Career Planning
When you decide to take your next career step, write out your personal and professional goals to see if they align. The following questions can help you clarify your objectives:
- Are your talents and traits being fully utilized? Are you being recognized and rewarded for your contributions?
- Does your manager have open and honest communications with you? Are you in The Loop?
- If you could realistically write your own job description, how would it read?
- Life is too short to not enjoy it and you spend a third of your life at work - are you enjoying it?
- Five years from now do you want to look back and know that you took constructive steps to improve your life? Or will you look back and realize that you chose not to do so?
After you have answered these questions, take the following next steps:
Career management. Take control of your life by taking positive steps to achieve your objectives.
Support. Be sure that your family endorses your choices. You'll be able to move faster when an offer is tendered.
Networking. Your career network should include friends, current and former colleagues, vendors, industry contacts, recruiters, teachers and classmates.
Skills. Today's economic environment is constantly changing. Make sure your skills are up-to-date.
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