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Am I in the Right Job? A Reflective Guide to Career Satisfaction and Fit

Posted on by Rob Dejanovic
12
Sep

In a world of shifting priorities, hybrid work models, and evolving professional identities, the question “Am I in the right job?” isn’t just a crisis trigger. It’s a strategic checkpoint. Whether you’re navigating early career transitions or recalibrating after years in the workforce, assessing job satisfaction and career alignment is essential to long-term fulfilment and performance.

🌱 Why Job Satisfaction Matters
Job satisfaction isn’t just about liking your job. It’s a composite of emotional, cognitive, and behavioural responses to your work. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the national average job satisfaction score sits at 7.9 out of 10, suggesting a generally positive sentiment. But averages mask individual misalignments.

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Key factors influencing satisfaction include:

  • Role alignment: Do your tasks match your strengths and interests?
  • Workplace culture: Is the environment psychologically safe and growth-oriented?
  • Career development: Are there clear pathways for progression?
  • Work-life balance: Can you sustain your energy and personal commitments?

📊 Tools for Self-Assessment
To move from reflection to action, data-driven tools can help you evaluate your current role against your values, strengths, and aspirations.

  1. Job Satisfaction Survey
    Use a 10-point scale to rate:
  • Enjoyment of daily tasks
  • Relationship with colleagues and supervisors
  • Recognition and feedback
  • Alignment with personal values
  • Opportunities for growth
    🧠 Prompt: What score would you give your current role overall? What areas pull that score down?
  1. Career Fit Matrix
    Map your current role against four dimensions:

🧠 Prompt: Which quadrant feels most misaligned? What would a better fit look like?

  1. Career Intentions Survey (VPSC 2024)
  • 68% of Victorian public sector employees report satisfaction with their job, balance, and development
  • Only 45% plan to stay for 5+ years
    🧠 Prompt: If you had to commit to your current role for five years, would you feel energised or trapped?

❌ What Should I Do If I’m Not in the Right Job?
If your reflections reveal misalignment, whether it’s a mismatch of values, stagnant growth, or chronic disengagement, it’s not a failure. It’s feedback.

Here’s how to respond strategically:

  • Clarify the misalignment: Is it the role, the culture, the industry, or the lifestyle demands?
  • Explore internal shifts: Can you reshape your current role, renegotiate responsibilities, or pivot within your organisation?
  • Map your transferable strengths: What skills and experiences could translate into a better-fit role or sector?
  • Seek structured insight: Tools like Morrisby testing can help you understand your vocational shape and uncover new pathways.
  • Build a transition plan: Whether it’s a short-term pivot or long-term career change, clarity leads to momentum.
    🧠 Prompt: If you could redesign your work week from scratch, what would stay, what would go, and what would evolve?

🧠 From Reflection to Clarity: What Is Morrisby Testing?
If your self-assessment reveals uncertainty or misalignment, tools like Morrisby can offer a structured lens to explore your vocational shape. Morrisby testing is a scientifically developed psychometric assessment that blends your aptitudes, interests, and personality traits to create a comprehensive career profile. It evaluates five key aptitudes, Verbal, Numerical, Abstract, Spatial, and Mechanical and maps them against your preferred work styles, learning preferences, and vocational interests.
Unlike generic career quizzes, Morrisby offers:

  • A detailed, personalised report with visual graphs and career suggestions
  • Lifetime access to your profile for ongoing career transitions
  • A structured framework for understanding your natural strengths and how they align with potential career paths

🎯 Ready for a Deeper Dive?
As a certified Morrisby practitioner, I offer full Morrisby testing and personalised review sessions to help you interpret your results and explore better-fit career options. Whether you’re seeking clarity, preparing for a transition, or simply curious about your vocational shape, this process gives you a strategic lens to move forward with confidence.

✅ Your Next Step:

  • Book a Morrisby assessment and review session
  • Receive a full psychometric profile and career fit analysis
  • Gain clarity on your strengths, misalignments, and future pathways

🧭 Final Thought
Career satisfaction isn’t static. It’s a dynamic relationship between who you are and what you do. By regularly checking in with data, reflection, and strategic tools like Morrisby, you can course-correct before burnout or disengagement sets in.

What to do next if this resonated

If you want structured support and are prepared to take action, you can request a Career Clarity Session below. Applications are reviewed before any session is booked.

🔹 Request a Career Clarity Session →
https://ewbaustralia.com.au/contact/

If you prefer to work through things independently first:

🔹 Career Clarity Toolkit →
https://ewbaustralia.com.au/career-clarity-toolkit/

🔹 Career Profile Assessment (Morrisby) →
https://ewbaustralia.com.au/career-fit-with-morrisby/

If you want to explore coaching options before applying:

🔹 Coaching Programs (group & private) →
https://ewbaustralia.com.au/career-coaching/

So, are you in the right job? Let’s find out together

Rob Dejanovic