Career Progression: Where Are You Starting From?
When it comes to career, you obviously want to try and get as much clarity as possible about where you are heading.
At the same time, before you can start to make progress, you need to be clear about where you are starting from.
So how can you find out where you are starting from?
- Review your career to date.
- Identify what experience you have got so far and what’s missing.
- Look at the feedback that you have received from appraisals or performance review meetings.
- Think about the type of work that you are usually seen as the go to person for. This is an indication of an area of real strength.
- Ask for some feedback from those you work with now or have worked with in the past.
- Do some form of self-assessment.
The Bottom Line
If you are going to get choices in your career, you need to get clear on the start point.
Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements helps accountants and health professionals to achieve success and realize their professional potential through being highly effective leaders and managers. For more information and to sign up for his free audio e-course click here
About the Author Duncan Brodie
Since 2006 I’ve worked with in excess of 8,000 accountants and professionals in workshops, seminars and one to one helping them land their next jobs and become better leaders, presenters and business partners. Before that I spent 25 years in accountancy climbing the career ladder from Payments Clerk to FD. I’m a CIMA Fellow, Certified Professional Coach and Team Coach Facilitator.