Take Control of your Career

Take Control of your Career‼️
– the shape of things to come.

➡️ We are now in an era of Do It Yourself Career Development.

➡️ As job tenures shorten, companies may become less motivated to offer formal training in future.

➡️   Your career & personal development will be your own responsibility.

➡️  The top skill today is CHANGE. This skill can be developed by testing, practice & experimenting. Learning to Learn can be learnt.

⏏️  GENERAL steps you can take.

✴️Broaden & deepen your STRENGTHS in allied areas.

✴️Be open  to new & emerging trends like open.ai. CHatGPT, Bard, predictive language, to be future ready; while being cognizant of current threats.

⏏️Uncover your own BLIND SPOTS

✴️Identify your  possible future GAPS & Upskill by taking short courses & certifications.

✴️  Keep abreast of changes in an evolving Future of Work.

⏏️  SPECIFIC  steps you can take in your CURRENT JOB

✴️ Understand the job goals & success metrics on which evaluation would be based in future.

–   Discuss with manager what success would look like in the position.  Engage in ongoing dialogue to stay on track.

✴️ Someone who previously held your job can be very helpful.

✴️ Self-awareness to uncover your own CORE VALUE SHIELD.

✴️    What you bring to the table.  The Company’s NEEDS versus your Skills & Attitudes.

✴️   Routinely seek feedback from boss, peers, subordinates.

✴️  Identify One thing you can improve at a time.

✴️ Become an EXPERT in an area of increasing importance to Company, nascent emerging challenges.

✴️ Company may be facing technology challenges like AI, cloud
computing.

⏏️   Codify Your Learnings

✴️   Maintain a Career Journal.

✴️  List top 5 core competencies in your area of work.

✴️  Rate yourself on your own as well as with trusted colleagues.

✴️ Conduct industry research, on trends and opportunities, schedule coffee chats with thought leaders.

⏏️Increase visibility with C-Suite

✴️ Try volunteering for initiatives like company events, VIP visits, in campus recruitment.

✴️ This is an easy way for senior management to see you in action & take note of your contribution.
  

Opportunities don’t HAPPEN;
      You CREATE them.  

Work to BECOME, not to
       ACQUIRE ‼️
 

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