As Lee Bolman once said, “A vision without strategy remains an illusion.” That line would also bode well when looking for a dream job in the Philippines.
You see, it’s all about strategy (or strategic management). If you want to attain something, you have to wholeheartedly work hard for it—there are no shortcuts. However, a good strategy will help you achieve that end goal with better chances. Whether this is for the short term or the long term, having a plan and capitalizing on it will always be a win for you.
There is no one proven formula for getting ahead in life via the corporate route. Even the most respected CEOs that we can name nowadays have all started in one way or another, from being assistants to someone, from some place they never wanted to be part of long ago. But you can always choose which job in the Philippines and which company you can be a part of, and that I can say is a much easier path to take, all with the right strategy and proper know-how in place.
LinkedIn is the chosen social media site for the career-driven individual—more like Facebook for professionals. You don’t use LinkedIn for memes; you build your online portfolio there, and that is your primary tool when trying to land your dream job in the Philippines. With that being said, you are your own author when it comes to the future you make. Everything that you’ve worked hard for so far and everything that you wish to become all rely on what you put out on your LinkedIn page. If you do this right, then you won’t even need to apply for the jobs you want; that dream job will be the one that wants you and eventually finds you.
It also pays to know a lot of people and be connected to a who’s-who list of individuals with the same drive as you. As a recruiter/executive headhunter by trade, my 27,000-strong LinkedIn network consists of all the people I’ve met at most of the corporate functions I’ve attended and even acquaintances with whom I’ve mingled with during social affairs. Suffice it to say, it’s good to have people in all the right places when looking for that dream job of yours because those people have now become valuable credentials that speak well for you. Image and word-of-mouth are the currency of choice, after all, when speaking of career valuation in the Philippines.
But what exactly does a dream job in the Philippines amount to? Does it need to align with your own cultural interests and skillset? Is a famous Filipino actor who only wanted to become a farmer since he was a kid still considered someone who’s doing his dream job now? Would that said actor be considered as someone who’s happy and fulfilled with how he ended up in life as an acting professional in the country? While it is true that fate and luck constitute a significant part of the future that we build for ourselves as professionals, the more important part of our career path and the choices we make with it. Strategizing for our future is a necessity that we cannot live without. We can choose to either be who we still want to be now and who we want to be in the next five years or so—the important part of that is that we get to choose. We choose to be what we become, and part of that is not reliant on the sheer luck of the draw or the fate of your stars—you work hard to become that self-made person that you are, in hopes of getting that dream job in the Philippines. And at the end of the day, we consciously choose to get that job because we choose to be happy with that choice.
In closing, I pose this question to you, the reader: Is there really a surefire, clear-cut way to strategize one’s career path to success? The answer is “No, there isn’t.” But you can always manage your options with a good strategy and a whole lot of hard work. And with that, at least, you can give yourself a better chance to succeed at getting that DREAM job you’ve always wanted.
Don’t give up on those dreams you’ve worked hard for. This is the only strategy you’ll ever need.
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