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6 Ways To Boost Your Career Prospects
This title is part of the Take Away Training Series
Duration: 16 minutes
Synopsis
Become more empowered with the development tips delivered in this program.
Grab control of your career with these practical techniques and watch your prospects grow!
Key Learning Points

1. Recognise Signs of Career Burnout

  • Feeling depressed at work
  • Lack of desire
  • Decreasing productivity
  • Avoiding time at work - arriving late, leaving early or taking days off
  • Alcohol and drug abuse
  • Bored at work
  • Anger or resentment towards the company or your manager
  • Sleeping problems or inability to relax
  • Dealing with these signs

2. Play the Game

  • Know your strengths and stick with them
  • Be consistent in your performance
  • Exhibit strong values - punctuality, professional appearance, attendance, emotional control and be professional
  • Help your boss's career - build a powerful ally and possibly open room for yourself to move into their position should they move on to bigger things
  • Stay away from people who complain or are negative - associate with positive people

3. Develop Your Self-Confidence

  • Know what are you good at and feel good about doing that
  • Don't make comparisons to people who you think are better than you
  • Ask for feedback about what it is you do well

4. Volunteer!

  • Great way to improve your CV or resume - 70% of employers say they would hire someone with volunteer experience over someone who doesn't
  • Develop skills through volunteering that your current job does not offer

5. Become an Expert

  • Find ways to become known to others that you are an expert in an area
  • Mentor others
  • Write articles about your area

6. Change for the Right Reasons

  • Right Reasons
  • Really bored and can't change this
  • Money and benefits aren't enough
  • Location
  • Management issues
  • Laid off

Common Mistakes

  • Not having the right skills
  • Lack of knowledge in another career
  • Unrealistic salary expectations
  • Out of date resumes
  • Lack of self-knowledge
  • Lack of interview skills
  • Lack of technology skills
  • Be financially prepared
Package Description
DVD
Recommended Audiences
  • Managers
  • All staff
Distributed in the following format(s)
  • DVD
Available in the following language(s)
  • English
Media Type
 Video Recording
Presentation Style
  • Interview
STOCK CODE
TAT81
ISBN
9780980294705
Published
Melbourne
Filming location
Australia
Release year
2007
Copyright owner
ClickView
Publisher
Seven Dimensions