Your Career in the New Year
With the New Year just on the horizon it is traditionally a time when many of us take stock of our lives and make some resolutions with the high hopes of keeping them for the next 365 days!
Our job/career is what we do from 9-5pm Monday to Friday and it takes up the majority of our time. Most of us spend more time at work than we do with our family or pursuing other interests in our lives. This means you should LOVE what you do! And if you’re not perhaps it’s time to start figuring out how to get to a place where you love what you do.
An article in today’s Globe and Mail titled Setting the Stage for Career Action is a great read if you’re thinking about a move in your career in 2011. The employment possibilities for 2011 look brighter than they have in the last year or so. The main points of the article are as follows:
* Shake off your old role: Get moving
* Clarify and focus your goals
* Get serious about social media
* Become the go-to person
* Check your EQ
* Thank your supporting cast
Read the article here!