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How to develop your skills and move up the career
ladder
Whilst employed, you will naturally build and develop your skill set,
which can be used to sell yourself into your next
role. However, in
order to assist the development of your skills there are several things
you can do. Having new skills and knowledge can be invaluable to
receiving a promotion and moving up the career ladder.
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Transferable Skills
There are several transferable skills that can be used from trainee
level right up to CEO level, for example, communication, teamwork,
problem-solving, negotiating and organisation skills. These are all
transferable skills that if can be performed properly will help you
promote yourself and move up the ladder at every stage. Try to make
sure you are capable of performing these skills and if not, practice
them until you are confident.
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Join an Association
By joining an association or club that interests you, you will meet new
people and get involved in activities where you can develop and learn
new skills. These may or may not be work-related but whichever type it
is, it will help you build a network and get involved in things outside
your daily routine. As well as building your transferable skills, you
will also learn new skills that you can bring to the
job and
organisation.
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Ask for a Mentor/Supervisor
These people will look after you and help you develop the skills you
want to build. By talking to them about what you want to improve on,
they can help coach and manage your learning.
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New Tasks and Responsibilities
By getting involved in new tasks at work, you will increase the chances
of learning new skills. Volunteer for
jobs outside your allocated role
- not only will this impress your boss itself, but the new skills you
develop can be highlighted when you want to move up the career ladder.
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Take a Course at College/University
You can take a course in the evenings, at the weekend or even a
distance-learning course to develop your knowledge in an area that you
want to take forward. This will show your boss you are interested in
personal development and willing to invest time in learning. Once you
have completed a course, you will have new knowledge and skills that
are invaluable to promotion.
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Do a Professional Qualification
Depending on what line of work you are in, you can always decide to
complete a professional qualification e.g. CIMA for marketing or CIPD
for HR. These involve a lot of hard work and will allow you to gain
professional knowledge that can practically be applied to your current
role.
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Conferences, Exhibitions, Workshops and Seminars
Find out about events going on in your industry. Exhibitions and
seminars will normally be free and you can spend a whole day at the
events talking to people, asking questions, listening to others and
just generally learning. Industry leaders who have a great deal of
knowledge and many years experience will usually take the seminars -
these people are inspiring and you can learn a lot from them.
Conferences and workshops will cost you some money to attend so you may
have to ask your company if they will pay. These industry events can
provide you with great ideas, future trends and they are a great place
to network and seek informative information.
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There are various ways to develop your knowledge and skills and it is
about being proactive in order to do so. You personal development will
allow you to build a positive, impressive picture of yourself when
going for promotion and is invaluable to moving up the career ladder.
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