If your career has grown a bit stale, then here are a few things that you can do to jumpstart it.
There?s never a better time to ?freshen up? your professional life than in advance of making your next career move.? Even if you are happy in your current job, there are actions you can take annually?and sometimes, more often?to ensure you are poised for success when you decide to transition and look for new opportunities.
Update Your Resume
Every year, you should review your resume and update it to reflect the new skills and experiences you?ve gained in your current position.? If it?s been a while, consider removing some of the older or outdated entries.? While you?re at it, make multiple versions for the career fields you are interested in exploring by highlighting different experiences in each version.
Brush Up on Your Interviewing Skills
If you know you want to switch positions sometime in the next year, you?ll likely be interviewing sometime soon.? Many people hate this process and put off preparation until the last possible moment.? If you take time now to practice your interviewing skills with a trusted friend or relative, you will be more relaxed and confident by the time the real deal comes along.
Reach Out to Your Network
This one is something you should be doing on a constant basis.? Over the course of your career, you have made numerous connections, some of whom undoubtedly could assist you in making your next career move.? If you haven?t talked to some of these folks in a while, the time to reconnect is now?not when you need to ask them for a favor.? Make it a monthly, or quarterly habit, to reach out to your contacts list to keep them updated on your life (and theirs).? And be sure to help out your network when you can; not only is it the right thing to do, but you will generate good will that may someday benefit your career.
