Career Tips
A career, livelifeunlimited-ers, is about more than just doin' a job, y'know.
When you manage a career, you're thinking long term about what you want to accomplish over your work-lifetime. That's got to be more exciting than just strolling through your work day, right?
5 tips for making sure you view your career long term:
1. If you're looking for a new job, the best position to be in is...already in a job. You'll appear more successful to your future employer —and you'll feel much more confident when interviewing.
2. Start a blog. I'm serious! Make it a space that represents you as a person who’s passionate about a specific thing, idea, subject, skillset. Don’t fill your blog with your day’s events, like what you had for breakfast and who you spoke to at the water fountain. Fill your blog with proof of your fabulousity in your chosen area - like tips, interviews and insights.
3. It’s okay to keep going for new positions that are better and more right for you. There used to be a real stigma about how it would look on your CV if you had had more than 3 or 4 job, but times...well, they're a changing. People now have between at least 9 – 15 jobs in a careerspan.
4. Be prepared is not just the motto of the boy scouts, it's for the clued up livelifeunlimited-er too. Continually take classes, read books, and be learning about your field at all times.
5. Get yourself known in your field/industry as the GO-TO person...know you're stuff and most importantly, love what you do.
When you manage a career, you're thinking long term about what you want to accomplish over your work-lifetime. That's got to be more exciting than just strolling through your work day, right?
5 tips for making sure you view your career long term:
1. If you're looking for a new job, the best position to be in is...already in a job. You'll appear more successful to your future employer —and you'll feel much more confident when interviewing.
2. Start a blog. I'm serious! Make it a space that represents you as a person who’s passionate about a specific thing, idea, subject, skillset. Don’t fill your blog with your day’s events, like what you had for breakfast and who you spoke to at the water fountain. Fill your blog with proof of your fabulousity in your chosen area - like tips, interviews and insights.
3. It’s okay to keep going for new positions that are better and more right for you. There used to be a real stigma about how it would look on your CV if you had had more than 3 or 4 job, but times...well, they're a changing. People now have between at least 9 – 15 jobs in a careerspan.
4. Be prepared is not just the motto of the boy scouts, it's for the clued up livelifeunlimited-er too. Continually take classes, read books, and be learning about your field at all times.
5. Get yourself known in your field/industry as the GO-TO person...know you're stuff and most importantly, love what you do.
posted by Lisa Clark @ 12:48 PM
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