InterQuest Group's 5 Top Tips for Career Development

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CAREER PATH

2. 1 INTERNAL
PROGRESSION
SOMETIMES THE NEXT CAREER
STEP WON'T REQUIRE SEARCHING
FOR A NEW JOB AT ALL. MANY
PEOPLE MISS OUT ON PROMOTION
AND PROGRESSION WITHIN THEIR
CURRENT COMPANY, SIMPLY BY NOT
SHOWING ENOUGH INTEREST. LET
YOUR MANAGER KNOW THAT YOU
ARE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING
YOUR CAREER; ASK THEM WHAT
THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE.

3. 2
IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE YOUR
CURRENT ROLE, MAKE SURE THE TIMING
IS RIGHT. DON'T LEAVE A JOB AT THE
WRONG TIME. IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO
COMPLETING A CONTRACT OR ARE AT A
CRUCIAL STAGE OF A BIG PROJECT,
LEAVING YOUR JOB FOR SOMETHING
ELSE MAY NOT BE THE BEST MOVE - IT
COULD LEAVE A NEGATIVE IMPRESSION
WITH YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER.

4. 3
SOMETIMES IT IS BEST TO TAKE A SIDEWAYS
STEP IN ORDER TO TAKE A STEP FORWARD
FURTHER DOWN THE LINE. IF YOU HAVE
BEEN IN YOUR ROLE FOR A LONG TIME
WITHOUT PROGRESSING, THEN THE SAME
ROLE IN ANOTHER ORGANISATION MAY
OFFER THE CHANCE OF DEVELOPING YOUR
CAREER IN THE LONGER TERM. ALWAYS
DISCUSS CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESSION IN JOB INTERVIEWS.

5. 4 CONSIDER
RELOCATION
IF THE ROLE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS NOT AVAILABLE
LOCALLY, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO CONSIDER LOOKING
FURTHER AFIELD. IN SOME INDUSTRIES THERE ARE
LOCATIONS THAT HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF OPPORTUNITIES.
IF THIS IS THE CASE, CONSIDER YOUR OPTIONS TO RELOCATE
FOR THE RIGHT ROLE. THIS COULD BE YOUR BEST OPTION
FOR DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

6. 5 CONSIDER A
CAREER CHANGE
IF YOUR WORK IS NOT CHALLENGING YOU, OR THE
PROGRESSION PATH THAT LIES AHEAD DOES NOT SEEM
LIKE ONE YOU WISH TO TAKE, CONSIDER YOUR OPTIONS
FOR A CAREER CHANGE. EVALUATE YOUR CV AND
CONSIDER HOW YOUR SKILLS MIGHT TRANSFER TO
ANOTHER INDUSTRY OR ROLE. SOMETIMES MAKING A
CHANGE IN CAREER DIRECTION IS EASIER THAN YOU'D
THINK AND CAN BE A GREAT WAY OF FINDING THE KIND OF
PROGRESSION YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.

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