Five Tips to Demystify Your Career Path

WARWICK, R.I.--(Business Wire)--
Donna Mase, senior consultant, The Barrett Group (www.careerchange.com), says,
"Today's increasing competition for positions, and ever-shrinking job market,
has many senior and mid-level job hunters second-guessing their career paths
like never before. On a daily basis, my clients ask one of two questions: am I
on the right career path, or how did I become so professionally sidetracked?"
Mase offers these self-assessment tips.

"To move forward, you need to look back. Individuals that reflect on their
professional aspirations, and their definition of success, are better equipped
to move forward with confidence," according to Mase.

1. What did you want to be when you grew up? In high school, perhaps you chose a
college that could provide a degree in your desired field. What were your
motivations for that projection? Were they valid then? How about today?

2. Go back a few more years. When you were a child, what did you picture
yourself doing as an adult and why?

3. What is your definition of success? Regardless of your daily duties,
compensation, or title, do you feel you have attained success in your eyes?

4. Are you dissatisfied with your job or your career? Before taking action,
consider the difference.

5. Why are you questioning your career path? Many professionals fall into
something comfortable and stay with it for their entire career, others
experience an underlying anxiety because they don`t know how they ended up where
they are. Decide which one you are.

About The Barrett Group, LLC (TBG)

The Barrett Group/www.CareerChange.com is a fee-based boutique consultancy
serving the career management needs of senior executives and mid-level
professionals since 1990. Our services help professionals change careers, secure
new job opportunities, or restructure current job packages. The firm`s clientele
represent a solid cross-section of national and international professionals,
working in the automotive, financial services, healthcare, law/legal, real
estate, retail/consumer goods and transportation and logistics industries.

About Donna Mase

Mase, Senior Consultant for The Barrett Group, LLC, specializing in senior and
mid-level career management, can contribute to discussions about the job market,
providing practical advice on job seeking and career change. For more
information or to schedule interviews with Donna Mase, please contact: Megg
Regner-Malloy at 401.278.4436(office) 401.965.4612(mobile) or
mregner-malloy@duffyshanley.com read more

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For The Barrett Group
Megg Regner-Malloy, 401-278-4436
mregner-malloy@duffyshanley.com

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