How does a 30-year-old bird make a career plan?

There should be many people who regard 30 as a time node in their careers and even their lives. It's not that we will encounter any difficulties and choices here, but what China people often say is that we will stand at 30. At this age, we will indeed experience some physical and psychological changes. It is time to make some summaries and make new plans.

According to Ma Zhong, former vice president of human resources of China Eastern Airlines? The stage from college graduation to 30 years old is a process of understanding what kind of person you want to be. In this process, you will continue to accumulate and start looking for self-awareness. After the age of 30, it's time to take the initiative to make up for the gap between yourself and your ideal. ?

Indeed, for the company people who entered the workplace after graduating from undergraduate courses, the age of 30 is already the eighth year of work. Even if you graduate from graduate school, you have worked for at least five years. Some people may take the fact of being 30 years old as a stimulus to explore a new career development path. Some people may still stand at the crossroads and still have not found their goals and interests in life.

Of course, 30 years old has not found the direction of life, and it is not doomed to failure. Wang Shi, chairman of Vanke, resigned from his office at the age of 32 and went to Shenzhen University to go to sea; At the age of 30, Jeff bezos also felt that the Internet had a chance and founded Amazon with $300,000. Before they make a decision, they don't know that their subsequent experience will determine their main direction in life. Sun Haining, Marketing Director of Ren Shida China District, said? The market itself is always changing. Some people have been looking for their own interests all their lives. The career path should be explored through self-adjustment, as long as it conforms to your long-term goals and life planning. ?

China Business Weekly interviewed several professionals, hoping to provide some help for companies at the crossroads of 30 to plan their career paths. The following are their professional suggestions and personal experiences.

Before that, you need to answer the following three questions.

Are you sure you have found a career direction?

Ma Zhong thought it would be over after 30? Try the direction? Stage, we should start to move forward according to the established plan.

However, Jody, human resources director of emc China Excellence R&D Group, observed that people of this age group may still feel confused and confused. One possibility is that I didn't follow my original intention when I chose a career, thinking that I didn't have any special skills, or I didn't find any interest points in my work because of the lack of positive incentive information in my post. ?

Enhance the sense of existence to find the position. Jody said, first of all, we should try our best to do our current job well, so that our boss and colleagues can pay attention to you and affirm you. At the same time, you can also skillfully build your own brand. Less complaining, being positive and willing to share your ideas with others will win you more new opportunities. ? Many people have developed from jobs they didn't like at first. Only by using this springboard can they find new opportunities that are more suitable for them. ?

In addition, you can also learn other things on the basis of your current job. Do you have a heart in the workplace? Ways to find your own interests or the next opportunity.

Are you positioning yourself accurately?

Where is your goal is obviously not only a matter of interest, but more importantly, whether you have the ability to do this job well. Kenny Wei, senior manager of international business of Capgemini Consulting, found that some people overestimated their abilities, but more people often underestimated their abilities.

? I often meet some people in the company. When companies offer open opportunities, they always think they are too far from their goals. For example, the company stipulates that all employees who have served for 6 to XX years can apply to participate in a certain project, but employees who have just completed 6 years often do not participate in the competition. ? Kenny Wei said.

People in the company can set some structured and quantitative evaluation indicators for themselves in stages, and invite your boss, teachers and colleagues to participate in the evaluation. Multi-participation can improve the accuracy of evaluation.

Do you have enough pressure and motivation?

30 years old will be an unsatisfied age, especially when there are some comparisons between classmates and peers. You may not even want to join the society, because you don't want to know who is developing better than yourself. Ma said, only at this age will this happen? Planning awareness? , is a strong desire to change formed under the comparison with others.

Unwilling to lag behind and vanity are certainly a driving force for progress, but the durability of this passive power is limited after all. Aggressiveness in the workplace and enthusiasm for life are the biggest motivation for your continuous progress. This is especially important for a 30-year-old company with a smooth career development.

From the external environment, you should always ensure that your goals and ideas are consistent with the overall goals of the company. If you find yourself far from the company's goals, you should consider changing an environment that is more in line with your goals. ? Jody said.

a

Shift change or career change?

It is very important to find a job that suits your interests, which will not only bring you a sense of pleasure, but also make you more responsible. Kenny Wei said that any choice in the workplace is a gamble. Even if you can minimize the risk, the risk still exists. ? If you follow your own interests, then at least you won't be sad if you lose. ?

