Paul Copcutt, in Career Hub, writes about an enterprising young Canadian, Sean Aiken,  who has taken a very different approach to career search. Sean Aiken is working his way across Canada, one week at a time, doing a different job every week! He is up to week 27 and has done everything from bar person to dairy farmer and plans to spend 52 weeks trying to figure out what he wants to do.

What he has achieved already is a very decent Google score - over 17,000 pages and is building his personal brand with a very informative and interactive blog (internet TV show), One Week Job and has had plenty of media coverage etc - he is also donating all his earnings to charity (over $10,000 so far) and has gathered a few sponsors on the way.

What is the dream on your back burner? Do you find yourself on Sunday evenings dreading Monday morning? Would you like to look forward to Monday mornings? Does your career fit who you are? Are you using your key strengths, transferable skills, core values and personality traits in your current position?

Instead of taking a year off to discover a variety of careers, what about working with a Career Coach to find a career/position that is interesting and aligns with who you are (while maintaining your current career income!) so that you enjoy Monday morning as much as Friday afternoon?

For a complimentary initial session, contact Summit View Career Coaching to schedule a time to determine whether our services will bring you what you are looking for.

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