Planning the
next stage of
your career
Have you set yourself goals for 2020 and beyond?
WORDS BY MACE HARTLEY
P
erhaps this is the year you’re seeking
a change of scenery by switching
organisations, a new role or even a career
change. Perhaps you love your job but want to be
more appreciated, valued and better rewarded.
Finding a new employer might be as simply as
registering on Seek but the hard task is getting
noticed and standing out from the herd. You
probably have a resume but it needs updating,
what a hassle! Remember your goal is to find
a new employer and earn more money. Whilst
updating your resume might be a hassle it
could lead to a $5,000 to $10,000 increase or
even more.
Ask yourself this question, how many hours
would I need to work to earn this potential
increase? This will give you an idea of how much
time you should invest in updating/customising
your resume. Don’t forget to research current
resume formats, separate your responsibilities
from your tasks, your collaborations from your
doing and perhaps most importantly isolate your
measurable achievements as every potential
employer loves measurable success.
Seeking a new role or career change within
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your current organisation might be easier then
turning to the market because they understand
your strengths, but this will depend on the
size of the organisation. If you need to change
organisations, a key factor to changing careers
is relevance and how you translate your core
skills into the new opportunity. You will need to
invest time in breaking down your core skills
and experiences so you can clearly articulate
how they make you the perfect match for your
dream career.
You love your job, well you used to! Being in
the same job for years can make you stale. Its
Groundhog Day and after 5 years of the same
old politics, budgets and unrealistic demands
on your time, you’re not feeling valued. Believe it
or not you’re not alone. People who stand and
deliver time and time again create an expectation
that you don’t need encouragement because
your self-driven and do whatever it takes to get
the job done.
You’ve become that employee they love but all
their attention goes to the problem employees.
How do you get noticed but more importantly feel