Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper: The best career path isn't always a straight line | TED

Conventional wisdom frames the ideal career path as a linear one -- a ladder to be climbed with a single-minded focus to get to the top. Career development consultants Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper invite you to replace this outdated and limiting model with "squiggly" careers: dynamic, open-ended growth paths tailor-made for your individual needs, talents and ambitions. A radical rethink for anyone who feels restricted and defined by the limits of the corporate ladder.

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[TamTam-bdqw]

I always thought that the pressure to choose a major and to have a stable job one of the most unfair things in our days.

[dreamdream]

At the age of 40, I am still exploring possibilities, personal interest and aspirations

[drmchillchristianbeats]

Experiences help a lot. Having a chance to learn from different jobs and careers gives you a chance to see things from different perspectives and also culminate a set of skills that make you unique in any workplace

[magiccouponsREAL]

Please yes. We need to abandon the ladder and embrace the squiggle. Live different lives do different things, variety is the spice of life after all.

[AbdallahBotan]

"In career ladders, our identities can become about the titles that we've held rather than the talents we have." ~ Sarah Ellis

[ironmustardseed]

I think resiliency is one of the most important qualities in a person, especially when they learn the true value of their mistakes and learn to embrace them for the hidden opportunities that they hold. They can be building blocks or they can be the thing the weighs you down, but the bearer ultimately decides what to make of them.

[maaz]

I find advices like these intriguing but impractical.

In a world where even having good experience doesn't guarantee that you can find a better opportunity in that same field let alone exploring an opportunity in an altogether different field, Ideas like these does more harm than any good.

I'm trying to find a new opportunity since more than a year now but haven't found anything yet be it in the same field or different.

Ideas like these sounds really good but for everyone it's just simply not possible for reasons beyond their control

[captmants]

As a recent graduate and also someone who is unemployed I am coming to the full realization of this squiggly line theory yall have. I played it safe, I worked hard, I saved and did everything I could to avoid coming to this part in life yet I am here. I do like how yall worded it though - it is full of uncertainty and possibility. I feel more roughed up these days but today I feel optimistic!

[KaranSingh-oryy]

*To have a squiggly career, first, we have to create a ecosystem, where employers encourage employees and there are no hurdles for employees to pursue what they want.*

[TaikiBansei]

Oh my God....i'm just wrting in full sadness about how come I'm breaking through in my pursuit of ART ...I hope this is a message from God to let me know to not worry ..cuz I've been crying

[wateenal_sayadi]

"Come as you are, do what you love." Loved this 💜

[laneatkinson]

Yes, I love this idea!! This is why I love being in the medical field; you can go up, down, side to side, etc. It's extremely versatile and you never run out of new things to learn 😍

[kgfxttt]

I was just crying about what to choose between the 4 subjects I love.

[mykienmsm]

Brilliant brilliant Ted Talk. Agree totally that squiggly is the way forward.

[fatimasjournal]

Let's ask a question, "what possibility career I'm curious about?" Instead what job comes next?

[incredibleculture]

Never choose the easiest path that will no longer be available . believe in yourself and hard work will definitely success touch your foot.

[axaychaudharii]

I am nervous about my past result but today i see this video and i feel energetic so, i will stand day by day💪 thank you ted talks

[Jebeld]

This is a TED Talk that I need to save and listen to on any day I have that's bad! Excellent TED Talk!!!

[pearlsky]

I can’t count the number of times I kept screaming, “yes! talk to me!” a lot of people need to hear this because not only does it describe the progression of some of our lives but it’s very insightful.

[prasadb]

How simple and beautiful this is!
It questions our race for stability!