There is no guarantee of career stability in today’s turbulent world of employment.
In the midst of the uncertain demand for their goods, businesses are laying off staff. Many companies are cutting their payrolls and shifting more tasks to technology. In the meantime, more workers are quitting their jobs or planning to jump ship as soon as the market improves.
Around the same time, a growing number of people eligible for retirement are delaying the time they hang up their spurs. In other situations, the number of persons trying to re-enter the workplace is on the rise.
In this world, there are factors beyond your control that can interrupt your career path and put your job at risk. Yet, there are at least 13 measures you can take to help protect your work and pursue your career goals.
13 Tips to follow:
- Come to work early and stay late. This schedule shows you’re making an additional effort. The extra time will allow you to plan your day and review your performance by the end of the day.
- Take extra tasks with a can-do attitude. Also, volunteer to support people with their tasks.
- Recognize the services, while readily accessible, are potentially more difficult to navigate now. Find ways to do more with less. Be a solution, not a problem.
- Once you show up for work, leave your personal issues behind. Dwelling on them diverts your focus and drains the energy you will use to accomplish your career goals.
- Meet deadlines. And remain on budget. Promise what you’re delivering, and deliver what you’re promising. However, if you can’t deliver, just mention it upfront and explain why. Be prepared to offer alternatives.
- Don’t complain about your workload, particularly to your supervisor. Accentuate the good aspect.
- Do not blame your manager, your supervisor, or your colleagues. Yet recognize and respect that they are under a great deal of pressure just as you are.
- Understand the status of your employer’s business. Know where you fit in with your career. Don’t go along with the rumors.
- Keep and extend your network of connections on and off the job. Keep your resume up to date … just in case things go wrong with your job.
- Learn new skills that will improve your performance and prepare for promotion.
- Keep on to your sense of humor, but cut off practical jokes and horsing around that interrupt research. Work with the attitude of getting the job done.
- Don’t resist change. Be flexible. Manage new conditions and requirements for your benefit.
- Be sure your boss is aware of your contribution and achievements. If your supervisor doesn’t offer frequent performance reports, ask your manager to clarify your results and career goals.
These 13 steps can help ensure a successful career in good and bad times.
Reference: https://www.ivyexec.com/career-advice/2012/career-advice-13-steps-to-help-secure-your-job/
