R U Becoming More Valuable on the Job?
“You must realize that how you invest your human capital matters as much as how you invest your financial capital. Its rate of return determines your future options. Take a job for what it teaches you, not for what it pays.
Instead of a potential employer asking, ‘Where do you see yourself in 5 years?’ you’ll ask, ‘If I invest my mental assets with you for 5 years, how much will they appreciate? How much will my portfolio of career options grow?’ ” Stan Davis & Christopher Meyer, futureWEALTH
Stan & Chris seem to be saying that if our current work isn’t enhancing our resume, our value and our ability to get even better work….then we might be doing the wrong work….or at least not working on the right things.
Kirk out
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:37 pm
This is something that I completely agree with. When I graduated college I was interviewing at two different places. One was a place where I’d have a pretty good starting pay for someone my age, but there was no room for me to grow, unless I wanted to become a financial consultant (not my cup of tea). The other, was starting as a receptionist, didn’t pay as much but there was room for me to learn and grow. 2.5 years later I’m now working in Human Resources (what I went to school for) and I couldn’t be happier. I chose the job where I could apply myself, learn more, and grow. I now feel like I actually have experience to offer, which i don’t think I would have gotten at the other place. That’s worth so much more than a bigger paycheck.
Many of my friends are graduating college now and asking me about different jobs. I always tell them that it’s ok to start at the bottom, and in reality… you need to. Find a place that’s either exactly what you want (which is rare as a college graduate) or a place that will allow you to grow and get to where you want to be.
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Kirk, each day I forward your message on to our team and some colleagues who love to stay in touch/connected. Wanted to share my thoughts that I shared with our team today.
Certainly a challenging one to forward on for the Align team today as I’m certainly putting myself on the line here. But if there is truth in the message, I have to be happy to share it. And there is truth in this message. It is certainly what I hope for all of us… I definitely know that as I read it I could definitely tick the box that the job(s) I’m doing in business and at home is teaching me plenty. In fact can I take a break from learning for a while please!
Here’s to working on the right things (and the left).
Daniel