Preparing Your Career For The New Year

Preparing Your Career For The New Year
It is already well into the Christmas shopping season.
Christmas songs play on every radio channel and TV
commercial, and Christmas cards have started rolling in.
With all the busyness of the season many professionals
overlook the need to reevaluate short and long-term career
management goals, strategies and expectations. How have you
faired this year? Are you still on target? Do you have
changes you need to make?

Lots to think about! Maybe New Years isn’t a good
time, maybe the spring time would work better for you. It
really doesn’t matter when it is done as long as you
review your goals annually. Think of it as a yearly
check-up. Usually a dreaded event but always glad once you
have done it.

During your annual evaluation some things you want to
consider adding to your resume should include new courses,
seminars or certifications completed throughout the year.
Take note and tuck away positive reviews, press releases
involving your accomplishments or assistance, bonuses or
awards in a file for future use. It is much easier to do
this as an annual or ongoing task then 5 or 6 years down
the line when details start to become fuzzy.

When the need for an update in your resume does presents it
self you won’t have to waste valuable time searching
through files or old calendars trying to remember
significant information. It might make the difference in
getting your new resume together and to your potential
employer in time.

Look over your goals (another good habit to get into!!) you
made for the year. Have you accomplished them? Was it a
successful year? Are you still on track with your focused
career objective? Answering these and other questions will
help you determine your success level for the year.

What are your goals for the coming year? Can you list 5
short-term and 5 long-term goals that will help you stay
motivated and working towards your focused career
objective? Think about what you want to accomplish this
year. Take a few classes, attend a conference, and expand
your network are all productive goals that keep you moving
forward. Make the goals detailed with deadlines and
specific outcomes. Keep your Goal List in a spot where you
will see it often such as a briefcase or in your planner.
Review them often and watch them come true!!!

A note about end of the year job searching. Most people
think end of the year is a bad time to search for work. But
this is not always the case. Some hiring managers are
putting together budgets and expected employment reports
for the next year. Getting your resume to someone who is
currently contemplating adding employees can make the end
of the year a great time to search for work. Something to
keep in mind!

Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year!!

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Kris Plantrich is the owner of ResumeWonders Writing and
Career Coaching Services and is certified in resume writing
and interview coaching. She offers wide-range of career
management tools and services at
http://www.resumewonders.com .