How Skills Influence Career Satisfaction
Skills influence career satisfaction in several ways.
When people use skills effectively, they may experience a stronger sense of competence. When they develop new skills, they may experience growth. When their skills solve meaningful problems, they may experience contribution.
But the opposite can also happen.
A person may possess valuable skills that are rarely used in their current role. This can create a feeling of being underutilized.
Using what you already know
Your existing competence creates value.
Developing what you do not yet know
Learning creates progress.
Seeing the result of what you can do
Application creates evidence of contribution.
This is why career satisfaction is not necessarily about finding a job where you already have every required skill.
A satisfying career can also provide room to use existing capabilities while developing new ones.
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