5 Ways To Advance Your Career Before You Turn 30
By Kennedy Omondi
You have just completed your university or college and after a long search you finally landed your first job. You are at an age where you’re more willing to take risks and maybe even make mistakes along the way.
This is totally acceptable in growing you professionally. Here are some of the things you need to do to your career life before you reach 30;
How To Advance Your Career
1. Set Networking Goals.
Once you are in your first job, the most important thing to do is to network with a wide range of people within your career path.
These should be people in management or even fellow employees in different companies, but on the same career path.
Build a wide contact list as you will need it in the near future since you will need them when you chose to change or advance in your career
2. Amass the skills you need.
Since you are just starting your career, it is important that you amass the necessary skills associated with the job while you are still there.
You can even go a step further and register for an evening or part-time class and advance your educational level to a masters level. This will be of importance when you are seeking to advance your career in future.
3. Identify your strengths and weaknesses.
Your work experiences should be able to expose you to your strengths and weaknesses. Identify the activities that you perform exemplary well at and the activities or tasks that your performance is not at its best.
4. Stretch Your Limits.
The twenties is when you are most enthusiastic and energetic. Make sure you stretch your limits in as far as the duties and responsibilities you handle are concerned.
If on a daily basis, you always close two accounts as a financial officer, try closing four; if as a journalist you are used to tackling four stories in a day, push it to 7. This way you will be able to know what you can really do once you step outside of your limit zone..
5. Develop Leadership Potential.
Make sure to develop leadership skills in the course of your stint as a young employee. This can be done by taking up challenges offered in your workplace and even volunteering for leadership roles offered.
Take some time to learn about and develop your own unique leadership style.
Keep it in mind that you are bound to move from your job or position in the next few years and therefore you should strive to advance yourself career-wise and market yourself to future employers.
