Wise Moves to Boost Your Career Part 2

In the previous entry, we listed some wise moves that you can do to ensure that your career is safe no matter what happens. In this follow-up entry, we continue with the tips and encourage you to be conscious in safeguarding your career. These tips apply to both those who are looking for a career change and to executives who are happily comfortable in their current job. Take note also that these can be used for both financial jobs and banking jobs, even to those who are doing contractual work. So take your notes and boost your career now:

• Strengthen your online brand. If you are in a position where you think you will stay for quite a long time, then now is the best time for you to build your online brand. This is because you will be focused on whatever you’re doing right now, and you can reflect it on your online presence. You’ll never know when your Facebook or LinkedIn profile will be seen by a recruiter who will give you the best offer of your career.

• Revise your resume. If you are a contented executive, your resume may have been sitting stagnant for a very long time. Update it with your recent accomplishments, even for just the purpose of saving all your career milestones. Just like what was mentioned above, you’ll never know when opportunity will come knocking at your door, so you better be ready with a resume that is up to date and usable. And isn’t it much better to update your resume while you continue to accomplish great things in your current position, rather than creating it when you’re out of a job?
• Look for ways to be known in your industry. Networking is one of the buzzwords in the job market today, and for obvious reasons. It is now easier than ever to build a group of contacts that you can tap. Sure, you can have a thriving network online, but you can actually go beyond it. Why not contribute to a magazine or a newsletter? Attend corporate events such as conferences and celebration parties.

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