The Wave of the Future: The Self-Reliant Worker

Do you know someone who has held 9 or more jobs or changed careers 3 times? Maybe this describes YOU? It sure describes me.

Over my career I have had at least 9 different jobs (more if I counted temp positions) and have changed careers 3 times. In fact, career changers, job hoppers, free agents (whatever you want to call them) are the wave of the future. The generation entering the workforce now is expected to change jobs 9-13 times and change careers 3-7 times! And we're talking radical career changes: lawyer turned life stylist, marketing executive turned RN, and accountant turned professional dog walker.

People are increasingly seeking greater fulfillment from their professional and personal lives in a quest that goes beyond work/life balance. From globalization to outsourcing, merging to downsizing, reorganizing to rightsizing, it makes perfect sense that people either learn how to navigate the change that is sure to be constant or get lost when it comes to achieving career satisfaction.

So ask yourself...what does having a satisfying career mean to you?