From the course: Handling Workplace Change as an Employee
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How to plan your future career
From the course: Handling Workplace Change as an Employee
How to plan your future career
- So let's suppose that layoffs are forcing you out of your job or that the job has become no longer the job you signed up for and you just don't enjoy it anymore so you're going to leave. Where should you go? What's your next step? And can you make it a great one? Well, I suppose the easiest option is to find a similar job, doing the same thing as before, maybe one step up. And that's fine. But this is an opportunity to have a reevaluation of where you're going. Do you like the direction you're on now? Could you do better? Will it make you happy? What about doing something that paid less but was more enjoyable? And is there anything you need to do now before you get too old? To help you with all of these questions, I want to say five things. The first is to take a bit of time to plan your dream career. If you just ignore all the risks and barriers and fear of failure for a moment, what would be your ideal career? This must be your starting point because if you don't aim high, you'll…
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