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How to future-proof your career path in 2020 (and beyond)
Align With Your Interest
In a shifting economy, thinking laterally, and identifying neglected sectors which are aligning with your interests, is a powerful trick to gain a professional advantage.
Gravitating towards your interests is the way to go for your career survival, and it is critical for self-innovation and re-invention.
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Goal setting needs active participation
Unless you have goals, you have no way of knowing whether or not you’ve already reached the pinnacle of yo...
6 Goal setting tips
- Write goals that align with your values. If your career goals aren’t supporting your life goals, you are bound to have a miserable existence.
- Set goals that you can control. Unless every aspect of the goal you set is under your control, you have very little likelihood of ever achieving it.
- Think big. Set your sights higher than most might believe practicable.
- Give yourself time. Start by visualizing where you want to end up in life, then the things you need to get there are pretty easy to plot out.
- Plan for success. Do not ask “What if I fail?” but rather “What if I succeed?”
- Manage your risks. Success will carry some measure of risk. Consider the risks and weigh them against the reward.
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Losing your job: consider the bigger picture
Losing a job and being unemployed impact your mood, affect how you look for work and your chances of success. It is important to understand the emotional and psychological factors that could be hin...
Keeping a sense of control
When we battle with unsolvable problems, we start to question our abilities. This creates feelings of helplessness that undermine our ability to succeed.
While it is natural to feel demoralized and pessimistic, you have to address your negative feelings so they don't interfere in your efforts to find work. To overcome your negative emotions, you have to regain a sense of control.
List your skill sets
When you've lost your job and want to find a new one, start with the skills that you know you have. For instance, a restaurant host will have people skills, communication skills, the ability to multi-task, and problem solve.
Recording all your skill sets will remind you what you have to offer an employer. It will help you identify potential roles to which you might be suited.
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Strategies for dealing with uncertainty in business
- Use analytic techniques that don’t require high accuracy.
- Prepare for multiple outcomes
- Find and rely on the predictable elements of the situation
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