How to progress IN career ?

Habits to Help Advance Your Career

Q: It's easy to find articles full of advice for job seekers, but what about career advancement for those who are already employed? Since companies have cut back staff, many employees are stuck doing the work of three people these days. How can I possibly focus on my career advancement when I'm suffering from so much workplace stress?

ANS:

You must also make sure that management notices when you do good work, and understands that you expect to be rewarded for going above and beyond. Too often employees just assume that their bosses know what's best when it comes to helping with career advancement, and that doing a really good job will automatically be acknowledged. Unfortunately, the truth is that many workers only generate attention when they're a problem.

If you really want to advance your career, you have to ask for what you want. Your manager isn't a mind reader, and waiting quietly to be recognized is a surefire way to get passed over for a promotion.

If a situation does or doesn't feel right, don't let logic override intuition. Have you ever taken a job your gut warned you against, only to find weeks later that your first instinct had been correct?

I'm not suggesting you lie on your resume or present yourself as someone you're not. "Faking it" refers instead to those occasional lapses of self confidence we experience when faced with a challenging project. Self doubt can grow in you like a cancer: "Can I really pull this off?" "Am I good enough to do this job?"

Know your career mission and pursue it with vigor :

1. Competence alone will not get you what you want

2. Become an "intrepreneur" – view your job as a long term consulting assignment, not a permanent gig

3. Take some career development risks

4. Trust your gut

5. Network, network, network – even when you don't want a new job

6. Negotiate for a win-win solution

7. Fake it until you make it

8. Only pursue goals that you actually want to achieve

9. Fill your life with a combination of work, education and fun

The following are the 10 best jobs of 2017, per the Jobs Rated report. For a complete breakdown of the methodology, visit: http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/2017-methodology​