What to Consider Before Taking That Stretch Job
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| A stretch job is a great opportunity to grow and learn. But how can you be sure if you’re taking the right role and not just setting yourself up for failure? First, recognize that any new challenge comes with a bit of anxiety. If you feel a slight twinge of fear, but mostly excitement, it’s a positive sign that this could be a good opportunity. You might also check with current or former colleagues, managers, mentors, or friends. If they believe that you can do the job and encourage you to apply, it’s probably worth getting over your self-doubt. Even if you lack experience with certain aspects of the job, you can leverage your network for support. Remind yourself of challenges you’ve taken on in the past — you likely already have a track record of success. Most importantly, make sure this opportunity fits into a logical career trajectory. Be sure you can craft a clear, coherent story about where you’ve been, where you are now, and where you plan to go next — with the targeted stretch job fitting nicely into the arc of your story. |
| This tip is adapted from “Is That Stretch Job Right for You?,” by Rebecca Zucker |
Source: Zucker, R. (2020). Is That Stretch Job Right for You? Harvard Business Review. From: https://hbr.org/2020/01/is-that-stretch-job-right-for-you?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=mtod_notactsubs . Retrieved on Feb 20, 2020, 4:38 PM
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Melyana Pangestu Melyana Pangestu / 2001553112 Sometimes our innovation can be rejected by others, it's a normal situation, because everyone has their own way of thinking. However, what we can do to respond is to examine our motivations, such as what we want to achieve, what we want to learn, what others expect of us, etc. That's all the process, until we can grow and learn as we hoped before.
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Jemmy Young Nama: Jemmy Young NIM: 2001624651 from the article to make sure the stretch job is right for us or not is we can know it from what we feel. if we feel more excited than anxiety then this stretch job is right for us and other way to know it is from other people opinion like our mentor that give us their opinion if the stretch job right for us or not. besides that 2 way there is one more way from me to know if the stretch job right for us or not its compare our ability and talent to the stretch job. if we mastering at least 70% ability or talent required by the stretch job then the stretch job is right for us.
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Monica Vania Stephanie (2001590796) Monica Vania Stephanie / 2001590796. This article shows that a stretch job is a great opportunity to grow and learn. Before we search jobs, we must have some capability, skill, etc. When we have some skill that other people don’t it make several companies choose you and think that you are needed at their company. We have to choose the right role not just setting our-self for failure.
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Muhammad Ragil Kesuma Putra Taking a Stretch jobs are great opportunities to accelerate your professional development and career path
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Afra Soraya - 2001600393 I agree with this article, because failure is a natural thing everyone must feel, depending on how the person is overcome, but never to despair. if before the business is in doubt, find the right support to raise our spirits and stay focused with our main goals. Thank you, Afra Soraya - 2001600393
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Brian Richard - 2001580321 We will not know what will happen if we didn't take the risk, good possibilities or even bad possibilities might comes out as a results. But why does that matters? Having experience is the one we need to seek. Experience is Important.
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Bayu Pratama Bayu Pratama - 2001624336. Dari artikel ini, kita harus menyadari apakah keahlian yang dimiliki sesuai dengan pekerjaan tersebut. perlu ada upaya untuk mengembangkan diri, seperti menerima sebuah tantangan dalam pekerjaan. Semakin besar tantangan yang pernah kitaa hadapi, semakin kita yakin atas kemampuan yg dimiliki untuk mengatasi tantangan kedepannya.
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Wulandari(2001610583) Failure is a natural thing but trying to consider the strategies above to better opportunity. Because it would be a stretch position. But that doesn't mean it’s out of the realm of possibility.
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Raden Mikail Akbar Aulia - 2001615205 For me, if you believe that you can do what needs to be done to be successful. Are you a fast learner, a hard worker, and eager to take on the challenge? Growth comes with challenging yourself. If you’re excited about the job, they want you, and you will push yourself to be successful, go for it! But still, don't be rash. Think about a few other details, consider the advantages and disadvantages. So we can know the consequences of going forward and be prepared with all kinds of risks.
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mohammad rakhel rahadian harris Mohammad Rakhel Rahadian Harris/2001577226 what i can understand From this article, we must realize whether the expertise possessed in accordance with the work. there needs to be an effort to develop themselves, such as accepting a challenge at work. The greater the challenges we have faced, the more we are confident of our ability to overcome challenges going forward and the more we are sure the faster the task will be completed.
