5 things to do in 2017 to boost your career

The dawn of a new year is a great time to consider where you are in your career and work out how you are going to give it a boost in the next 12 months. We take a look at 5 things you can do to make sure 2017 is a successful one for you and your career.

1. Define Your Career Goals

One of the major reasons that people find their career stalling is that they don’t have clearly defined career goals. Regardless of what industry you work in and regardless of where you are in your career, there’s a great deal of competition for all types of roles these days.

You need to clearly define where you want your career to go, work out where you want to be this time next year and decide how you are going to get there. This will lead to a more focused job search, will lead you to only applying for relevant jobs and giving yourself a better chance of securing an interview.

2. Refresh Your CV

When was the last time you refreshed your CV? Take a look at it and assess whether it truly reflects you. Think about your skills, experience and qualifications as they are now.

If not, then it’s not doing its job properly and if you are finding that your search for a new job is stalling, this could be the reason. As people, we develop all the time. Think about what has happened since you last refreshed your CV. Have you done any training or undertaken qualifications? Have you undertaken any special projects or took on extra responsibilities? You may be surprised at what you can add to your CV. It could make the difference between you securing an interview or not.

3. Do You Need Training?

If you are finding that you are applying for relevant jobs without much success, have you thought about whether undertaking some training will help? Sometimes, undertaking a relevant qualification or training course can make you really stand out as a candidate, especially if you have funded it yourself.

This shows you as someone who invests in their own career and is serious about driving it forward. Consider professional qualifications in your sector or if you cannot afford these.

4. Interview Preparation

By following our advice how to boost your job search in 2017, you should find yourself obtaining more interviews. Although all interviews are different, chances are that you will experience some of the same questions in many of them. These include questions such as “Why do you want to work at this company?” and “Why are you leaving your job?”. Prepare good answers to these and you will find any interview much easier to deal with.

You may also want to think about what questions to ask your interviewer. These can often be what differentiate you from other candidates.

5. Register with Jobrapido

Registering with  Jobrapido is one of the proactive things you can do to boost your career. You can receive regular, highly focused and highly relevant jobs for you by email saving you valuable time in your job search.

Don’t rest on your laurels, take our advice and give your career a boost in 2017!