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Cosmic Coaching Centre Corporate & Individual Career Solutions for Mid-Level Professionals & Executives

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Career Moves Of Modern Times

Having a career these days is not all about sticking to

one job for the rest of your life anymore. Stability

may be one of the ingredients to a happy career but it

does not necessarily mean having to stay in the same

job for the rest of your working days. These days, it is

all about finding a stable job that pays well, keeps you

happy doing it, and gives you the best opportunity for

achievements towards self-actualization. Here are

some of the bravest moves you can do in these

modern times.

Travel Abroad One of the most complex, yet rewarding career

moves you can do in these modern times is to find

employment abroad. While it is quite a big risk to

take, it can be the best move you will ever do for your

work life. Take note that this move will change your

life on a bigger scale. You will be moving to a

different place that might speak a different language,

have different values, and have a different culture

that may alter your way of thinking. You might even

choose to live there and bring or raise your family. If

you opt not to live there permanently, you will still be

a changed man when you return to your home

country.

Another advantage would be that if you simply work

abroad to gain experience, you will have that in your

resume when you apply for a higher position back in

your home country. It will be something of an

advantage to have that and it may easily convince

prospect employers of your competence and

expertise.

Upgrade Your Qualifications To keep your head above water in the competition on

the labor market, you will have to keep your skills

updated. Your employability somehow relies on

whether your skills are still useful to them. If it

means that you will have to take up a course or

attend seminars and similar trainings, then think of it

as an investment towards the future of your career.

Your future employers will appreciate the effort of

you trying to keep your qualifications updated.

Know Your Modern Gadgets Email, video conferencing, social media and many

other gadgets to enhance communication are out

there for you to take advantage of. Do not fear

technology for they are very useful tools that are

going to aid you in your future tasks. Knowledge and

proper use of these tools are great additions and

attractive skills to put in your resume that will help

give you an edge when you apply for certain

positions. Take the time to learn how to use them and

you will soon reap the benefits of being

technologically adept.

These are a few of the best career moves you can do

by taking advantage of what modern technology has

to offer. Assess your work life and plan your career

ahead. There are so many things you can do to attain

the financial stability you long for in the future.

Common Misconceptions on Choosing A Career

Deciding on what you are going to do for a living is

not easy, nor is it very difficult. A lot of people are

lucky enough to immediately know what they are

going to be. Some do pursue the dreams they had as a

child, while some already know where they are going

as they progress in age. Then there are those who are

confused as to which direction to take, especially

when there are so many factors that could influence

someone’s decision, especially if that someone is in

the gullible state of finding out what to do with his

life. To complicate matter, there are several

misconceptions about finding the career that best

suits you. Here are some of them, with corresponding

insights on why they are not true.

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The career that makes more money will make me

happy. Money is not everything, as we have heard so

many times. There are several more substantial

factors than the superficial reason of working for a

good paycheck. While it is quite a nice thing to have a

good salary that can afford you better things in life,

pairing it up with the added perk of a job that uses

your skills to its full potential, and one that aligns

with your personal values, then you are all set. But

working only for money will not ensure success and

happiness in the future.

The job I choose will be the one I’ll be stuck in

forever. This is not necessarily true. These days we

see career changers even in their senior years. If you

aren’t happy with the job you are currently in, or

with a job you thought you would be happy in before,

you always have the option to change it up. Shifting

careers has been practiced for a long time already

and a lot of people do it. Job satisfaction should

always be a factor when you choose to have a lifelong

commitment with your employer. If this is lacking,

you always have the last word.

My relative or friend loves this profession, I think I

will too. Think again. You do not have the same

attitude, nor do you have the same opinion on

everything else. While this is not entirely false, nor is

it entirely true. Yes, you can try out whatever

profession your friends or relatives are in but there is

no guarantee that you are going to like it, or hate it

for that matter. Instead of blindly following someone

else’s path, make your own road and build it by going

with the things you can control, like your interest and

what motivates you.

These misconceptions are most often heard from

applicants who have yet to decide which career path

to take. Knowing how to analyze their future is going

to help them make fewer mistakes and prevent them

from jumping from one unsatisfying job to the next.

Assess your goals and your priorities, fins out in your

heart what you really want to do, Make your own

path, and not follow a worn down, frequently

travelled one.

Estimate Your True Value

Most people keep on changing careers because they

haven’t achieved the self-fulfillment they have

expected in their current jobs but then again a career

change takes an enormous amount of time to plan.

Make sure that when you are planning to switch

companies or perhaps switch careers, you have

already effectively negotiated your compensation

package.

Given your expertise and your experiences whether

you were just a regular employee or a boss, you need

to know your true value to a company you are

applying for. Here are a few tips on how to negotiate

your salary to your future employer:

1. Sell yourself – let them know your true

value. Starting from your education to your work

experiences. If you were given the opportunity to

study and finish college from a reputable institution,

don’t let them forget it. Keep explaining about the

challenges in your job that you had to go through and

tell them the great ideas that you have created to

overcome those challenges. Let them think that you

know a little bit about everything because the more

your employer sees your value, the more they are

willing to pay for you.

2. Be clear – tell them what you are willing to

let go and keep, such as your home, vacations,

holidays, and whatever it is that you value in your

personal life too. Think of the things that you are not

willing to bargain before you start the negotiations.

3. Light their fire – after the first 2 steps, don’t

forget to let them know that you have received

several offers from other companies and that you are

ready to narrow down your options. This will make

them think of your worth in the labor field. Make

them think that you can produce amazing results and

you are sought after by different organizations

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because it will just lead them to make a better offer

than what was originally thought of.

4. Research – read the internet and talk to your

network to get an idea on the compensation packages

that should be offered to you. Once you find that out,

you can start choosing at least the top 3 offers made

to you by prospective employers.

5. Test your skills – to make them be sure to

choose you and give the suitable compensation for

your performance and capacity, do a homework for

them to show them how good you really are that they

won’t even have to think twice in giving you your

dream job.

6. Meet up – never negotiate on the phone. It is

best to meet physically to show you are serious about

the job.

In reality, most people don’t know how to negotiate

their salary whenever they change careers and they

end up getting what their employers think they

deserve. Feeling unappreciated, they end up changing

jobs again. In order to save you time and interviews

hit the goal the first time and do the job that you love.

Always let your employers know that you are a

valuable asset to every company no matter how big

or small. Respect yourself enough to know what you

deserve.