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Irfan Arsyad - 2001583752 Stretch job is very good for employees by placing them into uncomfortable situations in order to learn and grow, the challenge appears to be a very good way to become a great leader too.
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Ghia Sakanti Narendrakanyaka - 2001578374 Anxiety and mistake are often happen but don't feel like you’ve failed when you can learn from it. If the others don’t agree with your work, that’s a normal thing. Everyone has different kind of thoughts. It means that you need to learn more. Always learn and focus to your goals. If you have an opportunity, you must take it.
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Fatah Panji Firmansyah Fatah Panji Firmansyah (2001579780) In my opinion it's okay to be afraid of new things or failures, because from failure there is valuable experience that can be used in the future and with this article I came to know how to ensure that the work taken is appropriate and not formulate us to failure
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Edo Roy Edo Roy - 2001547665 jika ingin mencoba sesuatu yang baru dan ada rasa takut tp mostly excitement berarti itu adalah sesuatu yang bagus karena anda siap untuk mengambil langkah baru/opporunity baru dengan tau adanya resiko kegagalan yg di mana anda tau bahwa kegagalan itu baik untuk pengalaman
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Erlyta Agustin Wilarto Erlyta Agustin Wilarto - 2001598956 - Saya setuju dengan apa yang ada di artikel dimana kita harus mengambil peran yang tepat dengan mengenali tantangan apa yang datang , mengenali ketakutan dengan menjadikan nilai positif untuk menjadi peluang . Memanfaatkan dukungan baik dari sekitar atas apa yang kita lakukan , menajdikan sebuah peluang sebagai lintasan karir logis sesuai target kita
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Maximilian Fajar Linus - 2001574874 Maximilian Fajar Linus - 2001574874 - LA26. Untuk memulai sesuatu yang baru memang tidak mudah, banyak pikiran-pikiran negatif yang mungkin bisa menghambat kita dalam melakukan hal tersebut. Tetapi jika kita tidak coba menjalankannya maka kita tidak akan pernah tau rasanya dan kita tidak akan pernah berkembang. Kuncinya adalah kita harus yakin terhadap diri kita sendiri.
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Verent Angelia - 2001609745 We don't have to afraid to take a challenging job, if we feel the excitement, supported by surrounding and the success experiences of us. Failure is a lesson for us to do better in the future.
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Ferrel Enoch Ibrahim Artikel diatas memotivasi kita untuk jangan takut pada kegagalan. Kegagalan adalah hal yang lumrah atau sering terjadi. Perlu diketahui bahwa hal baru adalah tantangan yang baru bagi kita dan kita harus bisa menyelesaikan tantangan tersebut
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Daniel Nalom Daniel Nalom LA26 1901497174 To be able to strerch ourselves technically is always a good thing for self improvement. The main thing we should consider is, are we ready to take the responsibility and get bigger as a person to be able get on to the next level version of ourselves.. my opinion is we should and always be ready on every opportunity that might comes through..
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ade hafizh arifta ade hafizh arifta-2001596244 in this article it can be concluded recognize that any new challenge comes with a bit of anxiety. If you feel a slight twinge of fear, but mostly excitement, it’s a positive sign that this could be a good opportunity.
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Agustin Savira - 2001604246 on this article, i learned what is stretch job is, and how importance it is before taking it by making sure the right role for and not setting up for failure and fitting it nicely to work experience for track record. Thank you for the article, Sir. — Agustin Savira 2001604246
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Ardi Santoso Wibowo yes, I agree not every hard job can make the situation to be better, successfully is coming from to effectively task we do. work effectively to get an best result, do minimize get an maximize result
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Kevin Bangun Renaldy Kevin Bangun Renaldy - 2001536453 Menurut saya, artikel ini benar adanya, keberhasilan menurut saya hanya milik mereka yang berani mengambil resiko, dan tentunya didalam pekerjaan juga, tetapi yang bisa menjadi catatan besar seperti dalam artikel, pastikan sesuai dengan jalur anda, dan dukugan di belakang anda, karena kedua hal itu memegang pernanan yang cukup penting dalam melakukan hal baru.
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Sri Wulan H.T (2001548535) Do not be easily scared, do not also want to be intimidated by other negative things that come from the mind or other people. Believe in yourself that you can do it and do your best