Changing careers at the age of 30 won't empty all the money you've accumulated in previous years. Yuan, director of human resources management of Bosch China, gives priority to employees with cross-departmental, cross-functional or overseas work experience in recruitment. These people generally have wider knowledge and stronger working ability. ?

b

start a business

Almost all entrepreneurs in first-tier cities are around 30 years old. It has almost become a trend for companies of this age to go out and start their own businesses after leaving their jobs.

If you have understood the business value and profit model, and have a comprehensive business plan, it is best for one or two investors to be interested in your project, then do it without hesitation, and don't be afraid of failure or worry too much about the consequences.

In Kenny Wei's recruitment principles, entrepreneurial experience will be a plus item. ? Starting a business is a good opportunity for trial and error, and the worst result is to return to work in the company after five years. At this time, you are more experienced and mature than those employees who have been working in the company. ?

c

Transfer to a management position

Most people will regard mba as a transition from professional and technical positions to management positions, which is also a risky choice. ? It basically takes three to four years from application to your full-time mba. In such a long time, it is difficult for you to foresee what will happen to the economic situation. ?

Sun Haining, Marketing Director of Ren Shida in China, believes that three conditions need to be considered to judge whether it is the right time to study for an mba. First of all, according to the current global economic situation, determine the possible economic costs of studying mba. The second is to see what kind of schools you can go to according to the application, what management direction their expertise is, and whether it meets your expectations for future work. Of course, it is more important to judge whether your present job is suitable for you and what kind of job you want to do in the future. ?

But there is a premise, you should first consider whether your interests and personality are really suitable for becoming a manager. If you are a natural person who doesn't like dealing with people, you might as well save this high mba tuition and continue to study your professional field.

d

Balance work, family and life

This is a question that more 30-year-old working women will consider.

Marriage, having children, raising children, and family are gradually distracting working women of this age. If you can't give up your career and become a full-time wife, then you will probably be more willing to transfer to a relatively stable backstage position.

But that doesn't mean you have given up your career path. ? You can take advantage of the opportunity of stable jobs to make some longer-term plans and think about what kind of talents are needed in the workplace ten years later. ? Kenny Wei's suggestion is that during this period, you can accumulate capital for your return to the workplace by studying and other means.

During this period, increasing communication with female colleagues is also an effective way to alleviate the anxiety brought by life. Yuan plans to organize a similar salon for female employees of Bosch. Everyone shares their experiences in coping with life, and you will find that you are not alone, so you will have the motivation to overcome the difficulties encountered in balancing work and life. ?

e

Deep cultivation in professional field

Jody provided a case. A candidate with training management experience once interviewed for a training management position in her human resources department. The goal is to contact some campus recruitment work while doing training management. However, because there is a special person in charge of the campus recruitment position, the candidate seems a little dissatisfied at first. Jody suggested that she expand more work in training management major, such as being a trainer and writing training materials. ? Later, I asked her if she still had time to do part-time campus recruitment. She said that it was too late to learn training management and there was no time to do other jobs. ?

Of course, becoming an expert requires more than profound professional ability. Yuan said that in Bosch's training program for employees who want to become experts, more attention is paid to cultivating employees' project management ability and communication ability with stakeholders. ? As an expert, it is very important to express professional things in a more effective way. ? Yuan said to:

At the age of 30, you should:

Have an accurate positioning and evaluation of yourself.

The years from graduation to the age of 30 are very critical stages of self-awareness. At this time, you should have a more accurate judgment of yourself, which are advantages and disadvantages, what industry your personality is suitable for, and to what extent your ability is.

At least the basic career direction has been decided.

Although you are not old at the age of 30, you should have determined your general development direction in the workplace by this time. Combined with previous years' work experience, determine where your interests are, what to do in the future, how to take a few steps, and what to achieve in the end.

Start trying some self-management.

The word self-management is not always derogatory. At the age of 30, you really should start building your own brand. You can consciously build some resources for yourself, start to pay attention to the maintenance of circles and certain relationships, and shape yourself into a quality brand in the workplace from all aspects.

Pay attention to the balance between work, family and life.

By the age of 30, many people's living conditions will change. After entering a new stage of life, the balance between work, family and life is a new lesson, and handling this relationship well can also add points to your workplace.

If possible, do some self-improvement

Before the age of 30, most of the knowledge and experience we gained came from the previous 20 years of study and life. After work, it is basically a process of knowledge application and consumption. If there is an opportunity, you can consider charging yourself at this time and add some new knowledge in a targeted manner.