10 Career Tips

10 Must-Know Career Tips

 

 

VISUALIZE YOUR GOALS

Know what you want and set goals. Long term planning helps you keep on track with career objectives.

FIND A MENTOR

Experienced co-workers have a wealth of knowledge to share that you won’t find online or in a textbook.

NEVER STOP LEARNING

Attend seminars and workshops to help improve your skills. What about courses and furthering studies? Most companies welcome this and will sometimes even help pay if it’s relevant to your field.

DON’T SKIP AFTER-HOURS HOMEWORK

Keeping up to date with industry news and developments shows your enthusiasm for your career and gives you a work-place advantage.

 

NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK

Build good relationship with clients, colleagues and mentors. Remember that trust and respect is earned - you have to work hard to get it, but it’s always worth the effort.

KNOW YOUR WORTH

Having a sense of your skills and value helps you justify a raise when the time comes. Keep in mind that you can’t just demand a raise, you need to earn it. Whatever increase you ask for needs to be in line with what you were recruited to do. You aren’t entitled to a raise - you need to earn it.

AVOID LOOKING LIKE A JOB-HOPPER

Holding a job for at least a year (18 months is ideal) makes for a better track record and will give you enough time to get decent experience out of the time you’ve invested.

LEAD A BALANCED LIFE

Devoting enough time to family, hobbies and fitness is good for mind and body and healthy employees are more valuable to companies.

PRACTICE INFLUENCE

Effective influencers have good rapport with others and build ever stronger interpersonal relationships.

ALWAYS DO THE BEST

Get the most from your current job by being a valuable, positive employee and making sure the job gets done.