What Is Career Alignment?
Career alignment describes how well a person's capabilities, preferences, values, interests, and ways of contributing fit the reality of their work. It is broader than asking whether someone likes their job.
A person may enjoy some aspects of work while still experiencing poor alignment because
Their strongest capabilities are rarely used; the work conflicts with important values; the daily responsibilities do not match what they expected; the environment makes effective contribution difficult; the role requires capabilities they have little willingness to develop.
Alignment can change
A person may become more aligned through: developing new skills; changing responsibilities; finding a different team; negotiating a different work arrangement; moving into another role; or eventually changing career direction.
Alignment is not a fixed condition
It can be assessed and improved.
Career clarity starts with understanding the relationship between who you are and the work you are doing.
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