JOB VS CAREER

It’s easier to have a job than have a career. Can you tell the difference??

Continuous development

A career involves planning, having milestones to overcome and goals to achieve. There is a lot of development happening at the start, in the middle or nearing the peak of a career, whereas in a job, your first day and your last day is pretty much the same. It is also easier to find a replacement for you when you leave.

You climb or you plateau

When you don’t  want  a career, you can job hop from one place to another with ease and think nothing of it. A person who is serious about having a career will see every job as a learning avenue, a networking opportunity or a step up the career ladder. You have your goal in sight or a success platform whereby when you reach it, you can consider yourself to have achieved your ambition.

Making the switch

When you give up a job, you let go of that option and you seek out another one. When you give up a career, you are exiting the line of work that you have spent possibly a decade in, carrying with you the skills, knowledge and experience you obtained during that part of your work life.  There are people who give up one career to start a totally new one, probably one that they find their true passion in. In this switch, the knowledge and skills are somewhat relevant, but the new writer will have to rebuild his or his networks and reputation to seek out new opportunities.

Personal satisfaction

A person in a job may get all the aspects in their live figured out financially but when it comes to personal worth, the values they hold dear,and  finding purpose in what they do, a job may not be enough. With a career, you can craft your own roadmap and decide on your own happy ending.