Things to do for your career...
A couple of weeks ago I tumbled over an article named “35 things you should do for your career by the time you turn 35″ by dailymuseblog / @dailymuse.
Annotation: You don’t need to check every box off this list by the time you’re 35. It is more a list of suggestions that, can have a big impact on your career.
Find the entire article with all point explained in detail (same numbering) here: http://mashable.com/2014/11/29/35-career-goals/
I felt free to highlight the items I personally believe to be the most important ones:
1. Really refine your elevator pitch
2. Know your superpower
3. Know your weakness
4. Learn how to delegate
5. Know your career non-negotiables
6. Do something you’re really, really proud of
7. Learn from something you’re not so proud of
8. Stretch your limits
9. Do something that really scares you
10. Get comfortable with getting feedback
11. Get comfortable with giving feedback
12. Get comfortable with saying no
13. Have a broad network of people you can trust
14. Have a couple of specific career advisors
15. Scrub your online presence
16. Perfect your LinkedIn profile
17. Have a portfolio of your best work
18. Know how to sell (yourself or something else)
19. Know how to negotiate
20. Know how to manage up
21. Know how to send a killer email
22. Master your handshake
23. Find a to-do list system that works for you
24. Know your energy levels — and use them
25. Know how much sleep you need and commit to getting it
26. Know how to manage stress
27. Stop over-apologizing
28. Get over impostor syndrome
29. Have a career emergency plan
30. Pick up a side project
31. Invest in your retirement
32. Invest in yourself
33. Invest in the world
34. Know what you don’t want
35. Give yourself permission to go after what you do
PS: In case you are over 35 already - please apply the same list and simply extend it to your needs and experiences ;-) Numbers don’t matter this time…
Still true. Still worth sharing. Still recommended. Your m