Using Your Natural Gifts to your Advantage

We are all unique. We each have special talents and skills others do not have. And, people always say that you should focus your job search on what you really want. So how do you figure out what you actually want? An article by professional coach Mary Ellen Sailer will help you determine your natural gifts; after you determine them, look for jobs where you can use those gifts to make a real impact. Mary Ellen encourages us to consider 8 questions.

Here are four great ones:

• “What do I naturally, easily, and effortlessly do when no one is looking?”
• “What about me inspires others, even though it is easy for me?”
• “What about me makes people jealous?”
• “What about me gives me guilty pleasure?”