Home » Career Development » How to Take Your Career to the Next Level
HOW-TO-TAKE-YOUR-CAREER-TO-THE-NEXT-LEVEL

How to Take Your Career to the Next Level

You are really happy and content with your career trajectory, well we suppose so, however a whole lot of people are not as happy for reasons varying from inefficiency on the job, or not doing the right things that would lead them to their next promotions.

Nothing Fails Like Success

nothing fail like successNothing fails like success, it may strike you in a spectacular manner, if you fall into a routine of comfort. Inertia is your arch nemesis, this invariably causes a person to stay in the same position for years on an end while being overlooked for promotions time and again.

Career Heights

Career HeightsBeing complacent is never going to take your career to un-imagined heights, well that is not impossible to achieve though, provided you start working on the same and a few great ways are listed here for you.

Multi-talented and Multi Skilled

Multi-talented and Multi SkilledYou got to keep developing new skills all the time. After landing a job many a people tend to feel secure and they do not see any need to exert themselves and acquire new skills. Companies are on the constant look out for people multi-talented and multi skilled people who come across as all the more valuable as compared to someone who is only capable of doing his or her job and is incapable of branching out to other areas.

Redundant

A web developer is supposed to know various programming languages for instance and if the person restricts oneself to the basic languages he or she risks the chance of being laid off very quickly.

Career Is a Marathon

One must take on a new skill to master every six months or so. Do remember that a career is a Career-Is-a-Marathonmarathon and it is entirely possible that taking on too much, too soon may result in a relatively early burnout, tread with caution.

 

Effective Communication Skills

Communication SkillsEffective communication skills are required for making a pitch or a presentation for a project and a lack of effective communication skills can impact you adversely. The fear of public speaking can be addressed by undergoing specific training classes.

Verbalize

Learning to verbalize certain specific things can prove to be extremely beneficial. It takes practice to build confidence, and the only way to gain mastery as a public speaker or presenter is to get more and more practice.

Public Speaking

Public SpeakingPublic speaking skills are much sought after and if you lack them, you would be conveniently bypassed for promotions. Also nervous managers do not gain the confidence of employees easily.

Cash in Favors

The nerves or phobia of public speaking can stunt a promising career growth, therefore one needs to perfect the art of public speaking. Add to this the power of social as well as professional network as effective job searching is all about cashing in the favors at the right moment.

Keep the Word

When someone says, do let me know if I can do anything to help you out, cash on the same right away. With some it may be a figure of speech but there are many people who keep their word.

Final Words

It is not just important rather essential to be aware of the job market while you are still gainfully employed. Finally do remember it is a constant endeavor to try and take your career to a new level. It may take a long time to reach your desired salary and job role, so never stop developing as a person and as a professional.

Once you perform optimally, job security follows suit, you end up being more confident in your decisions, and it actually helps you to develop further more. You need to incorporate the above suggestions and over a period of time you would be able to

break through the career plateau that is stagnating and stunting your career growth at present.

About Harneet

Harneet Kaur is HR & Content Manager at Universe Jobs. She has over 10 Years of Experience in Recruitment and is a Renowned Career Expert.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*