Why the Daily Work Matters More Than the Title
People usually choose a job by its title, its pay and the company's name. Those matter. Whether you enjoy the job a year later usually depends on what you actually do between nine and five: how many decisions you make alone, how much of the day you spend with people, how often the plan changes and how much detail you must get exactly right.
Each style finds some kinds of days energizing and others draining. A person who leads with D can lose energy in a role with no authority to decide. A person who leads with I can lose energy in a role spent alone with spreadsheets. A person who leads with S can lose energy in a role that changes direction every week. A person who leads with C can lose energy in a role that rewards speed over accuracy. The title rarely tells you which kind of day you are signing up for.
This lesson shows how to read a job ad for the style it asks of you, what to ask in the interview to find out what the days are really like, and how to spend your first 90 days in a new role so your style becomes an asset from the start.
Choose your next role by the work it asks of you every day. When the daily work fits your style, you spend more of the day doing what you do well.
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This lesson is one of the premium lessons included with WiredType Plus and Pro. The rest of it shows how to read a job ad for the style it asks of you, the questions that reveal what the days are really like, how to weigh a role that only partly fits, the first 90 days for each style, and practice scenes with feedback on every choice.
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- The style signals in a job ad
- Interview questions that reveal the daily work
- Weighing a role that only partly fits
- The first 90 days, for each style
- Practice: four scenes with feedback