Instead, examine your skills, strengths and contributions. Gain feedback from co-workers. Begin networking to make these strengths more visible. Re-establish ties with former bosses and colleagues and ask them to assess your past performance, work style and accomplishments. Also, use feedback to learn how others view your potential.
Successful professionals know how to seek and find facts.
For information to help you manage your career, review databases and periodicals at the library or on the Internet. When doing Internet searches, use related key words. The quantitative and qualitative feedback you've gathered from research and interviews can help you assess your skills and how they fit employers' current needs. This can help you determine where you best fit and your job objectives. Just as companies develop marketing plans for their products, you need one for your career.