Stepping into the world of work and developing a career is a lifelong process. From choosing a career, choosing a workplace, building a career, changing careers, and a lot more and never-ending.
But there are few chapters in career development that will never leave your back. When researching careers or moving through your career, you’ll find certain chapters appear again and again regardless of where you are in the process.
We’ll get into these chapters briefly that will follow you through life.
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7 Career Development Topics that will follow you throughout your career
1. What Interests you?
The question that you should ask yourself before starting up your career. And your interest could change over time. You can ask this question to family and friends, what they think interests you the most; because they are your observer.
Work can be fun for you when your interest matches your job. So, you should ask this question yourself from time to time. And this can be one of the self-assessments!
2. Skill Assessment
What are your skills? Recognizing your skills is the key to finding the right career fit. It might take some time to figure out your strengths, but once you do, it will be cake for you to find the right career.
3. Following your dreams
We make sacrifices, and the ones that get sacrificed are our dreams. But, there is a way of not sacrificing your dream by balancing your work-life or just by chasing your dreams.
You live only once, and if you don’t try chasing your dreams at least once, you’ll regret it. All you need is to find a way to turn your dreams into a career.
4. Networking
The most important thing is no matter what you do for a living. Networking is basically meeting people and establishing a mutually beneficial relationship. Career, business, and friendships are built this way.
Networking is important for anyone. If you are not good at networking, you’ll lag behind, and if you are an introvert, you need to push yourself to embrace this skill.
5. Salary
One of the tough choices we have to make- high-paying jobs or the job that better fits our lifestyle, and passion. The choice is yours and you have to do it on your own. Nobody can help you with this and you might regret your decision but you can always go back!
6. Career Change
Taking on new interests and reinventing yourself can be a great experience. Change is good, and how you go about it can be challenging.
Your interest and goals can change over time, and you might rethink a change in your career. When that moment comes in your life, don’t panic just think about why, how, what, and where. When you’ve got the answers to these questions, you are good to go. Embrace the change!
7. Getting Laid off
A risk that hangs over everyone’s head when working for others. Any day your company can shoot a mail to you that they are laying you off or laying off 80% of the employees.
So, what can you do when you fall into this situation? Nothing! Just networking and reinventing.
These are a few chapters of career development that’ll follow you through life. All you need to do is have a presence of mind and make the right decision at the right time.
