5 Ways To Take Your Career To The Next Level

Do you think it’s time you moved ahead in your career? Many of us land a job and are extremely grateful to be employed, but always harbor a dream that someday we will move up within the organization. In the end, your career is all about you. It’s your life and the reasons you’re looking to take your career to the next level may be unique. Here are a set of tasks you can implement now that will profoundly improve your career prospects:

1. Create a Promotion Plan

You’d be surprised how many managers and young executives don’t have a target promotion or promotions in mind at all times. And for the few that do, they often aren’t creative enough in the possible promotions they might be able to get.

2. Volunteer Strategically

It can be difficult to find time for volunteer projects in the midst of your primary career responsibilities. But strategic volunteering can be a powerful way to rapidly expand your network of influencers and to backfill business skills,

3. Keep A Running File Of Your Accomplishments

Then communicate them. We all know when we are doing a good job at the office, but other than leaving us with that warm fuzzy feeling inside, these don’t do you any good in the office unless you share them. You don’t have to be a braggart.

4. If The Opportunity Arises, Propose A Job

Sometimes the opportunity is a result of being understaffed or simply because the superior can’t see the simple need right in front of them. Being proactive and formulating your proposal to be a problem-solution fix is a great way to move up.

5. Improve Your Output

Make whatever you make twice as well. Improve the quality of your work until people have no choice but to stop and gape. Create benchmarks for your output, and aim to top them every single time.