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8 Career Development Tips Everyone Should know

8 Career Development Tips Everyone Should know

In today’s post, I am writing all about career development tips for working women-especially those of you who are just venturing out into the corporate world.

Now, I don’t want to seem like I know it all. Believe me, I don’t. However, I do think that I have some advice for all you working women who want to be the best version of themselves at work.

When you’re thinking about the goals that you are creating, make sure to keep the big picture in mind. Start with finding your why. Learning what drives you is the first step to having any kind of success with achieving your career development and professional goals.

Another thing to keep in mind is that you want to create well thought out career goals that you have confidence in achieving. It’s OK to fail sometimes, but eventually you want to reach the goals that you set for yourself!

If you’ve been looking for friendly advice on what to expect in the workplace, read on.

Be friendly but assertive

I chose this as my first piece of advice because I often see a lot of working women either being too nice or too firm.

To put it simply, if you’re too nice you’ll be seen as a pushover and people will expect things of you that are not part of your job, and if you’re too firm then you will be labeled a bitch.

I love the saying “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it” because you can absolutely say “no” to something but remain professional and tactful. Balance is key.

Build strong professional relationships

This one has been a lifesaver for me whenever I wanted to advance in my career or even change jobs.

Networking is one of the most important things you can do as a working woman. Not only will you learn a lot from your colleagues but you will also build relationships that can help you get what you want at your current job.

For instance, to get a promotion you need to go through your management. If you’ve built a good relationship with them, they will already know about your work ethic and how deserving you are of the position.

If you’re not respected by them, getting that promotion will be much harder, even if you’re qualified for it. Help them help you with getting what you deserve.

Learn from your seniors

We are constantly learning at work because the world is constantly evolving.

You need to be comfortable with learning from others, especially from your managers if you’re looking for a promotion in the next few years. It’s perfectly okay to ask for help when you need it and don’t be afraid to ask for professional advice from your management, or from people who have been at the job longer than you have.

They are there to help you, and if they won’t, then you don’t want to turn out to be like them anyway.

Be confident

If you’re not a confident person, act like you are. A good trick to boost self-confidence is listening to motivational talks on youtube or podcasts.

Low confidence can really harm your overall wellbeing and stress levels, so it’s important to remember that you are enough, you are deserving of great things in life, and that you are damn good at your job.

Don’t be afraid to ask for what you deserve

Do you think you deserve a raise? A promotion? Great, now tell yourself why you deserve it.

What have you brought to the company that bettered it? By how much have sales increased since you got there? Once you calculate all of the things that you have done to make your workplace better than what it was before you got there, set up a meeting with your supervisors and explain it all to them.

Invest in yourself

Read more books, meditate, listen to podcasts, take online courses, work out a few times a week. Do whatever you feel helps elevate you and better your life emotionally and physically.

Surround yourself with positive people

The company you keep is very important at work. You need to surround yourself with people who inspire you and people who challenge you to aim higher.

Don’t waste your time on negative Nancys who do not add to your growth, or who do not believe in your vision.

You don’t need to be perfect

Remember, you are not going to be perfect at everything you do. Nobody is. There is no need to beat yourself up about something that you’re not amazing at.

With practice, though, you can definitely work on bettering your skills. So don’t be so hard on yourself when you don’t become a master at something right away.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this blog post on Career Development Goals! It’s never too late to work on yourself and your future. 

Don’t forget to share this with your friends and comment below if you found this useful or what other Career Tips you’ll recommend!

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Hi, I am Ruth McCrackin!

 Your Career & Success Strategist Coach with well over 11 years of experience working hand in hand with Human Resources and Business Partners in achieving company goals and mission. It is my wish for high achievers to getting their high-end position in attracting their dreams and passion. Avoid the loop holes of missing great opportunities by applying job search strategies, LinkedIn Branding, storytelling, and much more to up level your career and lifestyle. Start Your Transformation Now!

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Tips on How to Promote Yourself

  • Know Your Audience– Be strategic in what you share, with whom you share it and how you communicate your experience. If you don’t know your audience, you won’t even know what strategies or media to choose, let alone what messages to give them. The more you understand your audience, the more powerful your SEO and marketing efforts will become.
  • Promote Your Value– A company’s values need to be more than just words if taken seriously, they can be the key to success. Company values benefit customers, suppliers, employees and the community. Businesses with strong values, driven from the top down, are also able to attract and retain the best talent.
  • Interact With People. Interaction is what keeps your business going, you want to keep people drawn into your business by posting new content, answering questions, and networking. 
  • Be Informative. Great content is all about answering the questions your audience has about your business and how you can help them. Not all of what you write and share will lead people to buy your product or service, somethings will just be beneficial to your audience  for their own personal knowledge which shows you truly care about your business and helping your audience. 

COMMENT WAYS YOU PROMOTE YOURSELF!!

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Day 3 : Marketing Strategies

  • Always update your content, Updating your content can result in better search rankings, more links, more traffic, social shares, and new customers discovering you. It is extremely important to keep your content up to date as the content produced is what your clients have confidence in.
  • Search engine optimization also known as SEO, is a process that allows you To plan outline and implement steps to improve search engine rankings and bring more traffic to your website. The higher you rank in search results for keywords related to your business, the higher the chances that searchers will click to visit your website.
  • Blogging and posting relevant content is an incredibly useful tool to increase traffic to your website and to your services. Brand awareness is an immensely important element of marketing and blog posting will allow you to show your followers a personal side of your business. You can open up your brand message and engage existing and perspective customers in a way not possible through outbound marketing mechanisms and techniques. Blogging is also the perfect way to establish a brand voice, becoming recognizable to customers and growing loyalty. A great blog shows that your brand has its own unique personality. 
  • Email marketing helps you connect with your audience to promote your brand and increase sales. It is a highly effective way to keep people engaged with your brand. Email marketing is a digital marketing strategy based on sending emails and developing relationships with prospects and customers. An effective email marketing strategy convert prospects into customers, and turn first time buyers into recurring customers. Email can be an effective promotion channel for the high-value content you create on your website.
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Day 1: How to use social media as a good marketing tool for your business

  • Create A plan and a goal that you want to reach For using social media as a social marketing tool to promote your business
  • Create a name and a profile picture for your social media platforms, that ties in with your business that will draw your audience in. It is the first thing that catches their attention so make sure it is professional, and something people will remember. 
  • Know your audience and whose attention you want to attract too your company. Targeting the right people with your social media marketing is important you want to Create your social media strategies around your audience because they are going to be the ones to help promote your business and create revenue.
  • Select what social media platforms work for your business, you may or may not use every social media platform. Depending on the social network you’re posting on, you’ll need to learn the various purposes of each network. To make sure you’re using social media for business effectively, you’ll need to conduct some research of your own. This will help you to understand how your specific audience spends their time online.
  • Create images and posts to continuously promote your business. You want to always keep your audience drawn in, and up-to-date with your business changes. You don’t need to be a graphic designer to design stunning graphics for your brand. You can utilize tools like Canva to craft alluring images to wow your audience.