In Six Sigma, there is a natural order of processes that just make sense. These processes are done in such a way as to eliminate waste (or “Muda,” which is the Japanese word for waste). In theory, by the time you reach a certain age, your career resume should have that same natural order in the sequence of the different jobs you have had.
For example, if you are a nurse, perhaps you started off as an entry-level nurse and moved up to a staff nurse in a surgical unit. Of course, each level up has education and training behind it. That being said, those who have this type of focused resume usually have a goal end in mind from the very start.
Very much like Six Sigma, when you start a project, you must state why the project is needed and what you hope to accomplish at the end of the project. This is done at the very beginning of the DMAIC process, in the “Define” portion.
Unfortunately, many people in the job force have careers that happen by default, because nothing was planned out at the very beginning, when their entire future was before them.
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All it would take would be a concerted effort on behalf of our educational system to develop programs that would help young people develop their strengths as well as pique their curiosity so that a “default” career or job won’t happen.
One exception to the rule would be if the unrelated job is at the end of their resume. That could indicate that they finally found their passion!
Perhaps if certain preliminary steps would have been taken at the beginning of a career path, then everyone would be happy in their current jobs/career, and the average resume would be Six Sigma perfection!
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