How to find your dream job

Are you satisfied with your job?
You can say that you are doing the kind of job that you had in your childhood?
A lethargic feeling on Monday morning is a foreign word for you?

Congratulations! Then it is very likely that you have already found your dream job. For all those who are now sitting in front of the screen worn down and have not yet “reached their goal”, we have a few tips on how you can get a little closer to a job that you enjoy and that supports your qualities.

Many employees have already quit internally

Admittedly, it is not easy in this day and age to earn his money with a fulfilling task. More and more often you hear or read that the job is only there to earn his "buns" and many employees internally have even quit. However, such an attitude to the job brings neither the company nor the employee anything, since it eventually leads to frustration on both sides. Of course there are exceptions. For example, if you absolutely need the job and there is no other chance in sight. Nevertheless, one should sooner or later deal with where the career path really should lead. Because between training and what is really fun are usually worlds in between. And, moreover, choosing a job is a far-reaching decision that can shape future life not just over years, but over decades.

So how do I find a job that is fun and fulfills me?

The fact is: There is no general patent remedy for the dream job or the search. After all, many factors always play a role. Among other things, the way of working, the interests, the strengths and weaknesses and also the ideas and wishes for the future are individual and different. However, you can let our tips guide you a bit and get ideas for your way to the dream job.

These steps help in finding a career

1. What are you particularly good at?

Find out what you are good at! This is the prerequisite for finding a job that suits you and that is fun for you. Just ask your friends and family - they know you best and can assess you and your abilities very well.

Have your pen and a pad ready to write down the answers:

How did I have a lot of fun as a kid?
What can I do really well?
What qualities do you appreciate most about me?

2. Create competence profile: What strengths do you have?

And now ask yourself what skills you have and where your strengths lie. Write down your thoughts and let the answers of your friends and family flow in as well.

Here is your questionnaire:

Which features make me special?
What do I often get good feedback for?
Which tasks are easy for me?
Which topics do I know well?
What expertise do I have?
Which programs / machines can I handle very well?

3. What are your ideas?

Now we come to the next page of your block. Here you write down detailed ideas for your dream job. And exactly as they come to you in the head - without censorship or rating. It may be the missing coffee maker that makes you unhappy, or even the look into nature that inspires you. Write down everything.

What makes you happy?
What would make you unhappy?
What would you do without pay?
What motivates and inspires you?

4. Interview people: What is the desired job in reality?

It already crystallizes out which jobs you find interesting? Then ask yourself if you have acquaintances or relatives with these professions. Maybe Aunt XY knows someone in your dream job. Or you are brave enough to search on social or career platforms for people to whom you can ask these questions:

What do you find particularly exciting about your job?
What does a typical working day look like?
Are you looking forward to going to work most days?
Who would you recommend your job to?
Who would you not recommend this job?

All of these tasks can help you find out which job suits you and, above all, makes you happy in the long run. If conversations and notes alone are not enough or if you already have specific ideas, but want to consolidate your decision for the profession, internships are ideal. Here you can find out "on the job" whether this is really the job as you imagined it and can, if necessary, reorient yourself before you jump into the next "job adventure".