No matter what season you are in your career, and regardless of whether you have a banking job or a finance job, it is essential that you enrich yourself in other areas of your life. And this is important not because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, it’s because almost everything that you do outside work has some effect on how you conduct yourself at work. Your next big idea can even come from an activity you do on the weekend!
So get off your seat and take action to actively enhance your career through activities outside work:
- Eat out with friends and colleagues. Organize a lunch-out with your college friends who work in the same area as yours. Taking a break with people you don’t work with can be a breath of fresh air, giving you much more energy and enthusiasm when you get back to work in the afternoon. Another advantage of this is that you might get referrals from friends and colleagues who work in other companies. Reconnecting with old co-workers can translate to reconnecting with future co-workers.
- Join a professional organization. Or a couple of professional organizations, if you have the time to attend meetings and gatherings. These organizations exist to promote camaraderie among professionals in the same industry or line of work, so it may do you some good to be encouraged by being reminded that you are in a good position and what you’re doing is something worthwhile. Again, this is a good networking strategy, but more than that, it will enrich you and your career life.
- Accept freelance jobs. Why not? If you have the time to take on a project or more, go ahead! It will add to your portfolio and will hone your skills as a professional. More importantly, it will of course turn in more cash to the bank, so again, why not? Just make sure that your freelance work will not negatively affect your day job. If you can a lot an hour or more for it, then it’s okay to accept freelance jobs. You should also pad your time well so that deadlines are realistic and even loose.
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