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Additional Tips for Career Development
Of course, not every skill or ability needed to enhance your career is acquired in a formal training session. You’ll acquire a significant amount of knowledge and insight being engaged at work each day. Consider these suggestions for striving to do your best and advancing towards greater responsibilities and rewards:
• Do your best in your present job. Solicit feedback about your current skills and how they mesh with the future direction of the organization. Talk to your supervisor about what “next steps” might be good for you. Don’t sit back and wait for your manager to offer to alter your job description, suggest that you upgrade particular skills, or assign you to a new project. Be proactive on your own to identify the tasks and the projects you can learn and grow from. Seek out projects that lie at the heart of the organization. Notice what is valued by your organization, and look for where it intersects with your own interests.
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