What's Your Dream Job?

Frank Manfre
Apr 30
2 min read

Most of us have heard the question, "If money were no object, what would you be doing?" — Most of us have heard the question, *"If money were no object, what would you be doing?"*

I regularly ask my career coaching clients to write the job description for their dream job. Some feel this is a “pie in the sky” exercise of little value. I maintain that it is a great way to identify what you really want from a job.

On the surface it’s an innocuous query. As such, it should be fairly easy to answer right? Uh, not so fast my friend. It is actually a deep question requiring a good amount of introspection. Kind of like a Genie from a magic bottle granting you one wish for anything you can imagine. Not so easy, is it?

Well, assuming you’re not paralyzed by indecision and worried bout making the wrong decision let’s look at this conundrum as a career transition opportunity. Start with the end in mind. If you were to land your dream job or start a business, 5 years later…

What would you be doing? With whom? For whom?
What would you have?
How would you feel? Physically? Emotionally?

I strongly encourage anyone considering a new position or career move to list everything they like in their current and previous roles, including the culture and organizational health of the organizations they worked for. Then list everything they don’t like.

Create Your Ideal Job Description

When creating your ideal job description, things to consider:

Job Location - Ideal work location: Remote or in what town or city?

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