From the course: Managing Your Career: Early Career
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Building experience outside of academia
From the course: Managing Your Career: Early Career
Building experience outside of academia
- Say you're not seeking further education because you need the educational requirements for the position you're interested in. What if you still need to build your skills and knowledge. The good news is there are many opportunities to achieve your career goals. Let's look at a few. Management training programs are a way to continue your education, almost like going back to school. However, it's the company that's taking on your professional development. The benefit is getting paid while learning, and the guarantee of a job after the program. You can also become a subject matter expert by reading and researching a new industry. You'll want proof of your knowledge, so you'll want to write blog posts and articles for professional associations. This will also give you the exposure to other professionals in the field, and make it easier to connect. Another way to gain experience is to consider freelancing on the side to build your skills and relationships in a new industry. This works…
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