MY CAREER PLANNING CHECK LIST
Take help to create a personalized career plan.
Convert your resume to a professional level document / portfolio (even use power point).
Make yourself visible on digital and social media network but engage in constructive & intelligent discourse. You are being watched.
Investigate and take membership of important clubs & organizations, particularly something that works towards social responsibility.
Create a LinkedIn profile and start building your professional network. Be constantly visible.
Try and take on leadership role in group discussions and post them in social media.
Document measurable results and constantly update your portfolio.
Take help to fine tune your interviewing strategies and capabilities.
Update your CareerSource profile.
Develop and continually fine tune / refine your “elevator pitch”.
Research trends and developments in your area of interest and studies.
Keep up-to-date with political developments around the globe. Subscribe to The Economist.
Regularly identify and research jobs in your field and their salary range.
Attend workshops on jobs and employer information sessions to build your network and professional skills.
Start on new skills training. Find out what the world would want after ten years. Your present profile will no longer be relevant in the next decade. What transferable skills you want to develop that will open more doors?
Stretch your goals. Set goals in areas that might be more ambitious. Include personal ambitions.
Try to be job creator rather than job seeker. Ask yourself – should I turn an entrepreneur. Get your thoughts flowing on this and may be you will find a new path.
All successful people read a lot. Develop a habit to read at least 50 pages of any book, fiction or otherwise, in a day.
Are you spending enough time with your family? Never miss a moment or opportunity to provide quality time to your family – both elders and your dependents. They are the only people that matter in your life. There cannot be anything beyond them and nothing worth more than them.
Place an imaginary tree outside your house where you can hang your office problems before entering your house.