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Your Future Career Remuneration
Look at the bottom end of the average salaries of the career you are interested in and ask yourself whether you'd be able to survive on that if you got one of those jobs.
Similarly, look around other, similar jobs, and make sure you're not looking at a job title that's middle-career when you should be looking at something more entry level.
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Brush Up Your Skills
- Research What's In Demand. Your first stop should be the boards and company websites that post the jobs you're interested in.
- Beef Up Your Resume. Don't neglect the experience you already bring to the table. Soft skills you may hav...
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Get Some Experience
- Use Your Skills for Personal or Pet Projects.
- Intern or Volunteer.
- Freelance or Start a Side Gig.
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Aim for the right job
If you're aiming at the same job as someone with years of experience in the field and more developed skills, you probably won't beat them out for the same gig. Aim strategically and choose opportunities that you know you can excel in.
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Start with honest self-assessment
- Analyze your current skill set, training level, and accomplishments to date.
- Write down the aspects of the work you liked and what tasks or things you disliked.
- Explore different career options. Investigate new fields, industries and potential ca...
Match your skills with possible jobs
Look at your skillset, and make a list of jobs that have similar skill sets.
- If you need help generating ideas, search for specific terms on job listing sites. (e.g., communication skills)
- Write down what kinds of roles/positions have those requirements.
How to ask for a title change
Once you've done your research, made your notes, and come up with a proposal for a new title, set up a meeting with your manager (face-to-face ideally):
- Let them know you want to talk about your career growth and specifically your title.
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