The era we live in is an era of rapid development in China. For young people, this is an era of coexistence of opportunities and challenges. Compared with our parents’ generation, we have received higher education and have more knowledge. There are many opportunities to work in different companies. Faced with a wide variety of job choices, most job seekers will use the knowledge they have learned in four years of undergraduate study or even the majors they have studied in three years of master's degree to find a job. This seems to be the most convenient way to find a job.

But after working for a while, I found that the job is not what I imagined. I think the career path is still long. Should I continue to engage in professional work, or should I find opportunities to engage in work that is more suitable for me? Perhaps for the sake of livelihood, many people It's hard to make a choice.

Hu Ping (pseudonym) from Beijing graduated from a well-known 985 university in Beijing with a master's degree in software engineering. She successfully joined a well-known foreign-funded company as a R&D engineer. After four years of work, she The income is considered very good in the local area. At a young age, she is engaged in this stressful research and development job, and she feels unspeakable pain in her heart. As a married woman, she really wants to find a relatively easy management job where she can have time. Have a baby. But four years of technical work made it difficult for her to break out of this circle. By chance, she found a promising career through the Internet, and she wanted to find a career planner to help her.

Fortunately, I became Hu Ping’s career planning mentor. She is an excellent girl. She had excellent academic performance during college and graduate school. She also worked hard to make progress after working. In just four years, she has made great progress in her career. She has achieved a small amount of success, but now she is in a dilemma. After reading her information, I was thinking about how to make a career plan for her so that she could find a job that suits her while taking care of her family.

I started this consultation with her through online video. After the Internet connection, I "saw" her, which was a bit like what I imagined. She was very intellectual with black-rimmed glasses and wanted to come here for four years. She has gained experience in her job and has transformed from a student into a mature professional. However, there is a hint of anxiety in her eyes. Maybe this job really makes her so busy that she can't breathe.

"Hu Ping, you came to me today. Do you have any professional problems that need to be solved?" After a brief greeting, I started to ask.

"Mr. Wu, I am currently engaged in R&D work, but I really don’t like this job. The department is very depressing. It is common to work hard and overtime. I want to switch to management work, but I Don’t know what to do?” She finished her question in one breath. It seemed that she had been depressed in this job for a long time.

"What aspect of this job do you like most?" I wanted to dig deeper into her preferences for work.

“The current company is a multinational enterprise. I prefer to cooperate with suppliers; to cooperate with people from other departments in new product projects; and to cooperate with colleagues from other countries. I work with them I have benefited a lot from working with them.” It seems that this job is not all bad for her.

"Is there a lot of training in the company?" There must be a lot of training in large companies.

“Mr. Wu, the biggest benefit of joining this company is the training. There is not much technical training, most of it is management training, such as lean production integrated work system and material research and development process methodology. Training." When talking about training, she started talking non-stop. It seems that this job is indeed a good platform for rapid promotion in four years.

"Why did you choose this job in the first place?" I was more curious about her job choice.

“When I was a graduate student, I wanted to major in psychology, but I didn’t score enough so I was transferred to software engineering. My parents also believed that science and engineering majors are better for employment, so I started my career in the manufacturing industry.” He sounded like he was thirty years old. She was helpless in this job.

Now she is engaged in technology research and development. She has an excellent academic background and work experience in a Fortune 500 company. She is also proficient in English and has strong logical thinking ability; she can devote herself wholeheartedly to work. ; Be able to work very hard for things that you recognize.

However, her career vision is very narrow, which limits her career development. It is not a bad idea to continue working in research and development, but the room for advancement is limited. In addition, the job is busy and she plans to have children. It is difficult to take care of her family with this job. It is necessary to help her find a suitable career direction and fully understand the core needs of career values ??at different stages; outside of the work environment, she can learn more about other relevant career information in today's society and expand her ideas.

After I had an in-depth communication with her, I found that if she wants to have a baby recently, it is definitely not advisable to change jobs. The best option is to change jobs within the company and find a more suitable position, such as production. She is in a management position or quality management position. She has an excellent professional background and is familiar with production line management. She has a sincere and stable personality and is serious about her work. It should not be difficult to change jobs.

"Hu Ping, do you intend to work as a headhunting consultant in the future?" She and I were planning our career development path after giving birth.

"Teacher Wu, I will consider changing jobs internally first, and then have a child as soon as possible. Then I can consider your suggestions." It seems that having a child is the top priority in her plan.

“You have a working background in one of the world’s top 500 companies; excellent academic background, good affinity, good at communicating with people; quick learning ability and reaction ability, good logical thinking ability, and the potential to work as a headhunting consultant Work. And you want a relatively free way of working, which is not affected by gender, biological age, and will be more suitable for you. "I helped her clearly identify her position so that she can develop better in the future.

"Teacher Wu, how can I work as a headhunting consultant?" It seems that she is very anxious about her future career development.

“With the continuous escalation of competition in the workplace, the demand of enterprises for mid-to-high-end management talents has become increasingly prominent. However, all internal human resources of enterprises cannot be invested in just one module of recruitment. Therefore, the demand for headhunting industry in China has been The income of a headhunting consultant is somewhat similar to that of sales. It is performance-oriented, the income is relatively considerable, and the time can be relatively flexible."

"Teacher Wu, I will transfer internally first, one step at a time. According to the plan, I switched careers and became a headhunting consultant. "After our discussion, we quickly reached a consensus, which made me feel happy.

“Of course, to become an excellent headhunting consultant, you must implement such an action plan now: understand the characteristics of this type of occupation and other related content, determine your own interests; after clarifying your interests, use various channels to Fully understand the relevant content and lock in the direction; accept relevant training and carry out part-time practice; continuously strengthen your ability in this area to continue to become full-time; through 2-3 years of accumulation, strengthen your achievements in this field and increase your visibility "Become an expert and be able to determine and arrange your own working methods according to your own time requirements." I slowly explained the development path of a headhunting consultant, hoping that she would take action.

"Thank you, Teacher Wu. Starting today, I will implement your action plan." She smiled sweetly, and the consultation ended.

In autumn in Shanghai, the temperature drops as soon as the cold air from the north arrives. I feel the slightest chill while working in the office. I got up and put on my coat and returned to my desk. I received an email from Hu Ping from Beijing. She said that now she has successfully transferred to the management department and her job is easier than before. She will be working next summer. After welcoming her baby, I wrote back a letter to wish her well, and I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart.