To Make A Good Career
Thursday, April 26th, 2007
A career is the sum total of paid and unpaid work, learning and life roles you commence during your life.
The term ‘career’ was usually associated with paid employment and referred to a single profession. In today’s world of work the term ‘career’ is seen as a continuous process of learning and progress. Contributions to a career can include:
* Workexperience
* Community involvment
* employ
* Life roles
* enterprise activities
* Cultural activities
* Training
* Education
* Interests
* Suport
* Volunteer work
Be ready to Change Jobs
Sometimes, it happens by choice. Sometimes, you don’t have a decision. In either case, it’s important to be ready to change jobs - because you never know when it might happen to you. It’s happened to me both ways. I’ve been laid-off and out-of-work at the end of a business day and had to turn in my company car the next morning. That was a tough one! I’ve also resigned and managed to stay on brilliant terms with my previous employers. In the latter cases, it’s been because I’ve always given plenty of notice, offered to help find and train a replacement, and offered to be available for questions in the future.
SOME STEPS TO CARRIER CHANGE
1.Assess your interests, values and skills during self help funds like the exercises in Review past successful roles, volunteer work, projects and jobs to identify prefer activities and skills.
2. Shadow professionals in fields of primary interest to observe work first hand. Spend anywhere from a few hours to a few days job shadowing people who have jobs that interest you. Your college Career Office is a good place to find alumni volunteers who are willing to host job shadowers.
3. Consider another roles within your current trade which would utilize the industry knowledge you already have e.g.
4. Look for ways to develop new skills in your current job which would pave the way for a change e.g. offer to write a grant proposal if grant writing is valued in your new field. If your company offers in-house training, sign up for as many classes as you can.
5. Investigate educational opportunities that would bridge your background to your new field. Consider taking an evening course at a local college. Spend some time at one day or weekend seminars. Contact skilled groups in your target field for suggestions.
So, How Do You Fully Commit To Your Career Goals? Follow These Four Steps Below:
1. Decide To Commit to Your Goals
Decisions are the rotating point for real change and transform. If you are sad in your job, decide that you will do something about it. If you want a career change, decide that you will have one. decide that today is that start of impressive kind new. For many of my clients, deciding is the hard part.
2. Act On Your Goals
Get ready to reach your goals by arming yourself by the tools you need to be winning. Is your resume and cover letter ready to go? Do you have a list of schools to investigate so you can gain new skills if that’s what is necessary to get ahead? information to build more money? Make a list of action steps to move your career forward. Then, work on one action step each day.
3. Let Go Of What’s property You Back
Let go of your doubts, disappointments, and the mistakes you have made. They are a part of your past, and not your future. Let these things go because they are keeping you from having an extraordinary career. A scary thought? You bet. Some people perform not know who they would be without their past to define them. But with big leaps, arrive big rewards. Once you tell physically that you will not not do well, your chances of success increase largely.