In many of my consultations I see people who genuinely don't know what they want to do. They may be just starting out in their career or are reflecting on their career and realised they (like many) simply fell into their current role.
I often suggest to people that they speak to friends and family about what sort of jobs they can see them doing. They often know us best, and can often recognise skills that we perhaps never see as 'work' skills.
I found this
article this morning, and I'm definitely going to start suggesting it in my consultations as an exercise to undertake for those of you who are looking for some inspiration. The basic idea is that you write a job advert about the type of job you are searcing for, highlighting your motivations and interests, rather than your qualifications or a specific area of work. You then send it to 10 people who you know who have a variety of interests, careers and backgrounds and see what they suggest.
I'd love to know if some of you try it. Let me know what people suggest!