Having a satisfying career is critical to positive mental health. If we are stuck in a job that where we feel under-appreciated, under-utilized, or have difficulty finding meaning and purpose in what we are doing, it becomes a grind where it can feel like we are selling our soul for a paycheck. Many of us enjoy providing for ourselves and our families, which are sometimes referred to as "hygiene factors" because they provide the basic necessities of life. However, we also have an innate tendency to feel useful, important, and effective in what we do. Sometimes our employers are good at supporting our work and our ambitions and sometimes they are not. In most case, we need to find significance and meaning in what we do and this can depend on how well a job matches our needs and personalities. In addition, we require safe and supportive relationships with the people we work with in order to be able fully focus on doing a good job. Most people quit their bosses - not their jobs, which points to how important it is that we have a good working relationship with our supervisors. Conflict and disagreement is often an inevitable part of working with people, which means that compromise and flexibility are important. 

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In Career counseling, an important question to ask is, what types of jobs, interactions, and relationships may best suit my personality? That is, how can I predict what may or may not work for me based on my personality preferences? Some of us enjoy a structured work week and some of us do not. Some of us like working with people while some of us to be quite frank, do not. A career assessment may help you unlock hidden preferences that you may not have even known exist and provide you with a path to finally be able to do what you were meant to do (and make a living from it!). 

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