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Charting Your Course for Advancement
Jan. 29, 2001
(SmartPros)
As a college student or recent graduate, you probably aren't ready to run your own company. But you can be the CEO of your professional development.
The following steps can help you take control of your career and develop a greater sense of job satisfaction:
- Plan strategically. Determine the direction you'd like your career to take, based on your priorities, talents and ambitions. List short- and long-term goals to keep yourself on course, along with the specific actions necessary to realize these objectives.
- Develop new skills. Broaden your skill set and increase your marketability, thus expanding your professional options. Employers are looking for candidates with strong technology, communication and interpersonal skills, as well as project management abilities. Developing these talents demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning and will greatly enhance your job prospects.
- Build your network. Create the broadest range of contacts by maintaining connections to people in a variety of professions and industries, including university professors and fellow alumni.
- Keep track of your progress. Maintain a running a list of your accomplishments and continually establish future goals. This list will also serve as evidence of your value to current and prospective employers and gives you leverage when negotiating salary.
2001, Smartpros Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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