Career Enhancement Tips And The Need To Do It Right
Career
Enhancement tips provide insight into what needs to be done for a smooth
career engagement. This is important because of the peculiar nature of career
decision-making choices that makes everybody very careful of what career
to pursue solely because if done wrong it may not be easy to retrace back our
steps and this may cost us some years before getting it right.
Choosing a
career is a hard decision to make. The decision and choices you make will impact
you for most of your life because it sets a course for you for decades.
How do you make a choice in career decision-making?
First, realize
that since you make that choice you can always make another one. In other
words, you are not locked into a single career for life. You can change your
mind and your direction at any time. Whether you change your mind or stick with
your original decision, you will want to advance and refresh your job and
career often. It’s called Career Enhancement and should be a part of any career
plan and path.
Most professions
require constant enhancement of skills called continuing education.
Professional organizations typically advertise programs and allocate credits
for enhancement courses. If you are not in a professional organization, set up
your own career advancement program. It can be a simple class taken once a
year or a complete program over several weeks. Whatever your choice study
your options and make judicious choices.
Then, do at
least one class a year. If your employer does not pay for career enhancement
programs, pay for them yourself and attend because everything is about you, not your employer. You have your life to live and you can only decide the best
for yourself, nobody is ready to bear your cross for you. YOU HAVE TO DO IT BY
YOURSELF.
After completing
a class, update your progress and resume regularly. Keep a log of your classes,
instructors, and where you attended them. The real value in this will unfold as
you prepare for your annual review, ask for a raise or promotion or search for
a new job. It comes down to setting goals, planning a path to those goals, and accomplishing
them. Even if you are alone on your path you can grow in your career.
Finally, take
action. Make the first step towards your career enhancement goals even if you
feel uncertain. The action opens all kinds of unseen opportunities and clarifies
issues once you get going forward. Set your sights high, aim for your goals, and
take action to move ahead towards successful career enhancement.
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