Thursday, March 24, 2011

Career management strategies

It is bonus time again. By now, most of us would be either be looking to upgrade your car, looking for the next condominium or reviewing your CVs and preparing to send to the next available headhunter who calls you.

For those who are dead set on moving on, don't jump the ship prematurely. It is always easy to throw in the towel and call it quits. There are couple of simple steps to assess whether it is time for you to move:

1) Take stock of what you have accomplished;
2) What are your strengths and weaknesses;
3) Review your career objectives. Every company perform some form "strategic review" exercise every few years. We should also perform some form of strategic review as well. Look at the soft factors such as "do you enjoy predictable tasks or variety of tasks", "are you a team player or an independent team member". These questions will help you in assessing your next career move.