of sorts, is often the best way forward.

Where Can I Find My Avatar?

But how to find that aspirational person? I encourage my clients to search for keywords that conform to their particular specialty and interest. LinkedIn is a great tool for this, because you can track someone’s full progression, from college through their various jobs. You can see what kinds of credentials they needed, whether they took time off for grad school, and all the steps they went through to land their job. The job you want.

Is One Avatar Enough?

It helps to find a series of avatars to confirm your theories on the various paths to the outcome of your choice. And because these avatars are accessible on LinkedIn, you can also reach out and see if they might be willing to discuss their path and share their advice. Who knows, one day your avatar might be your mentor.

Wishing you wonderful holidays and most of all, a very Happy New Year!